Chinese Merchant Trunk Roll II

  • Boys crossing North Los Angeles Street

    Boys with Manchu queues crossing North Los Angeles Street toward the Garnier Building west side of the 400 block. The left middle staircase leads to Way Leung Association, predecessor to the present-day Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. The business in the center is Coey Ling Lung, 417 North Los Angeles Street.
  • Parade banners on Los Angeles Street

    Three men in procession hoisting parade banners on Los Angeles Street near Los Angeles Plaza, which is to the left of the image. In front of them are two men wearing suits and one man wearing overalls. Several children are trailing them. The camera is facing north.
  • Marchessault Street east of Alameda Street

    View down Marchessault Street from east of Alameda Street. Los Angeles High School tower (later Central Junior High School) can be seen in the background.
  • People crossing Alameda Street

    A grandfather crosses Alameda Street with his grandchild. On the left behind him is a man wearing a suit and smoking a cigarette. The camera is pointing west with Marchessault Street in the background.
  • Firehouse Building, Plaza Street

    Exterior of the Firehouse Building across from Los Angeles Plaza. Signs for Yin King Low restaurant, occupant of the building at the time, on the left, and Coca-Cola, on the right.
  • Firehouse Building, Plaza Street

    Exterior of the Firehouse Building across from Los Angeles Plaza. Signs for Yin King Low restaurant, occupant of the building at the time, on the left, and Coca-Cola, on the right.
  • Firehouse Building, Plaza Street

    Exterior of the Firehouse Building across from Los Angeles Plaza. Signs for Yin King Low restaurant, occupant of the building at the time, on the left, and Coca-Cola, on the right.
  • Firehouse Building, Plaza Street

    Exterior of the Firehouse Building across from Los Angeles Plaza. Signs for Yin King Low restaurant, occupant of the building at the time, on the left, and Coca-Cola, on the right.
  • Trunk interior

    Interior of a wooden trunk with papers and a Chinese calendar from Bank of America with a picture of a Chinese gateway showing February 1949.
  • Trunk interior

    The interior of a wooden trunk. It contains a metal tin, papers, and several books, including Modern Business Correspondence by Frank Merrill Erskine, published 1906.
  • Trunk scene with 5x7 card for scale

    Three-quarter view of a wooden trunk with metal handles and lock in a room with white wall and hexagonal tiles. A label, shown in CHSSC-81-03-22, is on the interior of the lid by the lock. A 5 inch by 7 inch card has been placed in the lid for scale.
  • Trunk scene

    Three-quarter view of a wooden trunk with metal handles and lock in a room with white wall and hexagonal tiles. A label, shown in CHSSC-81-03-22 is on the interior of the lid by the lock.
  • Trunk label

    Chinese language tag found in trunk shown in CHSSC-81-03-22 through CHSCC-81-03-25.
  • Quong Tsue Lung & Co. list of partners

    Left side view of paper listing stockholders of Quong Tsue Lung & Co. in Chinese.
  • Quong Tsue Lung & Co. list of partners

    Right side view of paper listing stockholders of Quong Tsue Lung & Co. in Chinese.
  • Bill from Quong Yick Wing Co. to Quong Tsue Lung & Co.

    Handwritten Chinese-language bill from Quong Yick Wing Co., 952a Stockton Street, San Francisco, California to Quong Tsue Lung, 130 S. Side Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. The letter is stamped with Quong Yick Wing Co.'s seal.
  • Bill from Quong Yick Wing Co. to Quong Tsue Lung & Co.

    Handwritten Chinese-language bill from Quong Yick Wing Co., 952a Stockton Street, San Francisco, California to Quong Tsue Lung, 130 S. Side Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. The letter is stamped with Quong Yick Wing Co.'s seal.
  • Envelope for a letter from Quong Yick Wing Co. to Quong Tsue Lung & Co.

    Envelope for the letter from CHSSC-81-03-15, 17, 18. Postmarked August 23, 1921 at 2:30 pm in San Francisco, California. It has additional Chinese writing on the left side and is torn open on the right side.
  • Bill from Quong Yick Wing Co. to Quong Tsue Lung & Co.

    Handwritten Chinese-language bill from Quong Yick Wing Co., 952a Stockton Street, San Francisco, California to Quong Tsue Lung, 130 S. Side Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. The letter is stamped with Quong Yick Wing Co.'s seal.
  • Receipt for Chung Sai Yat Po

    Receipt for subscription to the newspaper Chung Sai Yat Po, also known as China West Daily, 809 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, California, from January 1 to June 30, 1927.
  • Affidavit for Quon Bing, page 4

    Affidavit by Quan Hoo Sing and two others confirming Quan Bing as a merchant from Yuen Lee Produce Company and familiarity with his son Quan Ming Gin. Notarized by G. F. {Buckhaus?]
  • Affidavit for Quon Bing, page 3

    Affidavit by Quan Hoo Sing and two others confirming Quan Bing as a merchant from Yuen Lee Produce Company and familiarity with his son Quan Ming Gin. Notarized by G. F. {Buckhaus?]
  • Affidavit for Quon Bing, page 2

    Affidavit confirming that Quan Bing is a merchant and member of Yuen Lee Produce Company, located at 945 San Julian Street, Los Angeles. Includes a photo of him as well as a photo of his son, Quan Ming Gin, who lives with his mother Wong Shee in China. Quon Bing wishes to bring his son Quan Ming Gin to the United States for a proper education to work as a merchant. Quan Bing last left the United States in the 10th month of the 31st year of Guangxu (1905) via S.S. Mongolia and returned in the 8th month of the 32nd year via S.S. Coplic. Notarized by G.F. [Buckhaus?].
  • Affidavit for Quon Bing, page 1

    Affidavit confirming that Quan Bing is a merchant and member of Yuen Lee Produce Company, located at 945 San Julian Street, Los Angeles. Includes a photo of him as well as a photo of his son, Quan Ming Gin, who lives with his mother Wong Shee in China. Quon Bing wishes to bring his son Quan Ming Gin to the United States for a proper education to work as a merchant. Quan Bing last left the United States in the 10th month of the 31st year of Guangxu (1905) via S.S. Mongolia and returned in the 8th month of the 32nd year via S.S. Coplic. Notarized by G.F. [Buckhaus?].
  • Affidavit for Quan Sam, page two

    Affadavit by Quan Hay confirming Quan Sam as a member of the firm of Quong Tsue Lung & Co. Includes a list of stockholders of the company at that time, including those in China, and their shares of the business. Notarized by Barton Darlington.
  • Affidavit for Quan Sam, page one

    Affidavit by [?] Gilles of First National Bank of Los Angeles, Alphonse Paradis, 325 North Los Angeles Street, and A.S. [Anderson?] confirming Quan Sam as a merchant so that he can return to the United States after a visit to China. A photo of Quan Sam is included. Notarized by Barton Darlington.
  • Bill of Sale, Quong Zack

    Bill of sale for Quong Zack's stake in Quong Tsue Lung Co. for the amount of $300, August 21,1894.
  • Bill of Sale, Quong Zack

    Bill of sale for Quong Zack's stake in Quong Tsue Lung Co. for the amount of $300, August 21,1894.
  • Two receipts

    Donation receipt from Sue Hing Benevolent Association, 125 Waverly Place, San Francisco, May 26, 1918 (right); donation receipt to Canton Ming Li Library and Museum, August 20, 1920
  • Membership receipts from Lung Kong Tin Yee Association, Los Angeles chapter

    Two paper membership receipts, numbers 72 and 311, from the Los Angeles Chapter Lung Kong Tin Yee Association issued in the fifth year of the Republic of China
  • IRS Form 1065 for Quong Tsue Leung Co. for calendar year 1933, bottom

    IRS Form 1065 (Partnership Return of Income) for Quong Tsue Leung Co., located at 130 South Side Plaza, Los Angeles, California for calendar year 1933
  • IRS Form 1065 for Quong Tsue Leung Co. for calendar year 1933, top

    IRS Form 1065 (Partnership Return of Income) for Quong Tsue Leung Co., located at 130 South Side Plaza, Los Angeles, California for calendar year 1933
  • Chinese male wearing traditional Chinese garb.

    Portrait of a Chinese man wearing a dark Tang jacket facing the camera
  • Chinese man wearing traditional Chinese garb

    Portrait of a Chinese man wearing a dark Tang jacket facing the camera
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