Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A Chinese lion positioned on a platform on an unpaved street is readied by 9 men for the February 5 New Year celebration in Chinatown. A crowd of spectators held back by a rope partition watches. Two photographers are positioned in front of the partition. Handwritten on negative: Chinese dragon [the head matches the lion's head in 2 other photographs: ark nos. 21198/zz002d9cvb and 21198/zz002d9d0w] Text from negative sleeve: L.A. Chinatown
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_0166 ark:/21198/zz002d9ctt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) Parades & processions--California--Los Angeles Culture Entertainment Events
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