Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated January 27, 1941 reads, "In Los Angeles and other cities where there are large Chinese sections, the New Year is celebrated in traditional fashion. The local Chinese in new Chinatown on North Broadway and China City on North Main street today started their eight-day festival with all the glamor [sic] and color of ancient pageantry. Here Marian Lee and Sylvia Wong are shown feeding the Good Luck Lion before a dance."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Celebrations--California--Chinatown (Los Angeles) Chinese New Year--California--Los Angeles Lion dance--California--Los Angeles Spectators--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Chinese--Clothing Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) China City (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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