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Title: Petition
Creator: San Jose (Calif.) Common Council
Date Created and/or Issued: 1885/10/05
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: Petition of the Anti-Chinese Club. Aniti-Coolie League of San Jose petitions the Common Council to ban the employment of Chinese labor in relation to municipal construction projects, particularly in the laying of a brick pipeline for the city sewer. F. Altman. Thomas Bodley.
Type: image
Identifier: E8B78089-0F0C-4B25-BB45-795333221513
1976-176-1261
Subject: Chinese--California
Discrimination in employment (LCSH)
Discrimination
Discrimination in employment--California--Santa Clara County (LCSH)
Racism--California--History--19th century (LCSH)
Racism
Sewage disposal--California--Santa Clara County (LCSH)
Sewers
Brickwork--California--San Jose
Nativism--History (LCSH)
Altman, F
Bodley, Thomas

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