Louis Family Papers

The Louis Family Papers contains nineteenth- and early twentieth-century business records and personal papers of the Louis family, a prominent and pioneering mercantile family in San Luis Obispo, California. Born in China, Wong On (Ah Louis) migrated to the United States in 1861 and opened a Chinese mercantile store in San Luis Obispo in 1874. Included are the records of Louis' children, of which Howard Louis' records comprise the bulk. The collection is comprised of approximately 20 linear feet of family correspondence, financial and legal records, and business correspondence and financial records. More information available at https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8348mwz/

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[Three women on sidewalk]
Local Identifier
167-6-e-19-03-13
Date Created
1933 to 1934
Description

Three unidentified women standing on street. A sign in the far background may say "plating" or "Playing."

[Fred Louis and woman on sidewalk]
Local Identifier
167-6-e-19-03-17
Date Created
1933 to 1934
Description

Fred Louis and unidentified woman. The two are standing across the street from a church.

[Mission stable]
Local Identifier
167-6-e-19-03-19
Date Created
1933 to 1934
Description

Adobe and Stone stable associated with the original grounds of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

[Bear in chains on the sidewalk]
Local Identifier
167-6-e-19-03-25
Date Created
1933 to 1934
Description

Cars drive by a bear that is wearing a metal harness and chains connected to a wooden platform. The bear appears to be taxidermal.

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