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Title
K.G. Louie funeral
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Quillen, Harry
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1940
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
A funeral procession for K.G. Louie proceeds down Chinatown to the cemetary. A large wreath is next to a mourner seated in a white convertible. Behind the convertible marches a brass band. A motorcycle cop, right, accompanies the procession.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00073407
Harry Quillen Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
A-010-393 4x5; GPC_b80
CARL0000076401
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120466
Subject
Louie, K.G.--Death and burial
Yee Hung Guey (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Mourning customs--California--Los Angeles
Processions--California--Los Angeles
Brass bands--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Chinatown (Los Angeles)
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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