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Correspondence from Charles M. Wollenberg (by Bertha S. Underhill) to David A. Sweeny regarding the case of resettlement assistance used for ranching equipment

Date: November 11, 1945

Correspondence from Annie Clo Watson to Martha A. Chickering regarding appointment to Committee on Welfare of the State Council of Defense; see Correspondence on Committee on Welfare (F3729_56_001)

Date: December 9, 1941

Caption: "Bear Decending [sic] a Tree," c. 1923. The bear in 96-07-08-alb09-041 is seen beginning his descent from the tree in this photograph.

Date: 1923

Caption: "Columbia River Jetty, Or.," c. 1910. View of a jetty built at the mouth of the Columbia River, carrying a railroad trestle. A train hauling cars loaded with large rocks is visible at the left side of the photograph. This is likely the so-called South Jetty, extending more than six miles into the ocean from Point Adams on the Oregon side of the river mouth. The jetty system at the mouth of the Columbia River was constructed between 1885 and 1917. Designed to funnel water from the Columbia River in a more concentrated fashion into the Pacific Ocean, the jetty system helped create a deeper, more stable shipping channel.

Date: 1910

Caption: "Performing Elephants. Chicago Fair. Sept 23 1934." Three elephants performing in a circus ring at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."

Date: 9/23/1934

Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to Richard Neustadt regarding Japanese children in institutions; Attachment: "Recommendations Regarding Institutions Caring for Japanese Children"

Date: April 1, 1942

Caption: "6th. St. At Pine - St. Louis," c. 1923. A bustling street scene on 6th Street in St. Louis, at its intersection with Pine.

Date: 1923

Correspondence from Earl Warren (by Warren Olney) to J. A. Greening regarding arrests of Japanese relinquishing firearms and cameras; Response to R177_086_182-32_001a-R177_086_182-32_001b

Date: December 23, 1941

Caption: "Carlsbad Caverns -- New Mexico, May 30, 34." View looking into dark cave mouth of Carlsbad Cavern, a series of natural underground chambers including the "Big Room," the fifth-largest such chamber in North America with a length of 1,000 feet, a width of 625 feet, and a maximum height of 255 feet. The site was named Carlsbad Cave National Monument in 1923, and declared Carlsbad Caverns National Park in 1930.

Date: 5/30/1934

Correspondence from J. A. Greening to Earl Warren regarding registration of firearms and cameras belonging to Japanese; For response, see R177_086_182-32_002

Date: December 19, 1941