Hendy Iron Works; Industrial buildings; Iron-works; People; Postcards; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sunnyvale (Calif.);
Black-and-white photograph on front of postcard of the interior of the Hendy Iron Works in Sunnyvale, Calif. Hendy Iron Works relocated to Sunnyvale after the San Francisco plant was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. It was the first large...
Canneries; Women; Working class; Pear; Assembly-line methods
Women halving pears and removing their seeds in preparation for canning. Heavy duty gloves protect their hands from their sharp tools. They also wear aprons and caps over their street clothes. The workers stand at their stations along the assembly...
Martial arts; Men; Oriental hand-to-hand fighting; Relocation camps; Sports; Sumo; Sumo wrestlers; Wrestling; Forced migration; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945; Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.); World War II,...
Photograph shows a sumo match at Santa Anita, California Assembly Center with the referee in traditional costume. The contestants are wearing heavy canvas belts which are used to hold, throw or force the opponent out of the dirt ring.
