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New Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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"History of the Dragon Procession", 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 dragon parades. -
"Los Angeles Says...", Moon Festival Program Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Photo of Mayor Fletcher Bowron buying the first ticket from Mei Kane Louie accompanied by a short passage written by him. -
"Origin of the Dragon Boat", Moon Festival Program Page from souvenir program of Moon Festival fundraiser by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association for United China Relief, August 7-9, 1941. Photo of women on a dragon boat accompanied by article. -
"Vice Pres. Becker" standing in New Chinatown in front of Emory Chow Insurance Agency Bottom of photo reads: "Vice Pres. Becker". Scene of New Chinatown corner (Sun Mun Way and Jung Jing Road) showing Rice Bowl Restaurant and Emory Chow Agency. -
[Duplicate] Fong Kin Chin's booth for Sincere Gift Shop, with Ida Fong Fong Kin Chin and Ida Fong stand in the Sincere Gift Shop booth and look at the camera. A sign for the Tuey Far Low Chop Suey cafe (436 Gin Ling Way) is visible in the background. -
1854 map of Sonoratown 1854 map of land divisions in Sonoratown, now New Chinatown, north of Virgin Street / Calle de las Virgines, now Alpine Street -
Anna May Wong surrounded by children, including Lilly Mu and her brothers Chinese American actress Anna May Wong sits surrounded by children, including Lilly Mu Lee and her brothers. -
B.W. Pierce Lithograph Closeup of Old Chinatown, Los Angeles Plaza, and Sonoratown areas from a panoramic map of Los Angeles by B.W. (Bruce Wellington) Pierce -
Barbara Jean Wong and Mei Wah drum majorette corps The actress Barbara Jean Wong stand in front of the drum majorette corps at the Moon Festival put on by United China Relief in 1941. Wong is wearing a marching costume and holding a baton under her arm. She poses and smiles at the camera. The women in the drum majorette corps wear matching uniforms and face the camera. They are wearing their drums and holding drumsticks. Two of the women in the corps are holding flags. The photograph was taken at night and there are spectators visible on each side of the image. -
Barbara Jean Wong and women carrying lanterns Several rows of women standing in formal dress, holding lanterns. A few of them smile at the camera. The actress Barbara Jean Wong stands in front of the women in a marching costume and holding a baton under her arm. The photograph was taken at night as a part of the Moon Festival put on by United China Relief between August 7-9, 1941. -
Bookmobile at Castelar Elementary School Los Angeles Public Library bookmobile in operation at Castelar Elementary School. Three children sit across it on a picnic table. This photo accompanies a bulletin notifying readers of its weekly stops at the school on Thursday afternoons, with books and magazines for all ages and in Chinese as well. Printed in Chinese Awareness (Jue Hua Bao), Volume 2, Number 2, July 1972. -
Castelar Elementary School main building in the process of teardown Former main building of Castelar Elementary School in the process of being torn down with no roof. Printed in page 10 of Chinese Awareness (Jue Hua Bao), Volume 3, Numbers 1-2, July-August 1973. -
Castelar Elementary School on the front page of Chinese Awareness Front page of the bilingual newspaper Chinese Awareness (Jue Hua Bao), Volume 1, Number 3, September 1971, with photographs showing that the main Castelar Elementary School building built in 1903 had been condemned and ordered to be vacated by 1975 due to earthquake safety standards established by the Field Act. -
Castelar Elementary School on the front page of Chinese Awareness Front page of the bilingual newspaper Chinese Awareness (Jue Hua Bao), Volume 1, Number 3, September 1971, with photographs showing that the main Castelar Elementary School building built in 1903 had been condemned and ordered to be vacated by 1975 due to earthquake safety standards established by the Field Act. -
Castelar Elementary School playground Children playing in Castelar Elementary School playground while supervised by a teacher. Printed in page 12 of Chinese Awareness (Jue Hua Bao), Volume 2, Number 1, July 1972. -
Children preparing for Moon Festival parade A large group of children stand in the middle of the street and the boys are holding American flags. Boys and girls are each dressed in matching clothes and a man in uniform stands in front of the group. Two women stand at the front of the group on either side of the street. A banner for the festival reading "United China Relief Aug 7-8-9" is visible at the top of the image. The parade is part of the Moon Festival held between August 7-9, 1941. The photograph was taken at night. -
China War Relief event in New Chinatown Crowd of people hold up a large Republic of China flag at a China War Relief event in New Chinatown. From Bill Mosen article, New Year Book 1974, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. -
Chinatown Central Plaza View of buildings in Chinatown Central Plaza. Soo Chow (left), Rice Bowl (upstairs center), Lim's Cafe (center), Tuey Far Low (second from right), Gin Ling Gift (right) and Wah On Company. -
Crowd with dragon head, New Chinatown West Gate A small crowd stands in front of the West Gate of New Chinatown. The West Gate is located on what was at the time Castelar Street (now N Hill Street). The rest of the crowd is watching while one of them holds up a dragon puppet head. There is a large banner hung over the front center of the gate that reads "New Chinatown Welcomes You." Some of the buildings along Gin Ling Way can be seen in the background. -
Dragon Dance, Moon Festival Parade A nighttime shot of a dragon dance, part of the Moon Festival parades held in Old Chinatown between August 7-9, 1941. Spectators are watching in the background and walking past. Buildings can be seen in the background and lanterns and a Moon Festival banner can be seen at the top of the image. -
Drum Majorette Corps at Chinatown gate The Drum Majorette Corps marching through a Chinatown gate. The gate says "Gateway Chinatown" in lights. The leader of the corps is holding up a baton and looking at the crowd. The rest of the corps members are holding up their sticks together to form a right angle and wearing drums over their shoulders. They are all wearing marching uniforms. There are spectators and pedestrians visible on either side of the photograph. This event was part of the parades held during the 1941 Moon Festival put on by United China Relief between August 7-9. -
Drum Majorette Corps, Moon Festival Young women marching with drums and raising batons in the Moon Festival parade held on Aug 7, 1941. The picture is taken at night and there are strings of light and Moon Festival banners in the background. -
Drum Majorette Corps, Moon Festival The Drum Majorette Corps marching in the 1941 Moon Festival parades. Two young women lead the corps, holding up batons. The other corps members are wearing drums over their shoulders and some of them are waving flags. They are wearing matching outfits styled after traditional Chinese clothing. There are strings of lights hanging across the street in the background. -
Drum Majorettes Corps, Moon Festival A nighttime shot of the drum majorettes corps performing in formation at the Moon Festival parade held on August 7, 1941 in Old Chinatown, China City, and New Chinatown.
