Dragon costume, standing at rest outside the Garnier Building, Old Chinatown, Los Angeles, USA
Collection
Identifier
JC-m14
Copyright
© 2021 Jamie Carstairs
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-m14. The dragon costume is resting on a stool outside the Garnier Building (which is now the Chinese American Museum), in Los Angeles Street, Old Chinatown, Los Angeles, USA. Photographed during La Fiesta de Los Angeles, c.1900. Number on the negative: 008 1155. Photograph by Charles C. Pierce. A similar photograph, credited to ‘Pierce & Co., Los Angeles, Cal.’ and dated 1903, was published in ‘The Penny Magazine’, No. 314, 29 October 1904. This magic lantern slide is labelled as having been made, or sold, at 43 Museum Street, London WC1, England. See https://laist.com/2019/02/08/los_angeles_chinatown_parade_history.php and USC Digital Library (UC132698).
Caption in album or on mount
San Francisco / Chinese Dragon used on New Year's Day
Location
Estimated Date
1900
Material
Transparency
Media
Black and white photograph
