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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a group of news photographers snapping pictures of a Chinese man dressed as a coolie, ca.1940. A smiling Chinese man can be seen at center holding a stick and wearing a hat and long-sleeved shirt. He is visible sitting on poles attached to a wicker basket, while at least ten men with large cameras can be seen surrounding the man and in the foreground. Chinese lanterns hang from an entryway behind the Chinese man, while a sign at left reads, "Admission 5 Cents".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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