Blog: Romance in the 1880s

Halemaumau volcano, Crags and Lakes, Hawaii

The islands of Hawaii have been a part of the United States for 127 years. President McKinley signed a resolution to annex the islands on July 7th, 1898, after the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown by the Committee of Safety, with the goal of having the islands annexed by the United States. The islands became a US territory in 1900 and later became a state in 1959. This photo of Halemaumau, a volcano on the island of Kauai, was taken by James Hughes, March 13, 1922. A large crag is visible in the lava lake. Jagged crags are made of solidified lava and can rise as much as 100 feet above the surface of the lava lake. Until 1924, there was always a lava lake in the caldera of Halemaumau. In 1993, the US Congress acknowledged that the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown "with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States" and "the Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United States their clams to their inherent sovereignty" in the Apology Resolution.

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Alfred Landon

Alexander Gardner's photographic outfit

Bethany College football team

Mr. and Mrs. Gant, Kiowa County

Oskaloosa Band at Bandstand