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President Richard Nixon, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, and Fred MacMurray at Lakeside Golf Course in Los Angeles (Toluca Lake), CA, 1/3/1970. “Series: Nixon White House Photographs, 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974. Collection: White House Photo Office Collection...
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President Richard Nixon, Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, and Fred MacMurray at Lakeside Golf Course in Los Angeles (Toluca Lake), CA, 1/3/1970.

Series: Nixon White House Photographs, 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974. Collection: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration), 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974.

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Steve Goodbred of the California Department of Fish and Game displays a Lysaan albatross before the bird is released.

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of DefenseSeries: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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“First Auction Sale of Lots at Imperial April 12, 1904.” Inside the tent with the California Development Co. and hopeful landowners

Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the InteriorSeries: Photographs Accompanying Reports to the Secretary of the Interior

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President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev ended several days of meetings at the White House and Camp David by visiting Nixon’s “Western White House” in San Clemente, on June 24, 1973. 

Collection RN-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration)
Series: Nixon White House Photographs

Image description: President Nixon and General Secretary Brezhnev stand outdoors at a wooden desk and shake hands. In the background are palm trees and a Spanish Colonial style building.

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    • #1970s
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“Tension grips the center today… . Before we are rushed headlong into catastrophe, let us stop to think. Two thirds of the center residents are American citizens.” Manzanar Free Press, 8/12/1942. “Series: Manzanar Publications, 4/11/1942 -...
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“Tension grips the center today… . Before we are rushed headlong into catastrophe, let us stop to think. Two thirds of the center residents are American citizens.” Manzanar Free Press, 8/12/1942. “Series: Manzanar Publications, 4/11/1942 -...
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“Tension grips the center today… . Before we are rushed headlong into catastrophe, let us stop to think. Two thirds of the center residents are American citizens.” Manzanar Free Press, 8/12/1942. 

Series: Manzanar Publications, 4/11/1942 - 10/19/1945

Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989

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    • #1942
    • #1940s
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    • #Asian American history
    • #Japanese incarceration
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    • #WWII
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A pine tree is stenciled on the fuselage of a California Air National Guard 0-2 aircraft to signify the completion of an observation flight over a forest fire at Big Sur, 8/11/1977“Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 -...
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A pine tree is stenciled on the fuselage of a California Air National Guard 0-2 aircraft to signify the completion of an observation flight over a forest fire at Big Sur, 8/11/1977

Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 - 2007

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008

Image description: A man in a flight suit uses a stencil to spray-paint a green pine tree onto the fuselage of an airplane. Additional markings on the plane read “PILOT LT/COL B. LAMAR / C/C M/SGT B. GRIGGS” and “RESCUE”. Another man in a flight suit looks on.

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    • #1977
    • #1970s
    • #paint
    • #stencil
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At Manzanar, a man of Japanese descent works on making a camouflage net for the War Department, on 7/1/1942. Workers at this incarceration camp produced about 6,000 nets per month. “Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority,...
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At Manzanar, a man of Japanese descent works on making a camouflage net for the War Department, on 7/1/1942. Workers at this incarceration camp produced about 6,000 nets per month. 

Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945

Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989

Image description: A man kneels on a large net spread out on the floor. He is weaving strips of fabric through the net. He is wearing jeans, a white t-shirt, and a stocking cap with a bobble.

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    • #1940s
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    • #wwii
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Fred Korematsu chose to stay at home rather than move to an incarceration camp during WWII, and was arrested for violating military orders. U.S. v Korematsu tested the constitutionality of EO 9066. Docket filing, 6/12/1942. “File Unit: United States...
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Fred Korematsu chose to stay at home rather than move to an incarceration camp during WWII, and was arrested for violating military orders. U.S. v Korematsu tested the constitutionality of EO 9066. Docket filing, 6/12/1942. “File Unit: United States...
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Fred Korematsu chose to stay at home rather than move to an incarceration camp during WWII, and was arrested for violating military orders. U.S. v Korematsu tested the constitutionality of EO 9066. Docket filing, 6/12/1942. 

File Unit: United States v. Korematsu, 1942 - 1984

Series: Criminal Case Files, ca. 1851 - 1986

Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009

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    • #1942
    • #1940
    • #World War II
    • #WWII
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    • #Japanese American history
    • #Asian American history
    • #EO 9066
    • #California
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Weekly outline and lesson plan for Native American (probably Habematolel Pomo) children at Upper Lake Day School, California, from May 20, to May 27, 1912. “Subject for May – Politeness”
“File Unit: [Indian School Lesson Plans 1912], 1912 -...
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Weekly outline and lesson plan for Native American (probably Habematolel Pomo) children at Upper Lake Day School, California, from May 20, to May 27, 1912. “Subject for May – Politeness”
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Weekly outline and lesson plan for Native American (probably Habematolel Pomo) children at Upper Lake Day School, California, from May 20, to May 27, 1912. “Subject for May – Politeness”
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Weekly outline and lesson plan for Native American (probably Habematolel Pomo) children at Upper Lake Day School, California, from May 20, to May 27, 1912. 

“Subject for May – Politeness”

File Unit: [Indian School Lesson Plans 1912], 1912 - 1912

Series: Records Related to Agency Day and Boarding Schools, 1910 - 1917

Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793 - 1999

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    • #1912
    • #1910s
    • #Native American history
    • #American Indian history
    • #Indigenous American history
    • #lesson plan
    • #teaching
    • #school
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George and Michiko Uchida were married, 4/27/1942. Two days later, they were taken to an incarceration camp for people of Japanese ancestry.
About two-thirds of the Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII were American citizens.
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George and Michiko Uchida were married, 4/27/1942. 

Two days later, they were taken to an incarceration camp for people of Japanese ancestry.

About two-thirds of the Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII were American citizens.

Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945

Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989

Image description: George and Michiko Uchida stand in front of a flower arrangement, holding hands. He is wearing a suit with a carnation in the lapel buttonhole; she is wearing a medium-dark dress with white collar and cuffs, and a large corsage of lilacs.

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    • #April 27
    • #1942
    • #1940s
    • #World War II
    • #WWII
    • #wedding
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Barracks at a temporary “Assembly Center” as people await transfer to an incarceration camp on 3/31/1942. About 120,000 people of Japanese descent were removed from their homes during WWII.“Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation...
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Barracks at a temporary “Assembly Center” as people await transfer to an incarceration camp on 3/31/1942. About 120,000 people of Japanese descent were removed from their homes during WWII.

Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945

Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989

Image description: A man sits on a bed in a building with wooden plank walls. Shelves hold some personal belongings such as books, shaving equipment, and a photo. Two other beds, some folding camp stools, and a table are also visible. A piece of fabric is nailed up in front of the window.

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Certificate of Residence for Chin Num, 3/9/1894“Series: Immigration Arrival Investigation Case Files, 1884 - 1944
Record Group 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004
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Certificate of Residence for Chin Num, 3/9/1894

Series: Immigration Arrival Investigation Case Files, 1884 - 1944

Record Group 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004

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“The wearing of long hair by the male[s] is not in keeping with the advancement they are making, or will soon be expected to make, in civilization… . a non-compliance with this order may be made a reason for discharge or for withholding rations and...
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“The wearing of long hair by the male[s] is not in keeping with the advancement they are making, or will soon be expected to make, in civilization… . a non-compliance with this order may be made a reason for discharge or for withholding rations and...
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“The wearing of long hair by the male[s] is not in keeping with the advancement they are making, or will soon be expected to make, in civilization… . a non-compliance with this order may be made a reason for discharge or for withholding rations and supplies.” 1/11/1902

File Unit: Book 1B, 8/24/1901 - 1/12/1903

Series: Letters to the Superintendent from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1900 - 1914

Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793 - 1999

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    • #Round Valley
    • #Round Valley Tribes
    • #Yuki
    • #Wailacki
    • #Nomlacki
    • #Littlelake
    • #Pit River
    • #Concow
    • #Pomo
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US Post Office, Santa Barbara, CA, 12/12/1925This drawing shows areas of needed repair, possibly due to the 6.5-6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Santa Barbara earlier that year.
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US Post Office, Santa Barbara, CA, 12/12/1925

This drawing shows areas of needed repair, possibly due to the 6.5-6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Santa Barbara earlier that year. 

File Unit: Architectural Drawings for the U.S. Post Office in Santa Barbara, California, 1911 - 1914

Series: Consolidated File of Architectural Drawings of Public Buildings, 1853 - 1974

Record Group 121: Records of the Public Buildings Service, 1801 - 2000

Image description: A front elevation of a building in an arches-and-columns style. The right half of the drawing is just outlines; the left half shows detailed surface decorations. Areas which need to be repaired are pointed out with arrows.

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Industrial machinery in the path of a wildfire creates extreme temperatures that intensify the fires to levels capable of melting alloy rims into streams of liquid metal. Aftermath of the California Valley and Butte Fires, 9/28/2015.“Series:...
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Industrial machinery in the path of a wildfire creates extreme temperatures that intensify the fires to levels capable of melting alloy rims into streams of liquid metal. Aftermath of the California Valley and Butte Fires, 9/28/2015.

Series: Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials, 1998 - 9/26/2016

Record Group 311: Records of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1956 - 2008

Image description: Close-up of dull silver metal that has cooled in the shape of rivulets on the ash-covered ground. In the background we can see the bare wheel rim and the textured step of a backhoe tractor.

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