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Title	Counter inside the Kong Chew Temple, Chinatown, November 1933
Description	Photograph of a counter inside the Kong Chew Temple, Chinatown, November 1933. The counter can be seen in the foreground at left. It has a glass front, behind which carvings of people and animals are visible. Several large vases full of flowers can be seen on top of the counter. A glass box is also visible atop the counter, showing decorative vases and flowers within. A row of carved wooden chairs can be seen against the brick wall at right, and posters bearing Chinese characters can be seen on the walls above the chairs.; Two signs are visible, one on the counter at left and one above the chairs at right. They read as follows: "Notice: Kindly drop a donation in red box so we can keep our interpreter" and "The management wish to express its heartfelt appreciation of your visit. Your kind donations will help the upkeep of this temple".
Subject	Kong Chew Temple
Subject (adlf)	religious facilities
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles City -- Chinatown
Subject (lcsh)	Chinese Americans Religion Temples
Geographic subject (roadway)	Ferguson Alley
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Chinatown; Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1933-11-01
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1933-11-01
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : transparency, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm.
Format (aat)	transparencies photographs
Accession number	35180
Call number	CHS-35180
Legacy record ID	chs-m2188; USC-2-1-1-2249
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-35180
Full text	rr »*m$f - V :>« I '1 i If TVlE MANAGEMENT ' WISH TO EXPRESS IT5 HEARTFELT AWLCIATION OF WUR VISIT. YOURWND DONATIONS WILL HELP Tilt \ UPKEEP OF THIS ^ TLttPLL t.Am Eft ..7/..- •Ii fk \\ f < *•<
Archival file	chs_Volume33/CHS-35180.tiff

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