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Title
K.G. Louie funeral
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Quillen, Harry
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1940
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
The deceased's family, wearing white headbands, follow the hearse carrying K.G. Louie as it travels southbound on Hill Street through Chinatown to the cemetary. The entourage is in front of Yee Hung Guey establishment. Pedestrians stop on the sidewalk to watch the procession. Mr. Louie was one of the founders of Chinatown and was listed as auditor for the Los Angeles Chinatown Project Association.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00073409
Harry Quillen Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
A-010-392 4x5; GPC_b80
CARL0000076397
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/120467
Subject
Louie, K.G.--Death and burial
Yee Hung Guey (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Streets--California--Chinatown (Los Angeles)
Hearses (Vehicles)--California--Los Angeles
Hill Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles Chinatown Project Association

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