Small statue inside the Kong Chew Chinese Temple in Los Angeles' Chinatown, November 1933

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Title Small statue inside the Kong Chew Chinese Temple in Los Angeles' Chinatown, November 1933

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.

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1933-11-01

Subject Chinese Americans (lcsh), Kong Chew Temple (subject), Los Angeles -- Chinatown (file heading), Religion (lcsh), religious facilities (adlf), Temples (lcsh)

Tags oai:digitallibrary.usc.edu:chs,OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Chinatown (city or populated place), Ferguson Alley (roadways), 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)

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

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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