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Chinatown Echoes and Change in San Francisco
A travel scrapbook note recounts a San Francisco Chinatown visit with 1930 population figures cited as 16 000 by officials but contested. Describes Little China, gambling dens, shops on Grant Avenue, Chinese markets, theater and temples, and youths in mixed attire. Includes a promotion offering a free leaflet on Rome and Ancient Romans.
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