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"The Coming Man": scene in The Principal Chinese Theatre, San Francisco, California, during the performance of a great historical play

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Title: "The Coming Man": scene in The Principal Chinese Theatre, San Francisco, California, during the performance of a great historical play
Creator: Becker, Joseph (1841-1910), American, artist, artist
Contributor: Becker, Joseph (1841-1910), American, artist, artist
Davis & Speer (active ca. 1860), engraver, engraver
Leslie, Frank (1821-1880), publisher, publisher
Date Created and/or Issued: [18--]
Publication Information: TheBancroftLibrary, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000; http://bancroft.berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
Collection: Chinese in California Virtual Collection: Selections from the Bancroft Library
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Scene in theater with play in progress on stage in distance; diverse audience, including women in fancy dress, Chinese men and women (one holding infant), vendor holding tray, and others watch play.
Type: image
Format: 45.2 x 59.7 cm.
Form/Genre: Engravings
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb8c600610
BANC PIC 1963.002:0470--C
Subject: California, Northern
Chinese
Clothing & dress
Events
Interiors
Manners & customs
Women
Place: San Francisco (Calif.)

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