SHRINER'S MASONIC POSTCARD WITH STEREOTYPICAL CHINESE THEME
Entry/Object ID
2005.426.1.1
Description
POSTCARD, SHRINER'S MASONIC POSTCARD WITH STEREOTYPICAL CHINESE THEME, published by Pomeroy, Chase & Co., Los Angeles, postmarked May 11, 1912. The colored drawing shows a caricature of a Chinese man in traditional dress and umbrella, except that he wears a red Shriner's cap with the sword and crscent symbols. The caption at left reads "AM HAVING VELLY HOT TIME HERE IN LOS ANGELEE." The card is in fair overall condition.
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Pomeroy, Chase and Company, Shriners [fraternal society], Chinese Americans--Los Angeles (Calif.), Congresses and conventions--Los Angeles (Calif.), Friendly societies--Los Angeles (Calif.), Stereotype (Psychology) in mass media
