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'Bark Catalpa of New Bedford. 202 Tons Register. John T. Richardson Ships Agent John J. Breslin Chief of the Rescuing Party'. Lithograph

1876réf. 23907Boston: Forbes Lith. Mfg. Co. 1876. First edition. This scarce tinted lithograph was issued to commemorate the escape of Irish political prisoners from Fremantle W.A. on April 17th 1876. The Fenians are shown rowing towards the bark which is under full sail. The Catalpa is flying a flag with the initials "J T R" - for John T Richardson the ship's agent. A pennant with the letter C the Fenian flag and the American flag are also flying. The police boat is in hot pursuit and the British steamship "Georgette" is steaming in from a distance. Among the Fenians freed in this effort was John Boyle O'Reilly who became a leading citizen in Boston and was later to edit the 'Boston Pilot'. Captain George Anthony an American whaling captain out of New Bedford Massachusetts recruited a crew for this mission and set sail for Western Australia where two Fenian agents John Breslin and Tom Desmond had already established themselves with aliases. With several delays the day for the escape was set for the 17th of April when most of the convict garrison was distracted by watching the Perth Yacht Club regatta. Captain Anthony who refused to surrender the escaped prisoners to the British later sold his story to Zephaniah W. Pease who published the account in 'The Catalpa Expedition'. See also Laubenstein 'The Emerald Whaler'. On its arrival in New York in August of 1876 the Catalpa was met with great crowds; jubilant celebrations were held in the US and Ireland. 17 x 13" on paper 22 x 14 1/4". For information on the artist E. N. Russell see Blasdale Artists of New Bedford pp 160-161; Kendall Prints 28; Ingalls 318. OCLC: 191908718 1 copy at the Boston Athenaeum. Trove 45254 at the Australian National Maritime Museum; and 57714676 at the State Library of Western Australia. Professionally deacidified. In very good condition. A rare print important for its depiction of an important Western Australian colonial event. Forbes Lith. Mfg. Co. unknown

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12th ANNUAL WESTERN YOUNG BUDDHIST LEAGUE CONFERENCE MARCH 26th 27th AND 28th 1954 FRESNO CALIFORNIA caption title.

1954réf. 56687Fresno Ca.: Kamiyama 1954. Young Buddhists in California in 1954 Photographed by a Noted Japanese-American Photographer A substantial group photograph featuring the attendees of the 1954 conference of the Western Young Buddhist League. The photograph captures a few hundred finely-dressed Japanese-American men and women posed in a park in Fresno California. Various delegates to the conference hold handwritten signs indicating their home cities and regional organizations which include Stockton Lodi Delta Enmanji Marysville Sacramento Placer Palo Alto San Mateo Berkeley Florin Alameda San Francisco Oakland Fresno Selma Los Angeles San Diego Pasadena and numerous other California cities and locales. There are also contingents from Arizona the Western Young Buddhist League's Southern District the San Fernando Valley Young Buddhists the Coast District Young Buddhist Association and the Central California Young Buddhist Association. The elders of the organization sit in chairs in front of the young Bussei. Interestingly this photograph was taken by noted and prolific Fresno photographer Urasaburo "Frank" Kamiyama. Frank Kamiyama 1886-1974 was an important Japanese-American chronicler of his own community in Fresno and the surrounding area beginning in the early 20th century. He was arrested on March 27 1942 as one of eight "named Japanese alien enemies" and interned at Angel Island in California and in Santa Fe New Mexico during World War II. His family including his wife Mitan and their four daughters were interned separately at Rohwer in Arkansas the easternmost of the Japanese internment camps. After the war Kamiyama continued to photograph the lives of Japanese Americans in California until his death. A rare image of a large organization of young Japanese-American Buddhists in California in the Eisenhower years with no copies reported in OCLC. Panoramic silver gelatin photograph 10 x 35¾ inches. Minor edge wear some creasing and abrading at top right corner a few soft creases four small circular stains near bottom right corner. About very good overall. unknown

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12th ANNUAL WESTERN YOUNG BUDDHIST LEAGUE CONFERENCE MARCH 26th 27th AND 28th 1954 FRESNO CALIFORNIA caption title.

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13th ANNUAL W.Y.B.L. CONVENTION MARCH 25 26 27 1955 caption title.

1955réf. 56693Oakland Ca.: Utsumi Studio 1955. Young Buddhists in California in 1954 Photographed by the Former Official Photographer of the Topaz Internment Camp An appealing panoramic photograph featuring the attendees of the 1955 conference of the Western Young Buddhist League. The photograph captures a few hundred finely-dressed Japanese-American men and women posed in a courtyard in Oakland California. Various delegates to the conference hold handwritten signs indicating their home cities and regional organizations which include Marysville Palo Alto San Mateo San Francisco Fresno Oakland Sacramento Delta Pasadena and numerous other smaller California cities and locales. There are also banners for attendees from the Stockton Chapter of the Y.B.A. the Coast District of the Young Buddhist Association and the Central California Young Buddhist Association. The elders of the organization sit in chairs in front of the young Bussei. Interestingly this photograph was taken by Oakland photographer Kinji Utsumi a photographer in the Bay Area both before and after World War II. Utsumi bought his photo studio in 1941 but was forced to close at the outset of the Japanese-American internment period. He then became one of the official photographers at the Topaz internment camp in Utah; he is mentioned in the RAMBLINGS yearbooks for Topaz High School during the internment period. After the war Utsumi returned to Franklin Street in Oakland and opened another photographic studio. A rare image of a large organization of young Japanese-American Buddhists in California in the middle of the Eisenhower years with no copies reported in OCLC. Panoramic silver gelatin photograph 8 x 30¼ inches. Minor edge wear a few soft creases mild surface soiling. Very good plus. unknown