Photograph of letter from William Hosokawa of the Emergency Defense Council of the Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens' League to his friend "Eddie". (The letter was written March 2, 1942, prior to the internment of Japanese in camps as a result of public hysteria during the war.)
Midway City, water-soaked ground. White is alkali. View looking west on Jefferson Blvd.; taken from corner of Maser Drive and Jefferson Boulevard. (2-13-45)
Midway City. Sewage surface water near corner of Evelyn Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. Picture taken in northeasterly direction. White on ground is alkali. (2-13-45)