5 rescued slave girls, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of 5 rescued slave girls, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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5 rescued slave girls, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif.
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Five girls are shown in this 1904 print, which its caption identifies as having been rescued from slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown. Arnold Genthe, a German-born photographer who worked extensively in the neighborhood, made the image, and the caption's subject tracings (Chinese in U.S., Slavery, Women) show how it was cataloged. Mission workers, especially Presbyterian women who ran a home for rescued girls, drew public attention to the forced servitude and prostitution of Chinese girls in these years. The caption information has not been verified, so the scene is best read as Genthe's staged view of a real social problem rather than a documented account of these five girls.
| Created / published | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Arnold Genthe. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Chinese in U.S.; Slavery; Women; Geogr.; Mph. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,157 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156514 |
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