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[A Chinese sage sitting on a bench beneath banana trees, with attendan...
Title devised by Library staff, other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Chinese painting on silk. Forms part of: Arnold Genthe collection (Libra... more
Sculpture that belonged to Arnold Genthe
Title devised. Photograph by Arnold Genthe of a sculpture in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Dressed for a visit, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 145. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Screen painting that belonged to Arnold Genthe
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
The cellar door, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 161. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Woman house servant, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 92. Purch... more
The sword dancer, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 191. Alternate titles from a similar image in: Genthe's photogra... more
The street of the gamblers (by night), Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 35. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Chinese American men and child in front of building with hanging lante...
Photograph shows Chinese American men in traditional dress standing on a street in Chinatown, San Francisco. One man holds a child. Title devised by Library staff. Forms part of: Genthe photograph collection (L... more
Dupont Street entrance to Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 5. Purcha... more
The first born, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 103. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Boys playing shuttlecock, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 165. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Mother holding a baby, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title devised. Margins of electronic surrogate cropped. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. vd image: negative margins cropped
Reading the Tong proclamation, Chinatown, San Francisco
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Apricot Spring Orchard drugstore, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 43. Purch... more
Sculpture that belonged to Arnold Genthe
Title devised. Photograph by Arnold Genthe of a sculpture in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Sculpture that belonged to Arnold Genthe
Title devised. Photograph by Arnold Genthe of a sculpture in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Portion of an illustrated Japanese or Chinese manuscript or scroll tha...
Title devised. Photographic reproduction by Arnold Genthe of an object in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
New Year's Day before the theatre, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 159. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
The drug store sign, Chinatown, San Francisco
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Man and a young child walking down a street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Street scene, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Drawing by Haig Patigian of Arnold Genthe accompanied by three young w...
Title devised. Photographic reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a drawing of himself by Haig Patigian. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Portrait painting of Arnold Genthe
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
A family from the Consulate, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 149. Alternate title from a similar image in: Pictures of old Ch... more
Rescued slave girls, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 171. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Screen painting that belonged to Arnold Genthe
Title devised. Photographic reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a painting in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Three children in front of a cellar door, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Man and a young child walking down a street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title devised. Margins of electronic surrogate cropped. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. vd image: negative margins cropped
Five girls in holiday finery, Chinatown, San Francisco
Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. vd image reversed 2/96
The wild cat (for the Highbinder's feast of the uncooked meat), Chinat...
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 143. Alternate title from a similar image in: Pictures of old Ch... more
Portrait photograph of Frank Norris
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
One Washington Place, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Genthe's photographs of San Francisco's old Chinatown / photographs by Arnold Genthe ; selection and text by John Kuo Wei Tchen. New York : Dover Publications, 1984, pl. 22. Purch... more
Man and a boy walking down a sidewalk with other people, Chinatown, Sa...
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Portrait photograph of James Aytoun of Kircaldy
Title devised. Lantern slide reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a calotype by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
The street of painted balconies, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 47. Alternate title from a similar image in: Pictures of old Chi... more
Small child sitting on a doorstep, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title devised. Margins of electronic surrogate cropped. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. vd image: negative margins cropped
Unidentified dancer
Title devised. Credit line: Genthe photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Genthe photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/l... more
Portion of an illustrated Japanese or Chinese manuscript or scroll tha...
Title devised. Photographic reproduction by Arnold Genthe of an object in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Man and children walking down a street, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Screen painting that belonged to Arnold Genthe
Title devised. Photographic reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a painting in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Brothers and sisters, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 79. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
A corner on the hillside, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 153. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Clipping from an article on photography, including a photograph of a d...
Title devised. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman
Title devised. Lantern slide reproduction by Arnold Genthe of a daguerreotype by an unknown photographer. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Buying New Year's gifts, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 183. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
Sculpture that belonged to Arnold Genthe
Title devised. Photograph by Arnold Genthe of a sculpture in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.
The balloon man, Chinatown, San Francisco
Title from a similar image in: Old Chinatown : a book of pictures / by Arnold Genthe ; with text by Will Irwin. New York : M. Kennerley, 1913, p. 179. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.