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Title
Chinese American Boy Scouts
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Quillen, Harry
Date Created and/or Issued
1939
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
Boy Scouts of the newly organized Chinese American Troop 708 at a meeting in the Westgate Masonic Lodge, after they were presented with a flag by committeeman Judge Benjamin J. Scheinman of the Superior Court. The boys are looking forward toward a second troop within the near future. Top row, left to right: Harry Dong; Henry Fong; David Cheung; Walter Lew; John Gee; William Quan; Paul Gee. Second row: Willie Soo Hoo; Joe Lee; John Ung, Jr.; Junior Hom; Willie Hoy; Sam Lew; Mickey Wong. Front row: Scout Master Bob Quan; Senior Patrol Leader Howard Lew. Photo date: February 20, 1939.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00055564
Harry Quillen Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
A-010-597 4x5; GPC_b81
CARL0000056787
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120383
Subject
Chinese Americans--California--Los Angeles
Boy Scouts--California--Los Angeles
Uniforms--California--Los Angeles
Boys--California--Los Angeles

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