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| Title | Chinese Lion Dance on Seventh Avenue South, Seattle, ca. 1930 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | ca. 1930 |
| Caption | In this photo, probably taken in the 1920s, a lion dances along Seventh Avenue South, between King and Weller Streets, accompanied by cymbals and drums. The lion costume covers two dancers, one inside the head and one in the back. |
| Notes | Sign on building reads: Yook Gee Drug Co.
Handwritten on image: China New Years.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Parades & processions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Chinese Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle; Drugstores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Holidays--Washington (State)--Seattle; Chinese New Year |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Chinatown/International District (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | PI22397 |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative 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. |
