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Gong Chee Chong who cooked for Grace Cushing and the James Jenkins family, circa 1920s Gong Chee Chong ("Chee"), c. 1920

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Title: Gong Chee Chong who cooked for Grace Cushing and the James Jenkins family, circa 1920s Gong Chee Chong ("Chee"), c. 1920
Creator: Rieman & Pray, San Fr
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1920
Contributing Institution: Mill Valley Public Library
Collection: Mill Valley History Online
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Description: Gong Chee Chong, AKA Chee Chong, was Grace Cushing's cook and servant at No. 1 Cottage Avenue in Mill Valley for many years. He held the same roles for the Jenkins family (who lived just up the hill on Eldridge Avenue) for a number of years, including the late 1910s through the 1920s and into the 30s. He is listed in the 1920 census as being part of the Jenkins household and in the 1930 census as being part of Grace Cushing's household. He lived in an out-building on Grace Cushing's property.
Type: image
Identifier: 6896365F-D3F9-40CF-97EE-443981249736
2019.074.043
Subject: Chong, Gong Chee
Cooks
Portrait photographs
Chinese workers

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