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• Man spraying a hose in front of a building

  A man is standing in front of a brick building holding a hose and spraying water towards the edge of the frame. Another man is leaning against a building column and reading the newspaper. There are visible signs in Chinese on the building and a balcony on the upper level.
• Marchessault Street, Old Chinatown

  View of dirt road and brick buildings on the south side of Marchessault Street east of Alameda Street. The building in the foreground is two stories, with flowers and plants on the balcony. The building in the background is one story with pedestrians walking in front of it.
• Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Moon Festival

  Mayor Fletcher Bowron participates in the opening ceremonies of the Moon Festival put on by United China Relief between August 7-9, 1941. He stands in the foreground of the image with a presenter who appears to be handing him something. A woman stands to the mayor's right and watches what they're doing. The photograph is taken at night and a crowd holding American flags can be seen in the background at the bottom of the image. Strings of lights are visible across the top of the image.
• Mei Wah Club
• Mei Wah Club at Moon Festival, early 1940s, Los Angeles

  Barbara Jean Wong leads the drum corps in the parade.
• Mei Wah Club Drum Corps in parade

  Mei Wah Club Drum Corps in formation for parade in Los Angeles in the early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Club Drum Corps in parade

  Mei Wah Drum Corps marching through parade with onlookers on both sides of the path in early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Club Drum Corps on stage

  Pictured in the early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Club Drum Corps on stage

  Pictured in the early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Club Drums Corp in night parade

  Taken in early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Drum Corps posing for photo with Barbara Jean Wong at lead

  Originally formed to perform at war relief functions, the Mei Wah Girls Drum Corps went on to become very popular in Los Angeles, winning awards for their skill. - Peter Soo Hoo, Jr. Photo taken in the early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Drum Crops in parade

  Mei Wah Drum Corps marching in parade through Los Angeles lead by Barbara Jean Wong in the right of photo. Taken in the early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Drum Crops in parade

  Mei Wah Drum Corps marching in parade through Los Angeles lead by Barbara Jean Wong in center of photo. Taken in the early 1940s.
• Mei Wah Girls Drum Corps

  Mei Wah Girls performing at the Old Chinatown Moon Festival in 1938. Eleanor Soo Hoo pictured as part of the performers.
• Men standing outside Tuck Lung Tai & Co.

  Two men stand on the street corner outside Tuck Lung Tai & Co. on Alameda Street at Marchessault Street. A man wearing overalls walks down Marchessault Street towards them.
• Men walking down street

  Three men in traditional clothing walking down the street in front of a brick building. Photo possibly taken in the early 1900s.
• Men walking on Los Angeles Street

  Several men in button downs and trousers are standing on or walking down North Los Angeles Street. There is an information booth on the left side of the image and a large banner advertising the Moon Festival on the right side of the image. Buildings are visible behind the pedestrians, including the Soochow Cafe which was located at 504 N Los Angeles Street. In the background, there are pennant strings draped over the street.
• Moon Festival

  Moon Festival in Old Chinatown
• Moon Festival performer

  A young woman in an elaborately decorated costume. In the picture she appears to be kneeling or sitting, has her hands clasped together, and has flowers in her hair. The background of the image is a blank wall. She is also visible in the background of the image "Performance, Moon Festival" as one of the performers.
• Moon Festival Program

  Pages from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Map and Festival parade schedule on left page. Program of Moon Festival events in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown on right page.
• Moon Festival Program

  Pages from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Photos of festival participants.
• Moon Festival Program

  Pages from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. List of stars participating in the parade.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Margaret Kwong dressed as moon goddess.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Article about Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Article about United China Relief.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. List of participating agencies and United China Relief local executive committee.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. List of United China Relief sponsors.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. List of Old Chinatown businesses.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. List of China City businesses.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. List of New Chinatown businesses.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Parade schedules for August 8 and 9 and space for autographs below.
• Moon Festival Program

  Back cover of souvenir program, in Chinese, for Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941.
• Moon Festival Program

  Front cover from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941.
• Moon Festival Program

  Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Letters of appreciation by T.K. Chang, Chinese consul to Los Angeles, and Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.
• Moon Festival stage

  A long row of women stand along the back of a stage. They are all dressed formally and looking out at the audience. The audience is visible at the bottom of the photograph. Behind the women, there is a banner with stars and two Republic of China flags and the top of the stage is covered. This event was part of the Moon Festival put on by United China Relief between August 7-9, 1941.
• Musical performance, Moon Festival

  A woman stands on a stage in front of a microphone. There is an ensemble behind her, which includes musicians playing violins and guitars. The stage is set up in front of the restaurant Far Low Tuey which was located at 442 Gin Ling Way in New Chinatown. The restaurant Forbidden Palace (located at 449 Gin Ling Way) can be seen lit up in the background. Spectators stand in front of and beside the stage, watching the performance. A Republic of China flag hangs behind the woman to her right and an American flag hangs to her left. This performance was part of the entertainment for the Moon Festival put on by United China Relief between August 7-9, 1941.
• North Los Angeles Street, Garnier Block

  Soochow Cafe, Tom Gubbins. F See Son Co in Garnier Building, patriotic banners
• Old Chinatown

  Two-story brick building with second-story balconies on a street corner. Wagons are parked outside on the street.
• Old Chinatown, street view

  A straight-on shot of an intersection in Old Chinatown with a railroad track down the middle of the adjoining roads. The main street is lined by buildings and several cars are parked or driving.
• Parade floats, Moon Festival

  Two parade floats mounted on truck beds. The parade floats are large boxes with rectangular openings cut out on all four sides and they are decorated with flowers and lanterns. The first float, which is in the foreground of the image, has megaphones and American flags on it. The second float, in the background of the image, has a large sun on top of it. Several children are riding inside the floats and an adult is standing on the running board of the truck pulling the first float. A man in a suit is walking alongside the first float. There are spectators visible in the background on the right side of the image and lanterns hanging above the second float. These floats are part of the 1941 Moon Festival parades put on by United China Relief between August 7-9.