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| Title | Cars in front of Chinese businesses, Seattle, ca. 1920 |
| Photographer | Richter Photography |
| Date | ca. 1920 |
| Caption | This section of King Street between 6th and 7th Avenues features the Milwaukee Hotel, established in 1913 by Chinese American businessman Goon Dip. It is a neighborhood landmark that still stands today. |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: Bow Wah (now Sun May) co-owner Chin Seung, father of Don Chin; Huey Ham; Huey Wong. Gus Mizuki, taxi and car rental. Chong Hing Co. (owner Chin Fook Hing, father of Henry K. Chin) (make sweaters on order). Milwaukee Dye Works. Milwaukee Cafe main ent. (window) upstairs. Grant Hotel (new American). Circa - 1920. Don Chin.
Stamped on verso: Copy and print by Richter Photography, 2416 - 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. |
| Subjects | Asian American business enterprises--Washington (State)--Seattle
Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle
Chinese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Chinatown/International District (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Wing Luke Asian Museum Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1991.100.430 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: bfisher@wingluke.org. Please cite the Image Number. |
| Credit Line | Wing Luke Asian Museum Photograph Collection |
| Repository | Wing Luke Asian Museum |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
