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"Chinese Butcher and Grocer Shop, Chinatown, S.F."
In the late 1880s, when this photograph was taken by Isaiah West Taber, there were over 20,000 Chinese living in California. Many settled in San Francisco's Chinatown, where markets, temples, theaters, and restaurants supplied a thriving commercial [...]
Tags: Chinese Immigration
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
"The Balloon Man"
As this photograph of a Jewish balloon man on Dupont Street shows, there were many non-Chinese peddlers in San Francisco's Chinatown. Chinatown was a popular tourist destination in the late 19th century, and many peddlers sold novelty goods to [...]
Item Type: Photograph
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)