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| Title | Japanese immigration: staff member and baby, ca. 1920 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1920 |
| Caption | For many years, the United States laws tightly restricted Asian immigration. In the 1920s, Chinese and Japanese wives of Chinese and Japanese citizens of the United States couldn't immigrate to this country, but children could enter if their fathers were legal residents. This meant problems for mothers and children traveling together. The mother might be turned away, but the child allowed to join its father.
This photo, taken in a Seattle immigration facility in the 1920s, shows a Caucasian woman looking after a Japanese baby. |
| Subjects | Immigration stations; Japanese--Children |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.1969 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 84, 683 |
