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Title
Crowds gathered around a man dressed as a dragon during the Chinese New Year Celebration, Chinatown, 1920-1929
Date Created and/or Issued
1920/1929
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 of crowds gathered around a man dressed as a dragon during the Chinese New Year Celebration, Chinatown, 1920-1929. At center, a man can be seen wearing a decorative Chinese dragon head over his body. The body of the costume consists of elaborate patterns and cloths. Two men can be seen holding the tail of the costume so that it does not drag along the floor. Around the dragon, a large group of men and women can be seen watching the event. To the left of the dragon, a series of tables can be seen stacked on one another. On each table, a wooden chair has been placed. A single man stands below one of the tables and faces towards the demonstration.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
20 x 25 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m2145
USC-2-1-1-2205 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-36032
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m2145
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-36032.jpg
Subject
Chinese Americans
Chinese New Year
Los Angeles--Chinatown
Roadways
Time Period
1920/1929
Place
California
Chinatown
Los Angeles
USA
Source
36032 [Accession number]
CHS-36032 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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