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Sunday afternoon in Chinatown, Los Angeles, California singing hymns in the street

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Call NumberZ-3816CreatorMente, CharlesDate1890-1900SummaryA crowd of people is gathered around a Chinese man who plays a piano on a street in Chinatown, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Chinese men, in shan ku (tunic and trousers) and bu xie (cotton shoes) or suits and derby hats, and white men in suits and women in fitted dresses with puffed sleeves, hold hymnals and sing. Children stand near the piano. Shows a sign in Chinese on a building and paper lanterns beneath eaves.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : halftone ; 37 x 24 cm (15 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectChinese--California--Los AngelesLos Angeles (Calif.)Outdoor religious services--California--Los AngelesPianos--California--Los AngelesWomen--California--Los AngelesCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711003816; Harper's weekly. vol. XXXVIII, no. 1965.Type of MaterialIllustrationsHalftone photomechanical printsTear sheetsNotesAttribution on original reproduced in print. Tear sheet consists of a cover page, removed from Harper's weekly, vol. XXXVIII no. 1965. Title and "Drawn by Charles Mente. [See Page 778.]" printed on tear sheet. R7110038161

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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Sunday afternoon in Chinatown, Los Angeles, California singing hymns in the street

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