Performance in front of Chinatown East Gate, Moon Festival
Item
- Identifier
- SCOH-79-04-13
- Title
- Performance in front of Chinatown East Gate, Moon Festival
- Description
- A nighttime shot of a performance on a stage, part of the Moon Festival parade events that took place between August 7-9, 1941 in New Chinatown. The performance includes women playing drums. Other women stand near the back of the stage and one walks across the stage towards the gate. The gate is in the background on the left side of the picture and has a sign on it saying "Gateway New Chinatown." A crowd of spectators are visible in the foreground, facing the stage, and buildings are visible in the back right.
- Extent
- 3.5x5
- Spatial Coverage
- New Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Subject
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Spectators
- Drums (Musical instruments)
- United China Relief (U.S.)
- East Gate (New Chinatown, Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Is Part Of
- 044 - Peter Soo Hoo
- Publisher
- Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
- Format
- image/jpeg
- Type
- Image
- Medium
- Black-and-white photograph
- Rights
- Images are for personal research, scholarly and educational purposes. Contact the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California for information about the reproduction of images.
