H87.70.1

Screens (2). Description: Paper mounted on grass cloth with chinese writing - stamped in red ink on the panel is Wong Chung, 12 Waverly Place San Francisco, CA Secretary of the 6 Companies, 1901 738 Commercial St. Dimensions: 16-1/2" x 4'5" History: Screens used in S.F. Chinatown during a plague epidemic, 1901-1903, asking the people of Chinatown to report to the Occidental Hotel for interviews concerning the potential of having or contracting the disease. See donor file for extensive history.

Used: Chinese