Identifier	post_00108
Title	Gift Shop, New Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
Creator	unknown
Date Published	circa 1940
Subject (Topic)	Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles; Gift shops--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Chinatown (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/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Sincere Importing Co.
Place of Publication	969 Chungking Rd. Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	Front door and picture windows to Sincere Importing Co.; potted plants surround front entrance; banners and American flags decorate the upstairs balcony.
Historical Background	One of the earliest businessess in Chinatown, Sincere Imports was founded by Fong Kin Chin and is located at 483 Gin Ling Way.
Additional Printed Matter	On back:"In a setting of Old China, with shrines, lily pools, and courts, the Chinese have gathered art trreasures of the Orient. Here is offered silks, antiques, jewelry, and thousands of beautiful souvenires. The delicacies prepared in the fine Chinese restaurants are fit for a Mandarin, and delight the palate as well as the eye."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 12,650F
Additional Notes	Printed on linen textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection