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Dragonon [sic] Parade, La Fiesta de Los Angeles, Cal.
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Identifier
post_00105
Title
Dragonon
[sic]
Parade
,
La
Fiesta
de
Los
Angeles
,
Cal
.
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa
1912
Subject (Topic)
Dragons
in
art--California--Los
Angeles
;
Processions--California--Los
Angeles
;
Rites
and
ceremonies--California--Los
Angeles
;
Subject (Place)
Chinatown
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
;
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1
postcard
:
Color
;
9
x
14
cm
.
Institution
Department
of
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
William
H
.
Hannon
Library
,
Loyola
Marymount
University
Country of Creation
DE
Copyright Status
public
domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
Paul
C
.
Koeber
,
Co
.
Place of Publication
New
York
City
and
Kirchhheim
[Germany]
Language
eng
Description
A
long
,
elaborate
Chinese
dragon
under
which
can
be
seen
the
numerous
legs
of its
carriers
;
people
,
most
of
whom
are
wearing
Chinese
style
clothing
,
walk
alongside
it
.
One
man
carries
a
stool
.
Two
men
in
Western
dress
can
be
seen
in
procession
.
Spectators
watch
from the
sidewalk
.
Colorful
banners
decorate
the
street
.
Historical Background
The
Chinese
Dragon
first
appeared
in
La
Fiesta
de
Los
Angeles
in
April
,
1896
. There was
only
one
such
dragon
in
California
. At
800
feet
,
it
had to be
taken
apart
to be
transported
from
Marysville
on the
Southern
Pacific
Railroad
.
Later
that
year
, the
Chinatown
community
imported
a
Dragon
from
China
so
that
Los
Angeles
would have its
own
.
Originally
featured
in the
Fiestas
of the
early
1900s
, the
Dragon
is
a
centerpiece
of the
city's
Chinese
New
Year
celebration
. The
Chinese
Dragon
is
revered
and
represents
wisdom
,
good
fortune
and
generosity
.
Publisher's Identifier
Series number: 364
Additional Notes
Made
in
Germany
.
Approximate
date
from
postmark
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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