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Correspondence from Clarence Gillet to William Smith regarding resettlement housing shortage and Winona Housing Project; Referenced in Correspondence on Resettlement Assistance (F3729_11_018a-F3729_11_018f)

Date: May 15, 1946

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

Jersey Lily

Date: 1885

Eureka

Date: 1886

Royal Lion

Date: 1885

Tancreme

Date: 1891

Correspondence from Earl Warren (by Sherrill Halbert) to A. H. Brazil regarding use of Alien Land Law maps for general defense work

Date: March 20, 1942

United States Bottling Works, U.S. Lager Beer, J.B. Cuneo

Date: 1899

Caption: "San Diego Fair Grounds." and "39-6, 3,400 Men, Naval Training Station, Balboa Park, San Diego Cal.," c. 1917. With the advent of World War I, the U.S. Navy needed additional training grounds for sailors. In 1917, the City of San Diego offered to lease the Navy a portion of Balboa Park as a temporary training site until a new, more permanent facility could be constructed. This postcard shows 3,400 sailors lined up to form a Navy flag while at the temporary training ground.

Date: 1917

Informational memo from W. K. Shaughnessy to All Control Station Managers regarding arrangements for banking and shipment of household goods for relocated Japanese

Date: April 22, 1942