Stockton near Clay 1940s

View north on Stockton toward Clay[Annual parade of Dragon][The largest Chinese settlement outside of the Orient is located in San Francisco. All their quaint customs and ceremonies are kept, just as in the China of Old. The annual parade of the Dragon (Buddha Lion), Joss House ceremonies, banquets, and paper lantern festivals herald the Chinese New Year here.]
Photographer Unknown / Smith News Co. (Greg Gaar Postcard Collection / Courtesy of Greg Gaar)




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Please cite this image:SFMemory.org / sfm001-01109
Keywords: postcard color parade event people
Neighborhoods: Nob Hill Chinatown

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Added on Dec 1, 2022

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