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Insurance Policy

Fire Insurance Policy for the W. J. London Company, issued by the Great American Insurance Company. Total coverage was $2,000 in case of loss of merchandise (specified as dry goods and haberdashery) for the Seattle, WA store. Policy applied from…

Letter

Letter from the Seattle Japanese Chamber of Commerce to George Wong Moon of Seattle. Letter is regarding the closure of the Pacific Commercial Bank in 1931, and asks the addressee to waive 50% of his deposit with the bank in order to facilite…

Notebook

Small black notebook with "Notes" printed on cover. First few pages contain scribbled notes in an Asian language, rest are blank.

Business Card

Four business cards (a-d) a: Lee Yuen & Co. of Portland, OR. b: Sing Chong & Co. of Portland, OR. c: Wong Chung-Pok of Yaumati, Hong Kong d: Hotel Belmont of Los Angeles, CA.

Newspaper Article

Articles from an unknown newspaper(s) describing the death of a 16 year old Chines girl, May Louie. (a+b) a: Details arrest of Hugh Chang, the victim's boyfriend, in relation to case. b: Photo of victim and accusation that the boyfriend gave her…

Notice

Paper notice rescinding the evacuation order for Japanese Americans from the West Coast.

Magazine

Filipino American magazine

Diary

Diary of a picture bride Translation from the Japanese of chapter 23 of Hokubei Hyakunen Zakura: Volume 2. Toku Machida came to American in 1912 to marry Yoshitomi Shimomura in Seattle Washington Diary is of her journey to the US.

Newspaper

Article and photo on Wing Luke "Letter from Wing Luke Tells of Army Experience"