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 an interior view of the Kong Chew Temple in Los Angeles's old Chinatown, November 1933. A large altar can be seen in the background at center and is ornately decorated with gold etchings. A large lamp can be seen next to the altar at left, while a table is visible in front of it. Several Chinese characters appear on the back of the altar. At left, a small wooden chair with a carved back is visible. Another lamp hangs from the ceiling in the foreground at right.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w 18 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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