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Repository: Bishop Museum Archives

Bernice P. Bishop Museum (Bishop Museum), whose extensive related holdings include photo albums, over a hundred photographs, moving images, documents, and, most significantly, logbooks within which the colonists detailed their observations and experiences. Wrote Kamehameha Schools alumni Abraham Pi‘ianaia, who was one of the first Hawaiian colonists: “All we could do was watch with longing eyes, paying tribute to the ship that had been our home for the past 5 days. We watched in silence for several moments, then we all looked at each other with a mixture of sadness and happiness in our eyes. Sad to see our only contact with the world, our homes and friends, getting father away, yet happy to be left by ourselves on this little atoll that we hope will be of great importance someday.” [Baker Island Logbook, June 18, 1936.]
Image of men bringing supplies ashore
Image of men bringing supplies ashore
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Image of personnel aboard the U.S.C.G. Cutter William K. Duane of the 8th cruise in 1937
Image of personnel aboard the U.S.C.G. Cutter William K. Duane of the 8th cruise in 1937
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Image of ship off shore of unknown island
Image of ship off shore of unknown island
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Image of supplies being off loaded on shore
Image of supplies being off loaded on shore
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Image of the landscape of Jarvis Island
Image of the landscape of Jarvis Island
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