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Description
An ornate photograph album wrapped in green velvet and attached to a wooden display stand. The album folds down for opening and reveals a mirror on the stand. The pages are decorated paper, with inserts for photographs. A photograph album containing 12 photographs of Chinese men and women, with several empty pages. Eight cabinet card portraits have the imprint of professional photographers in Los Angeles: James B. Blanchard, Blanchard & Konold, George N. Dewey, Lamson Studio, J. A. Reynolds, and Michael A. Wesner. Based on known years of activity for these photographers, these portraits were most likely taken between 1891 and 1902. [Identification of item]. Lisa See collection. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Chinese--California--Los Angeles--Photographs Chinese Americans--California--Los Angeles--Photographs Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Photographs Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--19th century--Photographs Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century--Photographs Card photographs (photographs). (aat) Photographs. (aat) Photograph albums. (aat) Portraits. (aat)
Source
Lisa See collection, 1881-1910 (bulk 1890s-1900s). Photograph album 9 Pacific Rim, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
The photographs were found in the 1940s by donor Lisa See's father, Richard See, and her grandfather, Eddy See, in or around their family's antique business, F. Suie One Company, when it was located at 510 Los Angeles Street. The store was located on one of the last blocks of Old Chinatown to be demolished. One cabinet card photograph in the collection is stamped ""Yee, Photo / 510 North Los Angeles Street,"" the same address, so possibly the location was formerly a photography studio.
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