IMAGE

Seid Gain

Portrait of Seid Gain dressed in a black suit and neatly combed hair.

Image 37.03.07

Description

Seid Gain was a Chinese interpreter for the US Bureau of Immigration, circa 1905–1909, then became a member of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Portland during the 1920s.

Object ID

37.03.07

Citation (Chicago-style 18th Edition)

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Seid Gain

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c. 1905 – 1909

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Photograph

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Sonoma County, California, United States

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Multimedia details

Date

c. 1905 – 1909

Location

Sonoma County, California, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

tif

Subject

Portraits; Gain, Seid

Source

Oregon Historical Society

Licensor

Oregon Historical Society

MUMI Number

37.03.IMG.048

Date

c. 1905 – 1909

Location

Sonoma County, California, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

tif

Subject

Portraits; Gain, Seid

Source

Oregon Historical Society

Licensor

Oregon Historical Society

MUMI Number

37.03.IMG.048

No Known Copyright

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