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Photograph of the Lung Kong Tin Yee Association Los Angeles building

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Description: Black-and-white photograph of the grand opening of the new Lung Kong Tin Yee Association building in Los Angeles, California, located at 989 North Broadway in Chinatown. The image was captured on July 10, 1949 and depicts a large group of people standing in front of the new building decorated with bunting and a celebratory banner that reads, "Grand ceremony to unveil the new building of the Lung Kong Tin Yee Association Los Angeles office" in Chinese. The photographer's name, James W. Ginn, as well as the date are printed along the bottom of the photograph.
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Production date: 1949 July 10.
Call number: photPF 26052
Creator: Ginn, James W(Opens in new tab)

State Capitol building (Sacramento, California) photograph

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The cabinet photograph depicts an angled view of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento possibly during the 1890s. The image captured both men and women standing near the entrance gate. The photograph title credits Gregory, Artist, 504 J Street. Sacramento. L.L. Lewis Building. The verso annotaion in pencil notes,"California Sacramento State Capitol building [about 1890?]."

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Collection of photographic postcards of the Los Angeles Times building bombing

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A group of 13 photographic postcards documenting the destruction of the Los Angeles Times building after it was dynamited on October 1, 1910, by labor union activists. Most of the photographs feature different angles of the building destruction, some with firefighter wagons, fire hoses, and smoke still visible. One photograph shows the destruction in "Ink Alley," where the bomb was set off, and another shows a printing press. An unidentified photograph appears to be of James and John McNamara and a woman standing in front of a house, possibly theirs. One of the photographs is captioned "Where first bodies were found ... raising debris to recover the dead." Some postcards have correspondence and stamps on versos.

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Collection of photographic postcards of the Los Angeles Times building bombing

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A group of 13 photographic postcards documenting the destruction of the Los Angeles Times building after it was dynamited on October 1, 1910, by labor union activists. Most of the photographs feature different angles of the building destruction, some with fire engines, fire hoses, and smoke still visible. One photograph shows the destruction in "Ink Alley," where the bomb was set off, and another shows a printing press. An unidentified photograph appears to be of James and John McNamara and a woman standing in front of a house, possibly theirs. One of the photographs is captioned "Where first bodies were found ... raising debris to recover the dead." Some postcards have correspondence and stamps on versos.

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Cabinet photograph of a matadero (slaughterhouse) building in Manila, Philippines

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Cabinet card photograph of the front of the slaughterhouse building in Manila, Philippines. The building has a large veranda with "Matadero" displayed in large letters at the entrance. The scene shows people looking in and seated nearby, and horse carts parked out front.

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Photograph of Narumiya Clock Shop in Los Angeles

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A photograph of the interior of Narumiya Clock Shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, taken in May 1914. The print is on a card mount, which has the photographer's imprint: Fuji, 120 N. San Pedro St., Los Angeles. The image includes glass display cases filled with clocks and watches; three large clocks hanging on the wall; two large safes behind the counter; and a small sign that says Narumiya Co. On the back of the photograph, the shop name, its address, and the date are written in Japanese.

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North Los Angeles Street, Old Chinatown, Los Angeles

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View of a row of two-story buildings with balconies in the 500 block of North Los Angeles Street in Old Chinatown, Los Angeles, with signs for "Fook Wo Lung Curio Co." and "Chew Fun & Co. Chinese Herbs" visible and an automobile parked at the street curb. The Hop Sing Tong Society headquarters was located at 520 1/2 N. Los Angeles Street. The buildings face the Los Angeles Plaza (not pictured) and the central building (with three dormer windows) was built for Don Vicente Lugo and known as the Lugo Adobe.

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Photograph of the Lung Kong Tin Yee Association Los Angeles building

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