Exterior view of the Joss House of Prayer on Ferguson Alley east of Plaza Street in San Francisco, ca.1947

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Title	Exterior view of the Joss House of Prayer on Ferguson Alley east of Plaza Street in San Francisco, ca.1947
Description	Photograph of an exterior view of the Joss House of Prayer on Ferguson Alley east of Plaza Street in San Francisco, ca.1947. A small brick shrine is at center and has an oriental-style roof overhead. A large mural of a man and a woman is painted on the side. At right, a large brick building with a covered porch and balcony is visible. A huge bell and knocker were in place ready for a sinner to announce his repentance.
Subject	Joss House of Prayer
Subject (adlf)	religious facilities
Subject (file heading)	Minorities -- Chinese
Subject (lcsh)	Chinese Americans Churches Temples
Geographic subject (roadway)	Ferguson Alley
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	San Francisco
Geographic subject (county)	San Francisco
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1947
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1947
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 18 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	12936.1
Call number	CHS-12936.1
Microfiche number	1-230-
Legacy record ID	chs-m10326; USC-2-1-1-10470
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-12936.1
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Archival file	chs_Volume80/CHS-12936.1.tiff

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