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Title
Petition
Creator
San Jose (Calif.) Common Council
Date Created and/or Issued
1879/06/23
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Petition of the Chinese to celebrate their New Year. Chinese merchants request permission to fire firecrackers in honor of their New Year. Document lists names of the petitioning merchants in English and in Chinese. Quong Hing Lung. Shee Tai. Nom Hang. Quong Yuen. Chong Hop. Hang Fong. Ying Long. Kin Lun. W. F. Ellis.
Type
image
Identifier
34FCCEB8-9521-4DC0-900E-722263967210
1976-176-1254
Subject
Chinatown (San Jose, Calif.) (LCSH)
Chinatown (San Jose, Calif.)--Social conditions (LCSH)
Chinatown (San Jose, Calif.)--Social life and customs (LCSH)
Chinese--California
Firecrackers
Fireworks
Lung, Kwong Hing
Tai, Shee
Hang, Nom
Yuen, Quong
Hop, Chong
Fong, Hang
Long, Ying
Lun, Kin
Ellis, W. F

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