Chinatown circa 1938

A parade with the Golden Dragon, possibly at Portsmouth Square? [Parade Golden Dragon of good luck][The Golden Dragon, Gim Lung, signifying good luck is one of four. The others: Heavenly Dragon, which guards the mansions of the gods;Spiritual Dragon, which controls the winds and rain; and Earth Dragon which guards the secret places of wealth from mortals, are only paraded on special occasions] [62 - 8A-H2833]
Photographer Unknown / Stanley A. Piltz (Greg Gaar Postcard Collection / Courtesy of Greg Gaar)




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Keywords: postcard color people event parade
Neighborhoods: Chinatown

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Added on Dec 1, 2022

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