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Title
Spectators observing the Chinese dragon in a parade at the Los Angeles Fiesta, 1901
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1901
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph looking north from 4th Street of crowds of spectators observing the Chinese dragon in a parade down Spring Street at the Los Angeles Fiesta, 1901. One parade marcher carries a stool on which the head of the dragon sits when at rest. American flags hang from lines strung across the road. Onlookers sit on the edge of the roof in the foreground. Legible signs include: ..."Business"..., "334, Z.L. Parmelee, gas and electric fixtures. Nickel, silver and all kinds of plating and refinishing", ..."Market", "Stationery [...], 35", ..."arry [...] dressings, [...] plaster".
Type
image
Format
6 photographs : photonegatives, photoprints, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m10321
USC-1-1-1-10465
USC-1-1-1-10904 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-4962.1
CHS-4962.1A
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10321
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-4962.1.jpg
Subject
Chinese Americans
Parades
Rites and ceremonies
Festivals
Dragons
Minorities--Chinese
Festivals and parades--La Fiesta--1901
Roadways
Time Period
1901
Place
California
Los Angeles
Spring Street & 4th Street
USA
Source
1-9-43; 1-21-78 [Microfiche number]
4962; 4962.1; 4962.1A [Accession number]
CHS-4962; CHS-4962.1; CHS-4962.1A [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265
Provenance
Mrs. Forbes

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