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Five Points

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Street Scene: Church of the Transfiguration

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29 Mott Street, Manhattan Chinatown

The Lord’s Prayer

Father Felix Varela Memorial Dedication

(Next post on Monday: Corresponding Through Punctuation)

Street Scene: univers

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179 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Manhattan Chinatown

(Next post on Monday: Austin N. Palmer, Master Penman)

Typography: Bock Ngar Chy Co.

Who’s Who of the Chinese in New York

Warner M. Van Norden
1918

Lee Shew Hung—was born in San Francisco in 1882. At the age of four he was sent home to the land of his forefathers to receive Chinese training. He returned to the United States when he was fifteen, to study in the American schools. His second trip to China was made in 1902. After returning to the United States in 1905 he abandoned further studies in order to take up his father’s business—that of importing and exporting. After the fire and earthquake in San Francisco he opened the Bock Ngar Chy Company, a firm of printers and stationers in that city. Four years ago he came to New York, and was employed for a short time as a bookkeeper. Later he organized the Asia Noodle Company, and became the president and general manager of the firm. Mr. Lee has been President of the Hock San Society and the Lin Sang Society. Address—10 Pell Street.

San Francisco Chronicle

(California)

October 9, 1909

A Chinese student wants a position in the city 

as schoolboy. V. B. Bock Ngar Chy, 813 

Washington st., city.

The Chinese Students’ Monthly

February 1915

San Francisco Chronicle

(California)

March 9, 1919

Bock Ngar Chy & Co, 920 Grant av.,

China 1110. Translation Chinese and 

English. Rubber Stamps.

Rubber Stamp

Bock Ngar Chy Co.

Type Specimen Catalogue

circa 1925

30 pages includes one blank

5.625 x 8.5 in / 14.3 x 21.6 cm

Bock Ngar Chy Company
Receipts and Invoices

1931 San Francisco Directory
Bock Ngar Chy & Co.....920 Grant av

1949 San Francisco Chinese Directory

Bock Ngar Chy Co…..556 Kearny

Bock Ngar Chy, Youth Printing Co.
1956 Calendar
(calendar scanned in three sections and stitched together)

Online Archive of California
Thomas W. Chinn Interview

San Francisco Printing Companies

(Next post on Monday: The Question)

Street Scene: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

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Eldridge Street was the location for the Chinatown

dragon dance sequence in the Disney movie;

I’m standing on Canal Street, looking south.

The Chinese Lunar New Year 4711is the year of the snake.

(Tomorrow: Garden Cafeteria)

Street Scene: Chinatown Map

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Waverly Place sidewalk in Chinatown.

The Chinese Lunar New Year 4711is the year of the snake.

(Tomorrow: Lee Ho Fook)

Street Scene: R2-D2 Mailbox

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The corner of Bayard Street at Mott Street

in Manhattan Chinatown, May 2007.

Star Wars, Episode IV premiered May 25, 1977.

(Next post on Sunday: Harlan Ellison)