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Title: Market Street Chinatown fire, 1887
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: 1887/05/04
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: Featured on page 30 of Connie Young Yu's "Chinatown, San Jose, U.S.A." with caption, "On March 8, 1887 city council officials ordered the destruction of Chinatown on the grounds that it was a health hazard to the surrounding area. Before the council edict could be enacted, a fire broke out along Ah Toy Alley on May 4, 1887, destroying the entire settlement."
Type: image
Format: Black & White
Identifier: 99C79D05-9590-4619-9F19-358417075105
1997-300-1683
Subject: Chinatown (San Jose, Calif.)
Fires
Arson
Smoke
Spectators
Crowds
Discrimination
Nineteenth century (LCSH)
Chinese (LCSH)
Chinese Americans
Racism against Asians

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