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Image of Japanese American women saying goodbye to friend during forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
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Japanese American women saying goodbye to friend during forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942

In this image two young Japanese American women, Yoshie Terayama and Ritsuko Teryama, say goodbye to a white friend from school at an exclusion assembly point near the ferry dock on Bainbridge Island. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave with six days' notice. They departed by ferry on…
ID Number:PI28051
Date:1942
Image of U. S. soldier holding Japanese American girl during forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
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U. S. soldier holding Japanese American girl during forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942

In this image a U. S. Army soldier holds a Japanese American child, Jane Nakamura, at an exclusion assembly point near the ferry dock on Bainbridge Island. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave with six days' notice. They departed by ferry on March 30, 1942. The island had…
ID Number:PI28052
Date:1942
Image of Japanese Americans boarding ferry for forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
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Japanese Americans boarding ferry for forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942

In this image Japanese Americans board the ferry for forced removal from Bainbridge Island under U. S. Army guard. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave with six days' notice. They departed by ferry on March 30, 1942. The island had a total of 276 Japanese American residents at…
ID Number:PI28053
Date:1942
Image of Mrs. Sumiko Furuta on ferry during forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942
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Mrs. Sumiko Furuta on ferry during forced removal, Bainbridge Island, March 30, 1942

In this image a Japanese American woman, 19-year-old Mrs. Sumiko Furuta, cries while looking out the ferry window after forced removal from Bainbridge Island. Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 was issued at Bainbridge Island, ordering 227 residents of Japanese descent to leave with six days' notice. They departed by ferry on March 30, 1942. The island had a total of…
ID Number:PI28057
Date:1942
Image of Kameno and Shinichi Seike at Nisei memorial dinner, Seattle, December 13, 1946
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Kameno and Shinichi Seike at Nisei memorial dinner, Seattle, December 13, 1946

Nearly 1000 veterans, family members, and friends attended a Nisei veterans' testimonial banquet at Seattle's Civic Auditorium on December 13, 1946. The event, sponsored by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), featured speakers paying tribute to Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans) soldiers who lost their lives during World War II.Close relatives of those who died sat at special tables like…
ID Number:PI28185
Date:1946
Image of Native American leaders performing at Victory Square, Seattle, August 15, 1942
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Native American leaders performing at Victory Square, Seattle, August 15, 1942

Victory Square, on University Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues, was the hub of Seattle's home front activities during World War II. Crowds gathered here for parades, war bond rallies and many other patriotic events.In the center of this photo, Tulalip Tribes leader Harriette “Hiahl-tsa” Shelton Dover dances as part of a Discovery Day event held by the Alaska-Yukon Sourdoughs…
ID Number:PI28263
Date:1942
Image of Collier Brothers Saloon, Seattle, circa 1900
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Collier Brothers Saloon, Seattle, circa 1900

The Collier family immigrated from Belgium in about 1885, and moved to Seattle about 1890, living at 3103 First Street, above what would become the Collier Brothers Saloon. The family included father Francis and mother Rosalie (Wyberg) Collier, sons Louis and Constance (Con), and daughters Romanie (Collier) Van der Mark and Stephania. Brothers Louis and Con ran the saloon (pictured…
ID Number:SHS44
Date:Circa 1900
Image of Louisa Boren Denny and Rolland Denny Lamping, Seattle, circa 1910
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Louisa Boren Denny and Rolland Denny Lamping, Seattle, circa 1910

Louisa Boren Denny (1827-1916) and her sister Mary Ann Boren Denny (1822-1910) married brothers David Thomas Denny (1832-1903) and Arthur Armstrong Denny (1822-1899), respectively. All four were members of the Seattle pioneers known as the Denny Party, 24 white people who settled in Seattle in 1851.In this image, Louisa poses with her great-great-grandnephew, Rolland Denny Lamping (1907-1980), the great-grandson of…
ID Number:SHS95
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Exterior of Minor-Collins home on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1900
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Exterior of Minor-Collins home on First Hill, Seattle, circa 1900

Situated on the northeast corner of Minor Avenue and Cherry Street, the Minor-Collins Home was built in 1887 by Sarah and Dr. Thomas T. Minor (1844-1889), one of the earliest grand homes built on First Hill. In 1891 when Angela and John Collins (1835-1903) became the new residents, it was still addressed 702 12th Avenue, but the street was soon renamed…
ID Number:SHS166
Date:Circa 1900
Image of North Pacific Brewery, Columbia and 1st Ave., Seattle, 1874
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North Pacific Brewery, Columbia and 1st Ave., Seattle, 1874

Commercial beer brewing began in Seattle around 1854 when Antonio B. Rabbeson founded Washington Brewery; by the spring of 1864 he was advertising his porter, beer, and cream ales. On February 1, 1865, Martin Schmieg and Joseph Butterfield announced their new North Pacific Brewery, on the southwest corner of Columbia Street and Front Street (now First Avenue). Butterfield later sold…
ID Number:SHS240
Date:1874
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