085 - Margaret K. Lee
Item set
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Bessie Loo A studio portrait of the actress Bessie Loo. -
Moon Festival Ad Card (in blue ink) An advertisement for the Moon Festival in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown from August 7-9, 1941. The event was held as a benefit for United China Relief and was organized by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. There are illustrations of a dragon and lantern on the advertisement. -
Moon Festival program page A page from the program for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The page shows a photograph of women in the oldest temple in Los Angeles, located on Ferguson Alley in Old Chinatown. -
Moon Festival program pages Pages from the Moon Festival program 1941. The page on the left is entitled "China Speaks" and includes blurbs about the United China Relief cause from Madame Chiang Kai Shek and Hu Shih, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. The page on the right includes a photograph captioned: "Sze Che, the magnificent lion, shares glory in the open air spectacles." -
Moon Festival program pages Pages from the program for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The page on the left shows a message from Manchester Boddy, the General Chairman of the Los Angeles committee on United China Relief. The page on the right includes a message of appreciation from T. K. Chang, the Consul of the Republic of China, and a message from the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. -
Moon Festival program pages Pages from the program for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The left page shows a map of the parade route and a schedule for the parade on Thursday, August 7th, 1941. The right page shows a Moon Festival Program broken down by each of the three event locations (Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown). -
Moon Festival program pages Pages from the program for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The page on the left includes a list of stars participating in the parade along with pictures of a few of the stars. The page on the right includes a blurb about The Harvest Story and includes a picture of the Moon Goddess of the Moon Festival, Margaret Kwong. -
Moon Festival program pages Pages from the program for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The page on the left includes a photograph of women in the oldest temple in Los Angeles, located in Ferguson Alley and includes a blurb explaining that the temple will be open during the festival. The page on the right includes a blurb about United China Relief from Mayor Fletcher Bowron from August 1, 1941 and a photograph of him receiving a festival ticket from Mei Kane Louie. -
Moon Festival program pages Pages from the program for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. Both pages include pictures of persons participating in the festival and parade. -
Moon Festival program pages Program pages for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The left page includes a History of the Dragon Procession. The right page gives a history of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. There are illustrations of dragons and buildings on the bottom of the pages. -
Moon Festival program pages Program pages for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The left page explains the cause of United China Relief. The page on the right lists participating agencies and lists the members of the local executive committee. -
Moon Festival program pages Program pages for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The page on the left lists the names of people in the United China Relief Sponsoring Committee. The page on the right includes a blurb on the Origin of the Dragon Boat with a photograph of women in a dragon boat. -
Moon Festival program pages Program pages for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The pages show advertisements for businesses in Old Chinatown and China City. The businesses include Sun Wing Wo Co., Soochow Cafe, Wong-a-Loo's Cafe, and Chung Dat Loo. -
Moon Festival program pages Program pages for the Moon Festival held in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown in 1941. The page on the left includes advertisements for businesses in New Chinatown, including Tuey Far Low Cafe, Man Jen Low, Grandview Gardens, and K. G. Louis Co. The page on the right includes a program of activities for the parades on Friday, August 8th, 1941 and Saturday, August 9th, 1941. -
Still from The Good Earth (From left to right), Bessie Loo, Hayward Soo Hoo, Ching Wah Lee sit at a table and look off camera. Signed "To Nancy, Bessie Loo" on the bottom right corner. Bessie Loo began her lifelong career as a talent agent when she first appeared in the Good Earth in 1936.
