Comments on: The Chinese in California

The Chinese in California

OmieWise — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 07:17:53 -0800

The Chinese in California 1850-1925. The site is poorly designed. To get to the content click Essays & Galleries. To get to the photos, click on the (practically hidden) gallery link at the top right of each short essay.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:45:38 -0800

You do have to really dig, but there are some great images in there. Thought provoking. Thanks. A Random Sample for ye of lazy bones, but be forewarned not all of these are good: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

By: missmerrymack

missmerrymack — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:49:32 -0800

Cool link! You are right, it's not designed very well, but there's a lot of good stuff in there like this scan of an old postcard. The Smithsonian had an exhibit on this subject a few years ago. Here's the site supporting that exhibition.

By: peacay

peacay — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:02:53 -0800

Thanks OmieWise (and safetyfork). Wonderful images.

By: LarryC

LarryC — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:06:25 -0800

A great post. And you are right about the site design, most of the American Memory sites follow the same template, with all the good stuff hidden away.

By: mrhappysad

mrhappysad — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:53:06 -0800

Thanks for the link!!! Nice images indeed. The forgotten pictures are reasures indeed!

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:01:38 -0800

safetyfork writes "[F]or ye of lazy bones" Thanks safetyfork, I guess I resemble that remark since I didn't do that myself.

By: freebird

freebird — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:23:52 -0800

Cool! I'm only still discovering how many stories thread together with that of White Guys in the West. Early California seems like one of those locus points in history that only come along every few centuries but reward in full all the attention you can give them. Thanks!

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:04:47 -0800

Aye, but you did do the initial digging so you perhaps only resemble that remark from afar and in 3/4 profile.