163 - Swan Yee
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- 163 - Swan Yee
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"Peanut" in his shop (Mr. Gim)
H.W. Gim sits at his desk inside his store in China City. -
2 men outside of Swan Yee's shop
The 2 men are standing outside Yee's Asiatic Bamboo Rattan Ware shop on 789 Dragon Road in China City, Los Angeles. -
Actors and friend on set
Actors dressed as Chinese sailors stand with a friend of Swan Yee's on a film set. Actors on left and right of photo are same from SCOH-83-06-02, wearing the same attire. -
Actors Ben Quon (left) and Loo Loy (right) on movie set
Actors Ben Quon (left) and Loo Loy (right) as Chinese aviators as extras. Possibly the set of "War Correspondent" (1932). -
Buddha in China City shop
A Buddha statue inside of a shop in China City. Behind the statue are several display cases. -
China City at night
View of China City from up Lotus Pool Road, looking west. -
Dragon Road
View of Dragon Road in China City. Swan Yee's store stands in the middle with rattan baskets hanging outside. -
Dragon Road
View of Dragon Road looking the opposite direction. Several people are sitting under an overhang. A car is visible at the end of the alleyway. -
Friends of Swan Yee in Old Chinatown
From left to right, an unnamed friend, George Mu, and Dung Tse Tong likely pictured by Swan Yee in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles. -
Grandfather of Swan Yee
Swan Yee's grandfather tending to his garden. -
Grandmother of Swan Yee and uncle
Portrait of Swan Yee's grandmother and uncle, seated -
Group of 7
Group of seven men and women some standing holding small American flags. -
Gubbins in front of Chinese restaurant / chef
Tom Gubbins stands outside by the door of a Chinese restaurant. -
Gubbins' house, closeup front
View of Tom Gubbins' house from the front. -
Gubbins' house, interior
View of a room in Tom Gubbins' house, likely a dining room. A square dining table with chairs sits in the foreground. The walls are covered with floral wallpaper. A framed painting hangs on the wall to the left above a credenza. A circular mirror hangs on the wall to the right next to a window curtain. -
Gubbins' house, side
View of Tom Gubbins' porch from the side. There is a short wooden fence in the foreground with shrubs behind it. Another house can be seen in the background. -
Jack Holt on set for "War Correspondent"
Jack Holt posing in jodphurs on the set of " War Correspondent". -
John Yee and Walter Hager on a 20 millimeter anti-aircraft machine gun aboard USAT Aconcagua
Swan Yee's brother John pictured with Walter Hager. -
Johnny Yee, Naval gun captain, aboard USAT Aconcagua in Okinawa
Pictured, brother of Swan Yee, Johnny Yee amongst naval colleagues. -
Johnson Yee in US Army
Swan Yee's younger brother Johnson stands in uniform with another soldier. -
Loo Loy as Bandit Leader in "War Correspondent"
Group of extras from film "War Correspondent" (1932) with Loo Loy standing as Bandit Leader. -
Man and Swan Yee in front of "Tom Gubbins Asiatic Costume Co"
A Man and Swan Yee standing in front of Tom Gubbins Asiatic Costume Co shop on North Los Angeles Street. -
Man in costume with swords in front of Tom Gubbins' shop
Man posing in costume with swords in front of Tom Gubbins' shop on North Spring Street. -
Man posing outside Tom Gubbins' shop (on left) on 634 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles.
Man posing with swords, possibly in costume from Tom Gubbins' shop. Gubbins' shop is on the left and a barber shop on the right, 634 N. Spring Street. On Gubbins' shop: "Tom's Curio Store" barely legible. -
Names of Yee siblings
Note on reverse of SCOH-83-06-20, listing names of siblings in Chinese. -
Pair (heir?) of the wedding banquet (Swan Yee's)
A man sits outside of a building with a thatched roof. Two figures with large straw hats walk into an adjacent doorway in front of a brick wall. -
Photo of Los Angeles Plaza
Los Angeles Plaza, with Diamond Shirt Co in lower right. -
Reverse of #21
Reverse of SCOH-83-05-21 (annotation by J. Yee?). -
Reverse of #23
Reverse of SCOH-83-05-23 (annotated by J. Yee). -
Reverse of #7, a grocery list!
Shopping list with prices written on the back of a photograph. -
Rickshaw station at dusk
Several rickshaws parked at Tom Gubbins's rickshaw station in China City, Los Angeles. -
Rickshaw station at dusk
Several rickshaws parked at Tom Gubbins's rickshaw station in China City, Los Angeles. -
Scene in village at river
Two sampans on a river in Swan Yee's ancestral village. In the background are docked boats, buildings with Chinese signs and advertisements, and people walking through the streets. -
Sound stage and extras
Film set, potentially for "War Correspondent"