A 4x5 transparency shows two men in sport jackets reading a newspaper page spread open and taped to the brick wall to the right of the Chong Kee Jan Wholesale Importers storefront in San Francisco's Chinatown. The street numbers 853 and 855 are visible above the entrance. The store is lit and full of merchandise. A lit sign bearing its name in English and three large Chinese characters hangs above, perpendicular to the sidewalk. Down the street to the left, two people are blurred passing another lighted storefront with a neon sign overhead in red and yellow showing three Chinese characters. A string of paper lanterns hangs above the sidewalk. In the near left forground, a Chevrolet vehicle is parked at the curb facing the photographer. The contrast of lighted shops and signs with what seems to be evening light, strong diagonal perspective, and the human interest quality of the men reading make a strong composition. Handwritten on the envelope: China Town, S. F.