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Description
Lease agreement for seventeen acres of the Guadalupe M. Dominguez allotment in Rancho San Pedro east of Avalon Boulevard. The lease term is for the year 1939 and has a rent of $425. Additional text is added to the lease agreement referring to subletting and to furnishing proof of citizenship as an instrument of the document; a response to the Alien Land Act of California. The document is signed by the lessee and the company.
Farm tenancy Industry and employment--Agriculture Japanese American farmers--California Japanese--Legal status, laws, etc.--California Land tenure--Law and legislation--California Immigration and citizenship Alien land laws
Place
Gardena, California
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
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