Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a view of the altar inside the Kong Chew Temple in Los Angeles's old Chinatown, November 1933. The large altar can be seen at center and is ornately decorated with gold etchings. A large lamp can be seen next to the altar at left, while a table is visible in front of it. Several Chinese characters appear on the back of the altar. At left, a small wooden chair with a carved back is visible.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, transparency, b&w 13 x 10 cm., 17 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) transparencies photographs
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