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Autumn in Japan and The Time of the Lotus

Two articles by Alfred Parsons, an English artist traveling through Japan in the late 19th century. Autumn in Japan: Describes several places in Japan during his fall travels as well as the plants he sees and the people he meets. The Time of the…

Great Wall of China, the, Century Magazine

First hand account of visiting Great Wall of China.

First Japanese Arrive at Evacuee Camp

A photocopy of a photograph that appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer showed people arriving at the Manzanar camp in the Owens Valley. They were in the vanguard of thousands more who were to come.

A Pledge of Loyalty to the United States

A copy of a photograph that appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer showed a group of Japanese Americans taking an oath of allegiance to the United States being administered by Clarence Arai.

10,000 Will Move Into New Camp

Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt made a visit to the Manzanar camp that was being prepared to accept a total of 10,000 Japanese . Shops were being set up, and wage scales were being set for the new arrivals.

Vanguard of Group Arrives at Center

The vanguard of many more thousands of people who will be incarcerated at Manzanar arrived there to help set up the canp.