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Caption: "Bird's Eye View. Camp Lewis, Wash.," c. 1918. This postcard shows a bird's eye view of buildings at Camp Lewis. The Camp was established by the U.S. Army in 1917, as part of the U.S.'s preparations for eventual entry into World War I. Rapid construction had the camp ready to house 60,000 men within a few months. The site is still in use as a military facility, under the name Fort Lewis.
Date: 1918
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Caption: "Sutter [sic] Fort. Sacramento.," c. 1920. Image of the main building of Sutter's Fort. John Sutter established the fort in 1839, calling it New Helvetia. After the discovery of gold at one of Sutter's mills (at Coloma, on the American River), almost all of the fort's inhabitants left for the gold fields in the foothills. The fort deteriorated until being restored from 1891-1893. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-117.
Date: 1920
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Special Agent's Report regarding investigation of unrest at Tule Lake Camp by J. H. McClelland, E. F. Dilts, and Owen Kessel; For more reports on statements from individuals, see file
Date: November 9, 1943
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Summary of the War Program; Sections: Enemy Alien and Japanese Evacuation; War Services Program; Defense Activities; See Memo on Report on Field Staff Operations (F3729_129_002a)
Date: October 25, 1943
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Memorandum from Tom Coakley to G. W. Griffin regarding radios owned by Japanese; While document is dated January 6, 1941, content and placement within the files suggests that date was actually January 6, 1942
Date: January 6, 1941
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Caption: "Council Crest -- Portland," c. 1909. Buildings and benches in a park setting, with a tall observation tower, labeled the "Observatory," at the right side of the photograph. Council Crest Park in Portland, Oregon was the site of an amusement park between 1907 and 1929. The buildings in this photograph were part of that park. The Observatory, built in 1907, was demolished in 1941 to make room for a water tower. The area is still in use as a municipal park.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Cliff House, San Francisco," c. 1920. The building shown here is the fourth iteration of the Cliff House, a neo-classical design built after a fire destroyed the Victorian structure previously at the site in 1907. Reconstruction of the iconic restaurant began in 1908, and a new Cliff House opened in 1909 (the building in this photograph). The building was extensively remodeled in the 1930s.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Notre Dame College. South Bend, Indiana. Sept. 14, 1734 [sic], Sept. 14, 1934." Founded in 1842 and officially chartered in 1844, the University of Notre Dame is a Catholic research university famous world-wide for the quality of the education it provides. This photograph shows the Main Building's domed tower, (just to the right of center), and the steeple of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (center), the university's on-site Catholic Church.
Date: 9/14/1934
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Caption: "The California," (Richard. Outcault, illustrator). A photograph of a drawing of a dog and a turkey by American cartoonist Richard F. Outcault. The drawing is captioned "The California," is mounted next to the photograph of the USS California (96-07-08-alb06-073), and is likely meant to refernce that ship in some fashion.
Date: Undated