Spectators observing the Chinese dragon in a parade at the Los Angeles Fiesta, 1901

Description

Photograph looking north from 4th Street of crowds of spectators observing the Chinese dragon in a parade down Spring Street at the Los Angeles Fiesta, 1901. One parade marcher carries a stool on which the head of the dragon sits when at rest. American flags hang from lines strung across the road. Onlookers sit on the edge of the roof in the foreground. Legible signs include: ..."Business"..., "334, Z.L. Parmelee, gas and electric fixtures. Nickel, silver and all kinds of plating and refinishing", ..."Market", "Stationery [...], 35", ..."arry [...] dressings, [...] plaster".

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m10321

Names & Dates

Created:

1901

Creator:

[photographer] Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Chinese Americans , Parades , Rites and ceremonies , Festivals , Dragons , [file heading] Minorities -- Chinese , [file heading] Festivals and parades -- La Fiesta -- 1901 , roadways

Coverage:

1901

Place:

[roadways] Spring Street & 4th Street
[cities] Los Angeles
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC
[provenance] Mrs. Forbes

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
6 photographs : photonegatives, photoprints, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.

Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m10321

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-10465
[record id] USC-1-1-1-10904
[accession no] 4962
[call no] CHS-4962
[accession no] 4962.1
[call no] CHS-4962.1
[accession no] 4962.1A
[call no] CHS-4962.1A
[microfiche no] 1-9-43
[microfiche no] 1-21-78