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Title
Lee Wong
Creator
Brewster, John Calvin
Date Created and/or Issued
No date
Publication Information
Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution
Museum of Ventura County
Collection
Brewster Photography
Rights Information
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Description
Portrait of Lee Wong, seated, in traditional Chinese clothing, hat and shoes. He is seated on a bench with a walking stick in one hand and his other hand resting on his thigh. He is facing the camera but looking downward. According to library records Lee Wong was "an early day Chinese cook in Ventura" who was for many years a cook for Senator Thomas Bard at Hueneme."
Type
image
Format
Portrait, Full
9.6 x 14 cm
Black and white photograph
Identifier
3694
Language
English
Subject
Wong, Lee
Chinese
Cooks
Traditional clothing
Place
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)

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