Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony historical landmark plaque.
Title
Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony historical landmark plaque .
JC #
JC17A:16
Creator
Unknown.
Date
n.d .
Format
10 x 8 in.
Description
Reads : Site of the only tea and silk farm established in California . First agricultural settlement of pioneer Japanese immigrants who arrived at Gold Hill on June 8 , 1869 . Despite the initial success , it failed to prosper . It marked the beginning of Japanese influence on the agricultural economy of California . // California registered historical landmark No . 815 // Plaqued placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Japanese American Citizens League , El Dorado County Historical Society , and Friends of the Centennial Observance .
Type
Photographic print.
Subject
Agriculture -- California [lcsh] Historical markers -- California -- Gold Hill (El Dorado County) [lcna] Gold Hill (El Dorado County, Calif.) [lcna] Japanese Americans -- History [lcsh] Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm [aacr2]
Time Frame
Post Internment
Source Type
Photographic print .
Source Characteristics
col.
Source Dimensions
10 x 8 in.
Area Scanned
9.91 x 7.94 in.
Date Scanned
2003-12-07
Language
eng
ARK POI
ark:/13030/kt438nc4zw
Collection
From the Japanese American Archival Collection . MSS-94/01 . California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Repository
California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Restrictions on Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Image Format
Tiff
CONTENTdm file name
446.jpg
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