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Title
Parade celebrating Chinese New Year
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator
Ballew, Howard
Date Created and/or Issued
1958
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated February 21, 1958 reads, "Thousands of spectators jammed the streets of New Chinatown last night and watched a colorful parade celebrating the Chinese New Year, which is the 'Year of the Dog.' The pageant was highlighted by the traditional lion dance. The parade will be repeated tonight." Willie Soohoo led the procession.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00031380
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 98
CARL0000033293
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/10611
Subject
Chinese New Year--California--Los Angeles
Celebrations--California--Chinatown (Los Angeles)
Crowds--California--Los Angeles
Stores & shops--California--Chinatown (Los Angeles)
Neon signs--California--Chinatown (Los Angeles)
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
Night photographs
Time Period
1951-1960

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