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Identifier	clloy_058
Title	Sing Fat Co., Inc. Chinese Bazaar
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1909
Subject (Topic)	Department stores--California--Los Angeles; Stores, retail--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Sing Fat Co. (Firm);
Subject (Place)	Broadway (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 14 x 9 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	Benham Indian Trading Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	Exterior view of the Sing Fat Company store in Downtown Los Angeles, selling oriental goods.
Historical Background	The Sing Fat company, selling oriental art, antiques, and housewares originated in San Francisco's Chinatown shortly after the 1910 earthquake, but also had locations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and other major cities throughout the United States. The premises of the Los Angeles store were so extensive that they had entrances on both Broadway and Hill Streets.
Additional Printed Matter	On front: "Sing Fat Co., Inc., Chinese Bazaar, 548-550 S. Broadway. Branch of San Francisco. Los Angeles California." [Additional writing in Chinese characters on either side of the English.]
Publisher's Identifier	Written in lower left corner of image: "1242"
Additional Notes	Printed using the Neuner Co. Cailtype Process.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection