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Description
Interior shot of Pat Loomis at the altar inside the Ng Shing Gung. Image was likely featured in the San Jose Mercury News. Caption accompanying photo: "Buddying [sic] reporter-ette Patricia Loomis prays before the Great Buddha, asking 'Oh ancient one, will I ever attain wisdom?' On having heard the answer, Miss Loomis was reported to have said, 'Same to you fella.' " [Note: While symbols from Buddhism and Confucianism were incorporated around the altar, the Ng Shing Gung was a Taoist temple.]
Type
image
Format
Black & White, Gelatin Silver Print
Identifier
689C8DBC-67E0-4918-9876-730543270233 1989-184-1
Subject
Journalists Women San Jose Mercury News Temples Altars Interiors Gods Ng Shing Gung Nineteen forties (LCSH) Chinatown (San Jose, Calif.) Religion Prejudice Taoist temples Loomis, Patricia
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