The Five Idols in the Holy of Holies in the Joss Temple of Lung Gong

The Five Idols in the Holy of Holies in the Joss Temple of Lung Gong

Photograph

Isaiah West Taber

Maker
American, 1830–1912

The Five Idols in the Holy of Holies in the Joss Temple of Lung Gong

1887
Albumen silver print
Image: 7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (19.1 × 24.4 cm)
Mount: 8 7/8 × 11 13/16 in. (22.5 × 30 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
1981.2265.0036
Inscriptions Printed on strip in negative on recto, BC: B 2699 Chinatown, S. F. Cal. The Five Idols in the Holy of Holies in the Joss Temple of Lung Gong. Copyright 1887 by I. W. Taber, Pho. San Francisco.
Inscribed in ink on mount on recto, TC: California
Inscribed in ink on mount on recto, BC: Five Idols in the Joss Temple of Lung Gong. \ Chinatown. San Francisco.
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