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"Go For Broke!" Movie Poster 1951
After the war, a movie about the Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team was made
Nagasaki Aftermath
A photo of the devastation caused to Nagasaki from the atomic bomb.
President Truman delivers Truman Doctrine speech before Congress.
President Harry S. Truman addressing a joint session of Congress asking for $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey. This speech became known as the "Truman Doctrine" speech.
Ohio liquor store
An Ohio liquor store runs a sale before going out of business the day before the prohibition took effect in the state.
Al Capone Criminal Record
Al Capone has been affiliated with multiple crimes in the past, specifically in money laundering, illegal distribution of narcotics, and of course, tax evasion.
Is CVA-MVA-TVA Legislation Socialistic?
A pamphlet questioning the democratic legitimacy of legislation modeled after that which created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), c. 1950.
Al Capone Fingerprints Post-Incarceration
Regarding Al Capone's incarceration, he was needed for classification among his peers in order to clarify the "star ranking" of the inmate.
Grand Coulee Dam, 1941.
An aerial shot of the Grand Coulee Dam from June 14, 1941.
Mexican Family in Nebraska, 1922.
A Mexican mother is photographed with her children.
Roosevelt Day of Infamy Speech
Closing words of Franklin Roosevelt's Speech preceding America's entry to WWII
Italian Family Arriving at Ellis Island
An Italian immigrant family arrives at Ellis Island at the height of immigration in the United States
Japanese Expansion Through China
Map that show the route of Japanese territory I Asia 1942
David Bohm
A photograph of a young David Bohm during the late 1930's.
Group playing ping-pong at the Puyallup Assembly Center.
Japanese Americans made every effort to lead normal lives in the Puyallup Assembly Center. They cultivated gardens, engaged in different types of activities, and played games such as ping-pong.
Helen Gladys (Emery) Aoki and Gunjiro Aoki, March 1909.
Helen Gladys (Emery) Aoki and Gunjiro Aoki, March 1909.
The only one barred out [caricature of Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty]
Political cartoon of a Chinese man seated outside Golden Gate of Liberty.
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi standing in front of nuclear energy technology he helped develop.
Potsdam Conference: Big Three: Truman, Stalin & Churchill Meet in Berlin 1945 US OWI Newsreel
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President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin meet at Potsdam (near Berlin). The meeting was originally called the "Berlin Conference," the name was later changed to the "Potsdam…
President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin meet at Potsdam (near Berlin). The meeting was originally called the "Berlin Conference," the name was later changed to the "Potsdam…
Barracks at Camp Harmony
View of barracks that housed Japanese internee's at the Puyallup Assembly Center (Camp Harmony).
Day of Forced Removal: Walking onto the Ferry Kehloken
Japanese Americans, escorted by armed soldiers, walk down the Eagledale ferry dock on Bainbridge Island, WA at the beginning of their forced removal to the Manzanar Assembly Center in the California desert.
Hanford Site Security Checkpoint
A security checkpoint on the border of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation
Hanford Site Ionization Chambers and Film Badge
A Hanford Site worker wearing ionization chambers and a film badge during Manhattan Project plutonium production.
Timber Strike at Clemons
Timber crew from the Clemons Logging Company, on the Chehalis River east of Aberdeen. By 1935, Washington's timber workers went on strike for better conditions and the legal recognition of their union. The timber workers' strike faced an often…