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Title
Lion dance at West Gate, New Chinatown
Date Created and/or Issued
1938
1939
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Pacific Rim
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a lion dancer at the west Gate of New Chinatown. He is accompanied by a children's band.
Image is also found on p. 28 of the Album entitled "New Chinatown, construction, opening, and First Anniversary".
Extent
1 photograph; black and white print.
Identifier
mssSooHoo
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll12/id/2106
Subject
Lion dance
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Chinese Americans--California--Los Angeles--Social life and customs
Photographs. (aat)
Source
Peter SooHoo, Sr. papers, 1883-2007 (bulk 1923-1945).
03
04, Photographs, 1883-2005
Pacific Rim, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Gift of SooHoo Family Trust, January 2019 and April 2019.

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