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Title
Chinese Joss House built in 1864 in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1936
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 Chinese Joss House built in 1864 in Weaverville, Trinity County, 1936. The Chinese Joss House stands center with two small American flags displayed on a wooden gate leading to a porch that presents the entrance. The large double door of the building has a border that is printed with Chinese symbols. On the right side, a broken edge to the building's shingled roof can be seen. The building extends to the left with one small window in a wall of wooden paneling. The Chinese Joss House was built in 1864 and is "Still in use by that race".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m20135
USC-1-1-1-14204 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-20398
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20135
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-20398.jpg
Subject
Mines and mineral resources
Mining--Trinity County--Weaverville
Buildings
Time Period
1936
Place
California
Trinity
USA
Weaverville
Source
1-112-192 [Microfiche number]
20398 [Accession number]
CHS-20398 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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