Postcard, San Francisco, Chinatown, Sidewalk Merchants in Chinatown

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Chinese Historical Society of America

Name/Title

Postcard, San Francisco, Chinatown, Sidewalk Merchants in Chinatown

Entry/Object ID

CHSA-04384A

Scope and Content

CHSA-04384 A-B. Color. Photo. SF; Local Industry; Market: A: Street scene where there are 2 men, I is in gray sitting behind a table with fortune sticks and red sign that says "Fortune Teller", other is sitting next to him in green next to some goods. A: Front: Caption: "Sidewalk merchants in Chinatown." " 321 Edward H. Mitchell. Publisher. San Francisco." Message: "Jan. 24, 124 College Ave. S.R. Just a line to ask whether you are in the land of the living or not. You haven't written in for a long time. Yours, ...LO. Kalin". Back: Addressee: "Mr. Walter M. Lester 2031Center St. Berkeley, Calif." Postmark: "Santa Rosa, Cal. Jan 25 1905 7:30 AM". Stamp: "United States Postage 1 Cent" stamp with Benjamin Franklin.

Dimensions

Width

5-1/2 in