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Order Number	00104213
Title	Chinese American Citizens Alliance Convention at Garnier Building
Photographer	Quillen, Harry.
Collection ID	Harry Quillen Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	HQ-B245.5
Date	1949
Physical Description	1 negative :safety ;10 x 13 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The Garnier Building dates back to the original Chinatown in Los Angeles. It acted as an important community resource for Chinese Americans and housed many social and business groups, including the Chinese American Citizens Alliance. The alliance worked as advocates against discrimination and were active in registering Chinese American citizens to vote.
Description	Exterior view of the Garnier Building on N. Los Angeles Street. A sign for the Chinese American Citizens Alliance hangs above the doorway. Beneath the sign is a banner advertising the group's 20th Biennial convention held on September 1949. The United States Courthouse is visible in the distance.
Subject	Garnier Building (Los Angeles, Calif.). United States Court House and Post Office (Los Angeles, Calif.). Chinese American Citizens Alliance. Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Courthouses--California--Los Angeles. Post office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Banners--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Bunting (Cloth). Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles. Parking lots--California--Los Angeles. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Electric lines--Poles and towers. Street lighting--California--Los Angeles. El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.). Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). Old Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Street (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format	Photographic safety negatives
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection