Watercolor landscape illustration of a beach on the Pacific Coast in California. There are cliffs and large rocks visible surrounding the shore and in the water. A note in the top left corner reads, "Copied."
Black and white landscape drawing of a beach on the Pacific Coast in California. Large rocks are visible on the shore and in the water. There is a rock with a prominent arch on the right side.
Color botanical illustration of twinberry honeysuckle, including dark purple berries on the bottom and orange and pink flowers on the top. Bottom of the drawing reads, "Ten Mile River - Mendocino Co. Cal." The adjacent page reads, "This flower should be a firm orange color inclining to scarlet. Spotted inside the petals with brown stamens."
Color botanical illustration of a red lily with six yellow stamens. The bottom of the drawing includes an additional drawing of the stamens that reads, "6 stamens showing insertion." Below that, a note reads, "Camp near Bromley Creek Mendocino County Cal."
Color botanical illustration of foliage with small yellow and pink flowers in various stages of bloom. The bottom of the drawing reads, "Bromley Creek - Mendocino Co. Cal. -flower -procumbent."
Color botanical illustration of thin green foliage with small purple, white, and yellow blooms. The stems are pink near the base of the plant and the roots are visible. A note below the drawing reads, "Summit of Siskiyou Mts. Cal."
Color botanical illustration of ghost pipe with dark pink stem, leaves, and blooms. Its scientific name is Monotropa uniflora. Includes an additional drawing labeled, "Flower stripped of petals- showing stamens and pistil." A note at the bottom of the drawing reads, "Siskiyou Mountains- trail- "Sailors diggings" to Happy Camp Del Norte Co. Cal." Appears to be the same plant depicted in folder 9 item 1.
Color botanical illustration of farewell to spring. Its scientific name is Clarkia amoena. There is foliage with four pink flowers in various stages of bloom. The flowers are light pink with dark pink details. The bottom of the drawing reads, "Orleans Bar Cal. Klamath River."
Letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui dated February 8. In the letter Oda discusses the warm arrival of spring in contrast with the cold feelings caused by anti-Japanese law in California. Oda also requests contact information for a financial association in order to plan a return to Japan in March or April. The letter was written on February 8, but the year is not specified. It was likely written in 1924 since the letter mentions the Immigration Act of 1924 in California. Translation Note: This document has been translated into modern Japanese and English.
Letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui dated February 8. In the letter Oda discusses the warm arrival of spring in contrast with the cold feelings caused by anti-Japanese law in California. Oda also requests contact information for a financial association in order to plan a return to Japan in March or April. The letter was written on February 8, but the year is not specified. It was likely written in 1924 since the letter mentions the Immigration Act of 1924 in California. Translation Note: This document has been translated into modern Japanese and English.
English translation of a letter from Umeshichi Oda to Masuo Yasui dated February 8. In the letter Oda discusses the warm arrival of spring in contrast with the cold feelings caused by anti-Japanese law in California. Oda also requests contact information for a financial association in order to plan a return to Japan in March or April. The letter was written on February 8, but the year is not specified. It was likely written in 1924 since the letter mentions the Immigration Act of 1924 in California. Translation Note: This letter is also available as the original manuscript document and as a modern Japanese translation.
Letter dated 24 May 1944 from Raymond R. Best, Director of Tule Lake, on behalf of the War Relocation Authority to Ray T. Yasui. In this letter, Yasui is notified of his approval for indefinite leave from the Tule Lake War Relocation Center, and his transfer to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center.
Collection consists of negatives from the estate of Lily E. White. They are attributed to White but some of the photographs were possibly taken by Sarah Hall Ladd. The photographs date from approximately 1900-1915. Topical highlights in the collection include landscape views of the Columbia River Gorge, Garden scenes and flower photographs taken at the home of Charles Elliott Ladd and Sarah Hall Ladd, and interior and exterior views of Lily E. Whites’ houseboat, The Raysark. Also included in the collection are photographs and scrapbook pages taken during trips to Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and along the coast near Carmel, California.
This collection consists of photographs of the Yasutome family, a Japanese-American family from Portland, Oregon, taken from 1945 to 1948. Most of the photographs were taken by Jerry Jiro Yasutome; a smaller number were created by other members of the Yasutome family and by unidentified students at the Northwest School of Photography in Portland, where Jerry Yasutome studied from approximately 1946 to 1948. Photographs taken by Jerry Yasutome and other family members document their experiences during incarceration at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California from 1945 to 1946. These images include portraits of the Yasutome family, including Jerry Yasutome’s son, James Mamoru Yasutome, and his parents, Sadao Kurata Yasutome and Ju Jiro Yasutome; group portraits of electrical workers and a Buddhist Sunday School; and photos of a fire at the Tule Lake high school. The remainder of the photographs in the collection represent the work of students at the Northwest School of Photography. They include photographs of the processing lab and students in classes, as well as portraits taken by the students. Also included are photographs taken by Yasutome and other students depicting the aftermath of the Vanport Flood in May 1948.
Photographs taken by Jerry Jiro Yasutome and other members of the Yasutome family documenting their time at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California. These images include portraits of the Yasutome family, including Jerry Yasutome’s son, James Mamoru Yasutome, and his parents, Sadao Kurata Yasutome and Ju Jiro Yasutome; group portraits of electrical workers and a Buddhist Sunday School; and photos of a fire at the center. Between 1942 and 1946 the Yasutome family was incarcerated by the United States government at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California. The Tule Lake Relocation Center was one of ten American concentration camps to which Japanese Americans were forcibly removed and incarcerated during World War II. The Yasutomes' son, James Mamoru Yasutome was born at Tule Lake in 1943.
A tintype portrait of three unidentified women standing in front of a painted backdrop of the Cliff House in San Francisco, California. One woman is seated while the two other women stand behind. All three women wear dresses with gigot sleeves and ornately decorated hats.
A loose page from a scrapbook attributed to Lily E. White. Subjects depicted in the three photographs on the page include landscape photographs likely taken in Yosemite National Park and a distant view of an unidentified city. Image note: significant fading and discoloration on prints. Caption from envelope reads, "Prints from album, S-30, LW2-1B."
A loose page from a scrapbook attributed to Lily E. White. The four photographs on the page depict landscape scenes likely taken around Yosemite National Park. Image note: significant fading and discoloration on prints. Caption from envelope reads, "Prints of Yosemite, S31, LW2-2A."
