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[Warren Lowe photograph album of Chinese-American family life in San Francisco].
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[Warren Lowe photograph album of Chinese-American family life in San Francisco]Creator/Contributor:
Lowe, Warren, creator, creator.Abstract:
Photograph album documenting everyday life of Warren Lowe, a young Chinese American man residing in San Francisco, and his
family, friends and associates, chiefly from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s. Images, mostly snapshots, depict Warren and
his siblings (Eddie, Lew and Jennie) posing during leisure outings, recreation, etc. with friends from school (Warren attend
Lowell High School), church and perhaps their San Francisco neighborhood. Includes a few images of Lowe's parents, and of
Warren during his early childhood. Also includes some images of Chinatown and other locations in the San Francisco Bay Area
and beyond, including Oakland, Tilden Park and Fresno. A few images depict Warren's brother Lew in military uniform, likely
during his service in World War II. Most individuals are identified via first name in the album's captions.
Date:
1925 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caChinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Chinese American families -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Students -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Siblings -- Photographs
Leisure -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Américains d'origine chinoise -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Familles américaines d'origine chinoise -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Frères et sœurs -- Photographies
Loisir -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Étudiants -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Students
Leisure
Chinese American families
Siblings
Chinese Americans
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Photographs
California -- San Francisco
Lowe, Warren -- Photographs
Lowe, Warren
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Compiled by Warren Lowe, whose name is stamped on the front cover.
Most images are described in hand-written, often humorous captions on album leaves.
Purchase ; From McBride Rare Books ; 2021.
Warren Lowe photograph album of Chinese-American family life in San Francisco, BANC PIC 2021.018, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Type:
graphicPhotographs
Photograph albums.
Physical Description:
photoprint
approximately 225 photographs in 1 album : gelatin silver prints ; prints various sizes, album 28 x 24 cm
Language:
English