Jiwan Singh, Certificate of Naturalization
Certificate of Naturalization for Jiwan Singh, dated November 19, 1956 from the U.S. District Court of the District of Phoenix, Arizona.
Stockton Gurdwara
Photo of the Stockton Gurdwara taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
The Independent Hindustan (September 1920)
First published in September 1920, The Independent Hindustan (Vol. 1, No. 1) was the official Hindustan Gadar Party organ, and would be later reincarnated as The United States of India in 1923. Much of the layout is the same including the image of “Mother India” on the cover. Surendra Karr served as editor, and Bishan Singh served as Business Manager.
The Independent Hindustan (October 1920)
The October issue of The Independent Hindustan (Vol. 1, No. 2), the official organ of the Hindustan Gadar Party, featured original editorials and essays. Several of the news items focus on other anti-colonial movements.
The Independent Hindustan (November 1920)
The November 1920 issue of The Independent Hindustan (Vol. 1, No. 3), the official organ of the Hindustan Gadar Party, featured the original editorials and essay. News items ranged from general interest pieces on scientific discoveries to more politicized pieces on the United Textile Workers of America and California Labor’s support for Indian independence. A full listing follows:
The Independent Hindustan (December 1920)
The December 1920 issue of The Independent Hindustan (Vol. 1, No. 4), the official organ of the Hindustan Gadar Party, followed the previous format. As with previous issues, the editors publish a piece that convey Indian-Irish solidarity, “India’s Sympathy with the Irish Martyrs.” The issue includes the following editorials and essays:
• “Revolt of the Students”
Hindu Immigration Hearings (1914)
Part 1 of the “Hindu Immigration Hearings” that took place before the U.S. Congress House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization on February 13, 1914. Attending the hearing were R.F. Patterson (the widow of former consul general in Calcutta), Anthony Caminetti (Commissioner General of Immigration), Denver S.
German Plots and Intrigues
Pamphlet titled German Plots and Intrigues: In the United States During the Period of Our Neutrality by Earl E. Sperry and William M. West, published in July 1918. Chapter Four covers Germany's effort to incite revolution in India, with details about the Hindu-German conspiracy and the Berlin Committee.
Maharajah of Kapurthala with his wife, walking on a sidewalk
Group portrait of Jagatjit Singh, the Maharajah of Kapurthala, and his wife walking on a plaza near an ironwork fence. Automobiles are parked on the street behind them. This image was probably taken in Chicago, Illinois.
Prince Sarath Ghosh, of India, sitting in a room
Portrait of Sarath Ghosh, a prince from India, sitting in a chair in a room in Chicago, Illinois. The end of an upright piano is visible in the background.