California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Interior view of the Kong Chew Temple in Los Angeles's old Chinatown, November 1933

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Interior view of the Kong Chew Temple in Los Angeles's old Chinatown, November 1933

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Photograph of an interior view of the Kong Chew Temple in Los Angeles's old Chinatown, November 1933. A large altar can be seen in the background at center and is ornately decorated with gold etchings. A large lamp can be seen next to the altar at left, while a table is visible in front of it. Several Chinese characters appear on the back of the altar. At left, a small wooden chair with a carved back is visible. Another lamp hangs from the ceiling in the foreground at right.

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Title Interior view of the Kong Chew Temple in Los Angeles's old Chinatown, November 1933

Subject Altars (lcsh), Chinese Americans (lcsh), Kong Chew Temple (subject), Religion (lcsh), religious facilities (adlf), Temples (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Chinatown (city or populated place), Ferguson Alley (roadway), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1933-11

Type images

Format 1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 18 x 13 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1933-11

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m30011

Identifier 37012 (accession number), CHS-37012 (call number), CHS-37012 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-25126 (legacy record id), chs-m30011 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 25126

Unique identifier UC131216

Legacy Identifier CHS-37012.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.3 in × 18.6 in at 300dpi
34.0 cm × 47.4 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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