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Arnold Genthe Photograph Collection
Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942
1895-1906
Contains photographs of the aftermath of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, and photographs Chinese American inhabitants of San Francisco’s Chinatown between 1895 and 1906. Known as Tangrenbu, this 10 block area was inhabited by most of San Francisco's Chinese American population. Photographs depict Chinese American children and families; tradespeople; and street scenes showing details of Chinatown's architecture, store fronts, and inhabitants.
Many of the titles Genthe chose for his images contain language and descriptions considered offensive or inaccurate. For a contemporary analysis of Genthe's photographs of Chinatown, please see John Kuo Wei Tchen's introduction in Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942; Tchen, John Kuo Wei. Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old Chinatown. New York: Dover Publications, 1984.
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