Black and white glass plate negative contains an image of a child wearing an elaborate beaded head covering, a tunic, and wide-legged pants. The child looks out toward the viewer and holds on to a dark cylindrical object at center left. The photograph appears to have been taken outdoors in front of a building. Four bamboo shoots lean against the building at lower right.
Concepts:
Chinese costume; child; bamboo
Places:
Chinatown, San Francisco
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