Chin Kow, Portland, 1911
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Chin Kow was a member of the First Baptist Church Chinese Sunday School in Portland in 1911 when this photo was taken. He often was called "The General" by his friends and customers at his Chinese hand laundry, which he ran until 1966.
Other Information
- Title: Chin Kow, Portland, 1911
- Creator: Reynolds, Gardiner, Maine
- Creation Date: 1911
- Subject Date: 1911
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions (cm): 23 x 15
- Local Code: Coll. 2080 Box 5
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Kow, Chin--Portrait photographs
Laundries--Maine--Portland
Religious education
Chinese Americans--Maine--Portland
Immigrants--United States--Maine--Portland
Chinese--United States--Maine--Portland
Church work with immigrants
Immigrant children
First Baptist Church (Portland, Me.)
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