chinese language

ca. 1850-1900

Herb cutter and table. Wooden table, hand made, with railings on three sides and one drawer and lower shelf; herb cutter is attached to the table: a large knife of forged steel hinged at the...

20th century
20th century

A-B: Two sheets of yellow paper, mimeographed with music, and Chinese characters. C: Sheet of gray paper with the Star Spangled Banner printed in English at the top, and Chinese at the bottom.

20th century

A: Base of ink well, marked on the bottom "MH." Well is all but empty. B: Lid, inscribed on the top.

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

20th century

Copy cards, white and cream colored paper printed in black with Chinese characters. Students used the sheets to practice copying the chracters. Some of the sheets are covered with waxed paper so...

20th century

A series of 85 flash cards, used to drill students in learning Chinese characters.

1930s -1950s

Small booklet with full color cover showing four children walking out of what looks to be a school. Inside are green and red-printed illustrations of children playing.

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

20th century

A series of seven different sized brushes, with a cap, used by Bette Chinn in her Chinese classes in Oakland. A: Brush of bamboo with a white label featuring a star; bamboo lid is marked "Bette...

20th century

Three double sheets of practice characters in Chinese. A: White paper. B-C: Cream colored paper; C is also marked "Jean Wong." D: Cream-colored paper, single sheet with Chinese characters.

1930s 1950s

Small booklet with full color cover showing five children on a bench. Inside are black-printed illustrations of of farm animals, adults working at daily tasks, birds in cages, houses, landscapes...

Copy book. Yellow cover, printed in red. Inside pages are blank; student has written on the first few in black and later in pencil.

Copy book. Yellow cover, printed in red. Inside pages are blank; student has written on the first few in black and later in pencil.

20th century

Copy book. Yellow cover on one side only. No copy work done on the inner pages.

20th century

A: Copy book, with yellow cover, printed in red. Inside are double sheets. The pages at the beginning of the book have been printed in black. Those in the back are blank because the students...

20th century

Copy book. Yellow cover, printed in red. Inside pages are blank; student has written on the first few in black. They have been noted by the instructor with red or blue check marks.

20th century

Copy book. Yellow cover, printed in red. Inside pages are cream color, printed in black, various Chinese characters for a student to copy.

Copy book. Yellow cover, printed in red. Inside pages are cream color with red printed squares in which student will enter Chinese characters. Some pages with characters entered in black ink....

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

20th century

Small, reader in a horizontal format.

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