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| Title | Women and children protesting scrap metal shipments to Japan, Seattle, April 1939 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1939 |
| Caption | In 1939, Chinese Americans lobbied to stop shipments of scrap iron to Japan. Japan had invaded Manchuria, and the scrap iron would be used in war materiel against the Chinese people. |
| Notes | Women in photo are (left to right) Dorothy Chun, Anne Wing, Ruth Chinn, Pat Kan, Em Fong, and Hazel Mar.
Signs read: Stop Loading Scrap Iron to Japan; Loading of Scrapiron Means Death!; Why Kill Innocent Civilians; We Pray for Peace, We Provide Materiel for War, Why?
Handwritten on border: April 1939.
Handwritten on verso: Mary D. Chenn. Picketing scrap iron to Japan. |
| Subjects | Chinese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle
Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle
World War, 1939-1945
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| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Wing Luke Asian Museum Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1992.028.001 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: bfisher@wingluke.org. Please cite the Image Number. |
| Credit Line | Wing Luke Asian Museum Photograph Collection |
| Repository | Wing Luke Asian Museum |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned as a TIFF image at 300 dpi, in 8-bit grayscale. The image was converted into JPEG format using PhotoShop, and was resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension. |
