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Chinese sketches in San Francisco

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Call NumberZ-4071Alternate TitleScene in a Chinese theatre; Chinese feeding the deadDate1870-1880SummaryTwo illustrations from a single page: 1. Two Chinese women stand or kneel at an altar on stage in a Chinese theater in San Francisco (Marin County), California. One woman wears a mourning robe. Shows men spectators with narrow-brimmed hats in the audience. 2. A scene in a burial ground shows Chinese men, women and children around a fire used to burn funeral offerings. Men smoke pipes.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving, image and text ; 40 x 28 cm (16 x 11 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectChinese--California--San Francisco--19th centuryFuneral rites and ceremonies--California--San Francisco--19th centuryTheaters--California--San Francisco--19th centuryTheatrical productions--California--San Francisco--19th centuryGeographic AreaSan Francisco (Calif.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialIllustrationsWood engravingsNotesArticle printed on tear sheet describes the images. Tear sheet consists of page 77, removed from Harper's weekly. Title printed on tear sheet.

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