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Oregon Life - Road Trips Oregon. The Best Stock Photo Sites for Photographers - Kam Wah Chung Artifacts. Posters with Mandarin Chinese lettering adorn a door frame inside John Day, Oregon's Kam Wah Chung & Company, the most significant collection of 19th and 20th Century artifacts documenting Chinese immigrants in the American West. Other packages and items for sale sit nearby in the Company's store.
Written by on March 8, 2020

High Resolution Images: Kam Wah Chung Artifacts

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Download FREE high resolution images of the Kam Wah Chung & Company Museum in John Day, Oregon. These images are free to use for educational purposes.

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An interior poster with Chinese script at John Day, Oregon's Kam Wah Chung & Company, the most significant collection of 19th and 20th Century artifacts documenting Chinese immigrants in the American West. The store, boarding house, doctor's office, and home contains documents and objects from the third-largest Chinese settlement or 'Chinatown' in the United States. The building sat undisturbed for decades before being opened and preserved, first by the city of John Day and later by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Written by on August 2, 2019

Interesting Oregon Facts: John Day’s Kam Wah Chung & Company

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One of the most significant and interesting historical sites in Oregon sits near John Day, Oregon’s Main Street. Chinese immigrants Ing Hay and Lung On bought Kam Wah Chung & Company in 1880. They turned the dry goods store into a successful, 50-year partnership, providing medical care, dried goods, lodging, entertainment, writing and translation services, and other important services to both the Chinese and non-Chinese communities.

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