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Decorating for Chinese New Year while brother Celestial smokes waterpipe

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Call Number	X-21652
Title	Decorating for Chinese New Year while brother Celestial smokes waterpipe
Summary	A Chinese-American man hangs a scroll with Chinese characters on a wall in a building on Hop Alley in Denver, Colorado. Celestial lays nearby and smokes possibly opium from a water pipe. Images of a dragon and flowers are on the wall.
Date	[between 1910 and 1915]
Notes	Formerly F9167.; Handwritten on back of print: "Denver street scenes Hop Alley A Denver Chinaman getting ready for the New Year festivities while his brother Celestial smokes his pipe while waiting for the celebration to begin. Probably taken before 1912."; Title typewritten on front of print.; R7100216521
Physical Description	1 copy negative ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject	Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920. Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920. Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920. Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920. Opium dens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920. Celestial.
Source	Source: Denver Post.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F9167 DPLW
Filename	10021652.tif