Wrestling Card - Yukon Eric

The wrestler's name is Yukon Eric and the number stamped on the reverse is 40. Yukon Eric's real name is Eric Holmback and he was born in Monroe, Washington. He wrestled all over the world and often in the Golden Horseshoe. He took part in the first televised wrestling match in Canada in 1953. During his best years in the 1950s, he lived in Ridgeway, Ontario and Buffalo.

Henry Marx shining shoes to earn money for his family; Washington Heights, New York Portraits Children

Henry Marx was born in Michelstadt/Hessen and emigrated to New York with his family in early 1937 when he was nine years old. He went to school but also delivered newspapers and shined shoes to help his family financially as his father only worked whatever odd jobs he could during the war years. Going from store to store shining shoes on weekends was Henry's main source of income. He had to wake up early in order to reserve the spot shown in this photograph, competing with a father and two sons who traveled from Brooklyn to Washington Heights to shine shoes.

Ambassador von Staden and Secretary Califano signing the U.S.-German Social Security Agreement; Washington, D.C.

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Exterior of Congregation Ahavath Torah; Washington Avenue, Washington Heights, New York Synagogues; Exterior

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Exterior of Congregation Ahavath Torah; Washington Avenue, Washington Heights, New York Synagogues; Exterior

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Exterior of Congregation Ahavath Torah; Washington Avenue, Washington Heights, New York Synagogues; Exterior

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Exterior of Congregation Ahavath Torah; Washington Avenue, Washington Heights, New York Synagogues; Exterior

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Exterior of Congregation Ahavath Torah; Washington Avenue, Washington Heights, New York Synagogues; Exterior

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Letter of K.K. Beth Elohim Charleston, regarding address to George Washington

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Resolutions in regarding Harmon Hendricks, Naphtali Judah, Abraham Touro, and Washington Hendricks

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Letter from Manuel Josephson to K.K.S.I. regarding joint letter to George Washington

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Draft of letter from Moses Seixas, Newport to K. K. S. I. regarding letter to President Washington

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Letter of trustees of K. K. S. I. to Newport congregation regarding joint letter to President Washington

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Letter from Moses Seixas, Newport, regarding joint letter to President Washington

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The Far Eastern Question at the Washington Conference (1921-1922) with an outline of its implications for internal politics in China

This dissertation is a narrative account of the negotiations concerning the question of the Far East and the Shandong issue at the Washington Conference, leading to treaties, agreements and resolutions. In this dissertation, a certain stress is laid on the interaction between the Conference and the internal situation in China, particularly concerning the question of the implications of the Conference for Cabinet politics in Peking. Through the narrative account of the Conference, the general aim is an attempt to reassess the achievements of the Washington Conference. Too often the Washington Conference has been viewed negatively. The political aim behind the legal framework was to open the door to China as a sovereign State member of the international community whose territorial integrity was internationally recognized, despite its chaotic internal situation. It is undeniable that the Washington Conference opened a new chapter in modern Chinese history. The violations of the agreements concerning China that occurred in the 1930s should not lead to the belief that these agreements were of no value. Peace may not be lasting and evolves according to circumstances; agreements are transitory, and new situations need new arrangements. This dissertation tries to demonstrate that the agreements in themselves were not the cause of their failure, but the failure was due to the lack of determination on the part of the Signatories Powers to defend them.