Historical Photograph: Officers of the Chinese Six Companies

Chinese Six Companies

Historical Photograph: Officers of the Chinese Six Companies

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Historical Photograph

The Online Archive of California features a photograph (date/author unknown) of the officers of the Chinese Six Companies- a benevolent organization of six prominent Chinese companies in California. The black and white photograph shows the men standing together in traditional Chinese garb.

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Online Archive of California (Contributor: University of California, Berkeley)

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