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| Title | Chinese parade, Go-Hing festival, May 1921 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1921 |
| Caption | In late May 1921, Seattle's Chinese community held a carnival, called Go-Hing, to raise money for famine relief in China. All of Seattle was invited to a week of Chinese music, dance, and food. The festival ended with a parade through downtown Seattle.
In this photo, Chinese lion dancers march along King Street in the parade that ended the Go-Hing festival. According to The Seattle Times, the lion's head was brought in from a Chinese group in Idaho especially for the festival. |
| Subjects | Go-Hing (Event) (1921 : Seattle, Wash.); Parades & processions; Community service; Famines Chinese Americans--Social life |
| Places | Chinatown (Seattle, Wash.); King Street (Seattle, Wash.); Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.10958.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: glass, b&w; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 90, 122 |
