Name/Title
Postcard, Chicago, Chinese RestaurantEntry/Object ID
CHSA-04707Scope and Content
Color. Photo. Illinois; Restaurants; So Ying Lo: Interior of a restaurant with 2 rows of empty rables with paper lanterns and a chandelier hanging from the ceiling lit up, toward the back of the room are ornate carvings on the wall.
Front: Caption: "40-A Chinese Restaurant, Chicago Known as Song Ying Lo, situated on Clark Street. One of the finest chop suey restaurants in Chicago." Back: Postmark: "Chicago, Ill. May 22 1908 1:30 AM", stamped in black. Stamp: A green once cent stamp with Benjamin Franklin. Message: "5/21/08 Dear Ruth: - This is a regular Chinese Restaurant. How funny it looks. There are so many things to see when you come down. I hope Xenia can come too with your ma and yourself. Give my love to your grandma and grandpa, also yourselves. Your aunt Kate"; "Ruth Regan, 118-....."