Decorating for Chinese New Year while brother Celestial smokes waterpipe
Date
[1910-1915]
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.
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.)
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Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710021652
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
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