Postcard, New York, Chinatown, Scene in Chinatown, New York City

CHSA-04752A (front)

CHSA-04752A (front)

Name/Title

Postcard, New York, Chinatown, Scene in Chinatown, New York City

Entry/Object ID

CHSA-04752A

Scope and Content

CHSA-04752 A-B. Color. Photo. New York; Chinatown; Pell St.: A-B: A man is sitting in a doorway step with some Chinese people on the street looking at him, there is man holding a baby with his wife and other 2 children across the street. See CHSA-04748, CHSA-04751-04757. A-B: Front: Caption: "Scene in Chinatown, New York City." A: Back: Info. Text: "Scene in Chinatown, New York City, The heart of Chinatown is on Mott Street, from Bayard to Chatham Square. On this street and the immediate neighborhood live the majority of the Chinese in New York City. Here are located the joss houses the civil officers of the colony and lodging houses and restaurants, the gambling rooms and oplum-smoking dens. The Chinese stores, containing mostly good imported direct are always open to visitors."; "The American Art Publishing Co. New York CIty"; "H. Pinkelstein & Sons" Old Accession #: GHT

Dimensions

Width

5-1/2 in