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Small statue inside the Kong Chew Chinese Temple in Los Angeles' Chinatown, November 1933
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Small statue inside the Kong Chew Chinese Temple in Los Angeles' Chinatown, November 1933
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Description
Photograph of a small statue inside the Kong Chew Chinese Temple in Los Angeles' Chinatown, November 1933. The metallic statue can be seen at center. It has a rectangular base with two dragons on the sides and a tall tower at center. Several small men and horsemen can be seen on the statue. A light-colored ribbon goes from the top of the tower to the ends of the dragons at right and left. In the background, Chinese characters can be seen along the walls.
Asset Metadata
Title
Small statue inside the Kong Chew Chinese Temple in Los Angeles' Chinatown, November 1933
Subject
Chinese Americans
(lcsh),
Kong Chew Temple
(subject),
Los Angeles -- Chinatown
(file heading),
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
1933-11-01
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm.
(aacr2),
photographs
(aat),
transparencies
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1933-11-01
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-m2183
Identifier
35178 (
accession number
), CHS-35178 (
call number
), CHS-35178 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-3116 (
legacy record id
), chs-m2183 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-2244 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
3116
Unique identifier
UC120485
Legacy Identifier
CHS-35178.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
18.1 in × 12.5 in at 300dpi
45.9 cm × 31.8 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
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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