Lei Day

Black and white photograph of Pinao Brickwood Houston, Nicholas Longworth, and Victor S.K. Houston, standing in a room with framed artwork on the wall. Pinao Brickwood Houston, wearing gloves, places a lei around Longworth’s neck.

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Reverse of photograph with caption reading, “Mrs. Victor S.K. Houston, wife of the delegate to Congress from Hawaii, is shown placing a wreath of lei around the neck of Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House, in observance of Lei Day in Hawaii. On the right is Victor S.K. Houston.”

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Black and white photograph of Pinao Brickwood Houston, Nicholas Longworth, and Victor S.K. Houston, standing in a room with framed artwork on the wall. Pinao Brickwood Houston, wearing gloves, places a lei around Longworth’s neck.

Reverse of photograph with caption reading, “Mrs. Victor S.K. Houston, wife of the delegate to Congress from Hawaii, is shown placing a wreath of lei around the neck of Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House, in observance of Lei Day in Hawaii. On the right is Victor S.K. Houston.”

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Date

1929

Dimensions

6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)

Accession Number

PA2014.09.0079

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Hawaiian Delegate Victor S. K. Houston and his wife, Pinao Brickwood Houston, brought the Hawaiian holiday Lei Day to Washington, DC, in 1929. They presented leis, which were handmade by Mrs. Houston, to Speaker Longworth, as well as the President, First Lady, Vice President, and Secretary of the Interior. A traditional, handmade lei was unique, requiring hours of meticulous work. The flowers and arrangement were chosen to fit the recipient.

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