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Chinese Tuxedo Restaurant papers

Description

Collection includes a bilingual menu in English and Chinese, illustrated with photos of the restaurant and staff. There is also a postcard featuring a photo of the restaurant interior, and a handwritten party invitation card to dinner at the restaurant, from "Mess Tom Mon Kip, Tom Ming, Tom Ying, and Der-Foo Sam."

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1897
Call number
mssCTR
Creator
Chinese Tuxedo Restaurant(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Zephyr Used and Rare Books, February 2022.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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