Keywords: Washington Place, circa 1891–93.jpg en Royal Guards in front of the house of Queen Lili'uokalani known as Washington Place circa 1891 “93 In February 1893 John L Stevens wrote in his despatch to the U S State department that there was no military force in the islands but the royal guard of about 75 natives not in effective force equal to 20 American soldiers These were promptly discharged by the Provisional Government except 16 left as the guard of the fallen Queen at her house John L Stevens United States Legation Honolulu February 1 1893 Despatch 84 copy in Blount Report 403 “4 Pictured here are the fallen Queen's house Washington Place and the guard of sixteen plus their captain Photograph by Hedemann 1891 “93 Courtesy of the Bishop Museum cite journal Price Virginia Washington Place Harboring American Claims Housing Hawaiian Culture Buildings Landscapes Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum Minneapolis MN University of Minnesota Press 16 2 2009 49 Christian Hedemann between 1891 1893 PD-old Royal Guards of Hawaii Washington Place Hawaii in the 1890s Christian Hedemann Photographs in the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum |