Object number:
2000.1.84
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Ron Riesterer
Date made:
October 11, 1981
Material / Technique:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 8 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Physical description:
Handwritten on the back, "In SF crowd watching Columbus Day parade." Tribune caption on the back, Jan. 17, 1988, "Chinese in U.S. Second-largest immigrant group after Mexicans." Photo shows a group of Chinese women, a portion of a bigger crowd, sitting and standing on a sidewalk. Two little girls are also sitting on what appear to be little stools. The little girl in the front is eating cotton candy and is wearing her jeans tucked into cowboy boots.
Content description:
Handwritten on the back, "In SF crowd watching Columbus Day parade." Tribune caption on the back, Jan. 17, 1988, "Chinese in U.S. Second-largest immigrant group after Mexicans." Photo shows a group of Chinese women, a portion of a bigger crowd, sitting and standing on a sidewalk. Two little girls are also sitting on what appear to be little stools. The little girl in the front is eating cotton candy and is wearing her jeans tucked into cowboy boots. Tribune envelope: "Chinese United States
Concepts:
cotton candy; parade; crowd; Chinese American; child; woman
Places:
Chinatown, San Francisco
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