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Title: "Dance of the Magnificent Lion, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif."
Alternative Title: [color postcard: dragon dancers]
Publication Information: CaliforniaHistoricalSociety, North Baker Research Library, 678 Mission Street,San Francisco, CA 94105-4014; http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/collections/northbaker_research.html
Contributing Institution: California Historical Society
Collection: Chinese in California Virtual Collection: Selections from the California Historical Society
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Caption on verso: "The Dance of the Magnificent Lion takes place once a year, on China's New Year. It is a dance of good luck and happiness to the Chinese people. The dancers go from store to store, greeting the Chinese and wishing them good luck and happiness, followed by musicians playing Chinese dance music, and at each store they shoot fire crackers."
Type: image
Form/Genre: Postcards.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb2g5001vs
FN-32779
Subject: Chinese--California--San Francisco--Pictorial works
Chinese Americans--Social life and customs

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