California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Interior view of a Chinese store, showing small altar in background, Chinatown, [s.d.]

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Interior view of a Chinese store, showing small altar in background, Chinatown, [s.d.]

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Photograph of interior view of a Chinese store, showing small altar in background, Chinatown, [s.d.]. In the foreground at left, the edge of a counter can be seen. Two pots with flowers sit on the edge of the counter. In the background, decorative wooden walls can be seen on either side of a rectangular entryway. Above the entryway, a large sign consisting of three Chinese characters are visible. Sashes hang down from either side of the sign. Within the small room beyond the entryway, a shrine is visible. At the center of the shrine, what appears to be an altar is visible. A decorative cloth is draped over the altar, and groups of flowers and food sit on its surface. Behind the altar, a large drawing flanked by bouquets of flowers can be seen.

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Title Interior view of a Chinese store, showing small altar in background, Chinatown, [s.d.]

Subject Altars (lcsh), Chinese Americans (lcsh), commercial sites (adlf), Los Angeles -- Chinatown (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

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-m2149

Identifier 36764 (accession number), CHS-36764 (call number), CHS-36764 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-3083 (legacy record id), chs-m2149 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-2209 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 3083

Unique identifier UC120413

Legacy Identifier CHS-36764.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.5 in × 13.3 in at 300dpi
46.9 cm × 33.8 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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