China Then and Now

Early Chinese life in a Southwestern community: El Paso's Chinatown

U.S. bottle with Chinese label

Recycled U.S.-made beer bottle with a Chinese paper label, from El Paso's Chinatown (1881 to early 1900s). The right edge of of the main drawing is a cutaway to show the wall of the bottle. Characters on the paper label are repeated and interpreted next to the bottle. Image from a report by Dr. Edward Staskireference, used by permission of the University Museum, NMSU.


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