chinatown

circa 1880

This is a photograph of two Chinese men and Chinese boy sitting at a table. The man on the right is writing in a ledger and the man in the center is using an abacus. Behind them are shelves with...

2000

This poster is made up of a black and white photograph of a man sitting at a desk and writing. "dragon wings" in a stylized font and another, smaller image of a man in an airplane are...

Street Fest '88
1988

This is a white poster with a green, pink, and white illustration of a dragon standing on a road in the upper half of the page. Pink text above the image reads "Oakland Chinatown Chamber Of...

Toy Drive
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

This poster is on off-white paper. All text and images are printed in black. Large text along the top edge reads "Chinatown North Beach Area / Youth Council's". In the center of the page, a seated...

June 16th Community Fair
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

This poster has a 1.25 to 2 inch white margin around a printed area with a magenta background. Very large, blue text with a white drop shadow in the center reads "june / 16th / Community / Fair"....

StreetFest 96
1996

This is a black poster with yellow and red text. There is an illustration of an animal wearing a Chinese dragon costume and sneakers with a green rectangle in the background. Red and yellow text...

4th Annual Hop Jok Fair
1977

This is a white poster with black text and images. There is a thin, black border 1.5 inches from the edge enclosing the printed area. Inside the border, large text in the upper left reads "4th...

Asian American poetry reading
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

This poster has a ? inch white margin around the outside of a brown and blue image in the upper ? of the page. The image is of a brown hill with a blue foreground and a blue sky. There are 4 brown...

1996 Moon Festival
1996

The poster has a narrow red border and a black background overall. The top of the poster has text in red and white: "Chinatown Merchants Association Invites You To The / 1996 Moon Festival". The...

Chinatown Workers' Festival
Late 20th - Early 21st Century

Poster is printed on white paper with text and images in black and blue. The top edge of the poster has text in black: "Chinatown Workers' Festival" above a row of ideograms in black. The bottom...

Fighting For Freedom
1982

Poster shows the photo of a person playing the guitar, with only his hand visibile, and a gun sitting on the table next to him. Below the photograph is the printed signature of the photographer "...

'81 Hop Jok Fair
1981

Poster shows an abstract nature scene with the title "'81 Hop Jok Fair: Unity Is Strength Chinatown In Motion" and accompanying Asian text. The event took place at Portsmouth Square on Aug 1...

"Meeting of East and West"- California St. at Grant Avenue San Francisco
c. 1950

Small drawing depicting a view down California Street with Grant Avenue crossing. On the left are buildings and the Chinatown gate visible. In the disntace is the top of the Bay Bridge and a cable...

 (San Francisco Chinatown)
1900

This is a painting of a crying child in San Francisco's Chinatown. The painting is painted after a photograph by Oscar Maurer which is in the Oakland Museum colelction (see A65.131.9 and A65...

c. 1888
1906

Photo Prints. Description: San Francisco earthquake and fire.

Lantern slides. Description: Scenes of San Francisco. "Pre-Fire Chinatown"

ca. 1910

Photograph. Description: Black and white matte photograph on single weight paper with 1/4" top and bottom border and 3/8" side border, not mounted or framed, top corners square and on...

circa 1875

This is an Albumen Stereograph card that depicts the exterior of a three story building. Twin images are mounted on cardboard and show a large building faヘade. Exterior...

Wood Carriers of Chinatown, San Francisco
c. 1888
circa 1875

This is an Albumen Stereograph card that depicts the interior of a Joss House (a place of worship for indigenous Chinese religions). Twin images are mounted on cardboard and show a highly...

circa 1875

This is an Albumen Stereograph card that depicts a Chinese merchant and his wife sitting for a studio portrait. Twin images are mounted on cardboard and show a man sitting on the right and a...

circa 1875

This is an Albumen Stereograph card that depicts the exterior of a two story Chinese butcher shop on a commercial street. Half a dozen men wearing long aprons stand in the main entrance. A sign...

10/5/92

Protester holding variety of signs, standing on corner in Chinatown in San Francisco, facing the camera. A police officer in a a riot helmet is to the left of the frame, his back to the viewer,...

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