asian-american

1963

From back of photograph: "Chinese Band" A female Chinese band parades through the middle of a crowd. The members of the band are dressed in traditional Chinese costumes. They appear to be part...

1916

From back of photograph: "Lincoln School 1916. J. R. Prosser 4346 Edgewood Ave 3-3-52" A formal group photograph from the Lincoln School. Most appear to be students, though there are two older...

1934|1937 ?
The Sky's No Limit
2005

Multi-color poster shows photographs of astronauts on a blue and white background. The photographs are arranged around the right, left, and top sides of the page. Each photograph has an...

c. 1974

Poster has a red and blue background with a red and blue border. On the right are black drawings of an Asian woman and two men, one holding a flag and a sign. The top left has a large black...

c. 1895

The class picture shows students, mostly white, who are most likeley in their pre- to early-teens. There is quite a bit of diveristy in the children, including on African American boy, and three...

1919

Class portrait of Asian American male students at Lincoln School in Oakland, 1920

(P.Lau, 8\2002) The History of Lincoln Elementary School

In August 1865, the Board of Education...

1920

Class portrait of Asian American male students at Lincoln School in Oakland, 1920

(P.Lau, 8\2002) The History of Lincoln Elementary School

In August 1865, the Board of Education...

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1/6/90

A caption from the newspaper the image ran in has been pasted to the back: "Kent Nagano was predictably outstanding." Image is a portrait of Nagano.

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12/31/89|12/30/90

Several blurbs pasted to the back of the image describe Nagano's involvment as a conductor with the SF Symphony, the Berkeley Symphony and the SF Opera. Image is a portrait of Nagano.

9/14/92

Handwritten on front, "At Lake Merritt. Barbara Alesanders P.E. class from nearby St. Paul's Episcopal School plays a game called "elbow tag" wherein a person ("it"), in this case Henri Wood, age...

4/13/1991-4/14/1991

From front, handwritten underneath the picture, "Rising stars..." From verso, a clipping of an article has been pasted on, which has a date stamp, and read, "Publisher Robert Maynard and wife...

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11/15/72

The caption that ran with the image has been pasted to the back: "Supt. Wilson Riles, S.I. Hayakawa : U.S. racial relations are better than most." Image depicts Hayakawa sitting and...

2/3/81

From a snippet of newspaper on back, "Happy Chinese New Year - Steven Poon and Suzanne Yee hold their trophies after being chosen prince and princess at the Lincoln Square Recreation Center for...

Typed on back, "Sam Louie, Oakland attorney for Tibet. Local member of the International Lawyers Committee for Tibet." Image is a portrait of Louie

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12/14/90

Handwritten on back, "Asian American artist Hung Liu with works 'Family' on the left and 'Untitled' (right)". Image depicts Liu, her paintings hanging on a wall behind...

12/12/90

Handwritten on back, "Nutcracker Rehearsal Dave Stewart & Joy Gim". Image depicts Stewart and Gim rehearsing.

1/20/91

Handwritten on back, "Christopher Boatwright teaching class". Image depicts Boatwright, sitting, a student standing next to him.

1990

A sticker has been place on the back of the picture, with the following typed on it: "Pickle Family Circus 1990 "La La Luna Sea" Mr. Lu Yi, Master Acrobatics Trainer from Nanjing, China." Image...

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8/30/88

From the caption that ran with the image: "Back to the books : Classes started yesterday at St. Mary's College, the 125-year-old liberal arts college tucked away in the Moraga hills....

3/26/92

Handwritten on back, "Maxwell Park Elementary students celebrate receiving educational materials for the school by tossing up the $8,000 worth of receipts the school collected from Lucky stores."...

11/10/63

From the caption that ran with the image: "Easily one of the most elegant parties of the season was the Symphony Guild's Nov. 1 Allegro Ball at the Claremont Hotel, where Mmes. Thomas...

3/10/89

Handwritten on back, "Kwang Woo Han, KCCEB Director with model of Koryo Village Center in front of site." Image depicts Han holding the model, various people visiting the site behind...

2008

Sign. Description: Blue rectangular sign with the Obama campaign logo, white sun raising over red and white fields in a blue sky, in the top center. Logo is in the center of a light blue lotus....

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