State Historical Society of Iowa

A Chinese Family, between 1898 and 1905

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A Chinese Family, between 1898 and 1905
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "A Chinese Family," Detroit Photographic Co., between 1898 and 1905

Description

This photograph shows a Chinese family sometime between 1898 and 1905. Four children can be seen on the steps with their mother to the right of them standing. 

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What is their story? What evidence from the picture are you using to imagine what their story might be?
  • How is my story the same as this family?
  • How is my story different than this family?

Citation Information 

"A Chinese Family," Detroit Photographic Co., between 1898 and 1905. Courtesy of Library of Congress