Opening ceremony of Wong Wan San Kung Society
Item
- Identifier
- CHSSC-82-03-05
- Title
- Opening ceremony of Wong Wan San Kung Society
- Description
- Opening ceremony of Wong Wan San Kung Society, now known as Wong Family Benevolent Association, on the second floor of 438 North Los Angeles Street as seen from outside. A band can be seen from the balcony, around which American flag buntings and the Five Races Under One Union flag of the Republic of China are hung. A string of firecrackers hang in the foreground by a ladder. Ging Lung and Co. storefront can be seen underneath, and Tong Lung and Co. grocery (436 North Los Angeles Street) can be seen on the bottom right.
- Extent
- 3.5x5
- Date
- 1921
- Subject
- Buildings
- Balconies
- Banners
- Flags
- Firecrackers
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
- Storefronts
- Source
- Willie Soo Hoo; Wong Assn.
- 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.
- Item sets
- Southern California Oral History Project