Timber
Japanese immigrants (Issei) replaced Chinese workers after the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act went into effect. Laborers were recruited by contracting companies to cut timber and work in sawmills. In rare instances, Issei women joined their husbands, living among the other workers in segregated shantytowns.
Industry and employment
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Timber
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River and mountains (ddr-csujad-33-175)
Photographed are a river and mountains in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_28_176
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Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-69)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvian workers standing in a nursery. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_15_069
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Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-110)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_109
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Japanese Peruvians with a logging equipment (ddr-csujad-33-73)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvians and a logging equipment in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 16. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_16_073
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Plantation building (ddr-csujad-33-106)
Photographed is a building in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_105
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Japanese Peruvian man (ddr-csujad-33-85)
Photographed is a Japanese Peruvian man in a plantation building. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_17_085
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Road in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-163)
Photographed is a road in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 26. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_26_162
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Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-120)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_20_119
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Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-101)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvian plantation workers having a meal inside a building. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 18. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_18_100
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Japanese Peruvian men (ddr-csujad-33-104)
Photographed are two Japanese Peruvian men standing in front of a building. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_103
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Japanese Peruvian man (ddr-csujad-33-68)
Photographed is a Japanese Peruvian man standing on a road in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_15_068
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Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-112)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_111
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Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-161)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 26. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_26_160
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Japanese Peruvian logger (ddr-csujad-33-136)
Photographed is a Japanese Peruvian logger. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 23. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_23_134
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Japanese Peruvians housing (ddr-csujad-33-167)
Photographed are buildings for Japanese Peruvian workers in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 27. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_27_168
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Logging factory (ddr-csujad-33-102)
Photographed is probably a logging factory in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_101
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Japanese Peruvian workers and house (ddr-csujad-33-63)
Photographed are male Japanese Peruvian plantation workers posed in front of their house. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_14_063
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Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-134)
Photographed are mountains and a barn for Japanese Peruvian plantation workers. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 23. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_23_132
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Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-117)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvian workers in a field that appears to be a nursery. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_20_116
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Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-111)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_110
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Japanese Peruvian worker (ddr-csujad-33-164)
Photographed is a Japanese Peruvian male worker in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 27. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_27_163
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Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-81)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvians sitting in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_17_081
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Road in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-190)
Photographed is a road in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 30. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_30_192
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Plantation building (ddr-csujad-33-52)
Photographed is a building for Japanese Peruvian plantation workers. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 11. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_11_052
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Plantation (ddr-csujad-33-113)
Photographed are trees in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_19_112