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Hawaii

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Coordinates: Lat: 20 00 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 20.0000 decimal degrees Long: 157 50 00 W degrees minutes Long: -157.8333 decimal degrees

Note: One of two non-contiguous states; comprises most of the Hawaiian Islands; probably first inhabited by Polynesians who immigrated from Marquesas Islands ca. CE 400; immigrants from Tahiti arrived in 9th century; Europeans and Americans arrived in the 18th century.

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Sugar Cane Fields and Clouds, 1939-03

 Item — See Curatorial
Identifier: 2006.6.1099
Overview

Image of a sugar cane field along a roadside with sky and huge billowing clouds above.

Dates: 1939-03

T.A.I. has Pleasure in Welcoming You to Honolulu, flier, undated

 Item
Identifier: 2020.5.52
Overview

"T.A.I. has Pleasure in Welcoming You to Honolulu" flier provides information on procedures and requirements, including health and immigration forms, customs information, and refreshments.

Dates: undated

Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach, 1939-03

 Item — See Curatorial
Identifier: 2006.6.1108
Overview

Image with abstract composition of foaming ocean water lapping over black sand at Wai'anapanapa in Hawai'i.

Dates: 1939-03

Wai'anapanapa Black Sand Beach, 1939-03

 Item — Box 11
Identifier: 2006.6.1109
Overview

Image with abstract composition of foaming ocean water lapping over black sand at Wai'anapanapa in Hawai'i.

Dates: 1939-03

Wai'anapanapa, Keawaiki Bay, 1939-03

 Item — Box 11
Identifier: 2006.6.1095
Overview

Image of the ocean bay and volcanic rock with sandy shore at Wai'anapanapa, Keawaiki Bay. Includes envelope with typed address to "Doris Bry//ATLANTIS EDITIONS//11 East 73rd Street//New York, N.Y. 10021," and handwritten in large text, "HAWAII SNAPS." Envelope likely held photos with accession numbers 2006.6.1095-2006.6.1111.

Dates: 1939-03