Item No: #307574 Smoking Divan in Chinese Restaurant, S. F. [Stereoview]. Carleton E. Watkins.

Watkins Stereoview of a Chinese Restaurant

Smoking Divan in Chinese Restaurant, S. F. [Stereoview]

Watkins, Carleton E.

Notes: A view of a partially enclosed seating area in a San Francisco Chinese restaurant. The image shows ornate carved wood decorations, four scroll paintings, and tables and stools. This is one of several views inside Chinese restaurants taken by Watkins. The noted photographer employed a Chinese American assistant who may have facilitated access inside businesses that few other San Francisco photographers were able to see.

This image belongs to Watkins New Series of Pacific Coast Views, no. 3760.

Two gelatin silver prints, 3-1/8 inches square, on a slightly curved orange mount with letterpress text.

Edition + Condition: A fine example, with excellent contrast, and only very slight wear at the upper corners.

Publication: San Francisco: Carleton E. Watkins, [ca. 1875].

Item No: #307574

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