Christian helpers, of Congregational Chinese Mission School

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  Wilshire Christian Church interior, Los Angeles

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  View of the interior of the Wilshire Christian Church at 634 Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as seen from the balcony with the organ, choir, pews, and parishioners visible.

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  Chinese drug store and doctor

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  Photograph of three men seated against a wall in a store. There is a table with various items and a mirror between them. One side wall is lined with cannisters. The opposing wall has a counter with bowls and baskets. Panels with Chinese writing and a sign in English are on the wall behind the men.

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  Sunday school singing. : Sings at the Pilgrim to night. Tickets for sale here

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  Image of a full-length portrait of evangelist, singer, and sacred music composer Philip Phillips (also spelled Phillip Phillips), known as the "Singing Pilgrim," sitting at an organ labeled "Smith's American Organ" in formal dress, with two song books labeled "Singing Pilgrim" and "Music Leaves" are on the organ; portrait surrounded by a circular twig border decorated with leaves, flowers, and a banner with song titles, and an image of the allegorical figure of Columbia holding an American flag at top with a bald eagle; the poster advertises a concert by Phillips at the Pilgrim.

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  McElvaney residence

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  Images of landscaping and house exteriors; four interiors, including a room with a foot-pedal organ.

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  Chinese Garden

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  Primarily business correspondence for Chinese Garden restaurant. Also includes a hand drawn map of the dining room and some bank books.   

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  Portrait of a Chinese man captioned "Chinese Festival. Yee Photo, L.A."

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  This collection contains photographs of Los Angeles' Old Chinatown and portraits of its Chinese residents, most dating from the 1890s to the 1900s. Together there are 299 glass plate negatives ranging in size from 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches to 8 x 5 inches; an ornate photograph album containing 12 studio portraits of Chinese men and women; and six additional card photograph portraits. Some printed photographs have the imprints of professional photographers and a few of the glass plate negatives are credited to "Yee Photo, L.A. Cal." They may be connected to a photographer "Yee" who at one time had a studio at 510 North Los Angeles Street in Old Chinatown (see photograph Box 8 (1)). This could possibly be Wy Yee, a photographer working during the same time period. It is unclear if he took all the photographs or there was more than one photographer. There are two glass plate images of a photographer's storefront with a sign in Chinese that translates to Jinghua Photo Studio. Scenes in Old Chinatown include: street views of buildings and storefronts; Chinese and a few white people walking in the streets; the interior of a restaurant and three Chinese workers posing for the camera; two men on bicycles; the Chinese community participating in La Fiesta de las Flores parade; and other candid photographs of people in daily activities. Some buildings have store signs in English and Chinese. The majority of photographs are portraits of primarily Chinese sitters. Several are posed studio portraits of men, women, or children, wearing traditional Chinese or western clothing, with elaborate props and backdrops. Other portraits are simple head shots of Chinese men, one of which has the handwritten date "1902," the year that the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was made permanent and required Chinese residents to register and obtain immigration documents. Other photographs include: three studio images of women showing bare shoulders, a Chinese woman posing in a sailor's uniform, and white tourists posing in traditional Chinese clothing. Photographer imprints on card photographs are: Bijou Studio, James Blanchard, George Dewey, J. H. Lamson Company, Michael A. Wesner, and "Yee," who may be photographer Wy Yee, all of Los Angeles. There is one portrait of a Chinese woman by William Shew, San Francisco. The China subseries consists of copies of photographs taken in China, including landmarks and scenes of punishment. Please note that this subseries contains historical images that library users may find harmful, offensive, or inappropriate. Miscellaneous photographs include images of Native Americans and a town in the Southwest.

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