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Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast
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Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast
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Title:
Grave stone. Gin Chow : 1857-1933. Evergreen Cemetery. Gin Chow was the most famous Chinese farmer in Lompoc. He was the weather prophet, political analyst and sage of his time. Gin Chow farmed in Goleta until 1911, when he moved to Lompoc. He came to the U.S. from China in 1873, with the intention of getting rich like most Chinese immigrants. He worked for Col. W. W. Hollister's Glen Annie Ranch in Goleta, farmed on 22 acres later, and eventually moved to Lompoc, buying 32 acres east of town.
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Grave stone. Gin Chow : 1857-1933. Evergreen Cemetery. Gin Chow was the most famous Chinese farmer in Lompoc. He was the weather prophet, political analyst and sage of his time. Gin Chow farmed in Goleta until 1911, when he moved to Lompoc. He came to the U.S. from China in 1873, with the intention of getting rich like most Chinese immigrants. He worked for Col. W. W. Hollister's Glen Annie Ranch in Goleta, farmed on 22 acres later, and eventually moved to Lompoc, buying 32 acres east of town.
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Description:
Grave stone at Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, with the following inscritption, "Gin Chow 1857 - 1933 The Prophet."
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Grave stone at Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, with the following inscritption, "Gin Chow 1857 - 1933 The Prophet."
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image
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Format:
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
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1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
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Subject:
Chow, Gin
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Chow, Gin
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Subject:
Lompoc (Calif.)
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Lompoc (Calif.)
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Subject:
Evergreen Cemetery (Lompoc, Calif.)
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Evergreen Cemetery (Lompoc, Calif.)
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Subject:
Chinese Americans -- California -- Santa Barbara County
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Chinese Americans -- California -- Santa Barbara County
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Cemeteries -- California -- Santa Barbara County
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Cemeteries -- California -- Santa Barbara County
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Language:
eng
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eng
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Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Copyright Holder:
Lompoc Valley Historical Society
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Lompoc Valley Historical Society
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Contributor:
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
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Black Gold Cooperative Library System
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Note:
Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection
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Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection
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Note:
Originally published as part of Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay
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Originally published as part of Asian/Pacific - Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay
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Identifier:
AP080
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AP080
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BG-AP-14-080.jpg
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BG-AP-14-080.jpg
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