Louis Family Papers

Letter reads: 'Sept. 18; Ah Louis, San Luis Obispo: Dear [?] [You?] will please sack for us 60 sacks of the potatoes that have been dug 2 weeks or so to weigh about 105 to the sack and let us know what day the first of the week we can send a [?] for them. Yours and etc., Herron and Baker Co.'

Letter from Fon Sir San, Wong Long Shing, and Wong Loey Goey in San Simeon to Gon Ying Louis, congratulating her on the birth of her daughter Lena.

Inquiry about willow cordwood order.

Letters recommending Ah Louis' reentrance into the country after his visit to China.

Letter written on Oceano letterhead from R. W. Nuttall to Ah Louis.

Letter typed on Chino Ranch Company letterhead from William Sandercock to Ah Louis.

Letter stating that a Chinese cook was no longer required because the first one had not come.

Letter written on E. W. Steele letterhead to Ah Louis regarding a payment and vegetable fields.

A letter reading: "San Luis Obispo, July 6, 1895. Received of Ah Luis two hundred and thirty seven 50/ dollars; being in full of all claims against him up to date; and in consideration of the above payment I agree to release him from all obligations to make any further clearance on the land belonging to me and of which he was lessee , and of all claims of any kind against him. George Batts Witness John Edgar"

Letter written on McClure Seed Co. letterhead.

Unidentified woman stands in front of a shop named "Chop Suey." The building pictured sits at 798 Palm St in downtown San Luis Obispo.

Photograph of Chinatown on Palm Street.

Photograph of Fred Louis sitting near the Mission San Luis Obispo.

The intersection of Chorro and Monterey is partially visible in the bottom right of the image.

Unidentified woman standing at corner of Monterey and Chorro near Mission San Luis Obispo.

Fred Louis standing on sidewalk at Chinatown on Palm Street.

Possibly Elsie Louis with an unidentified man. The couple poses in front of an 1930s-era Chevrolet.

Unidentified women standing on sidewalk.

Fred stands on the south side of Palm Street, across from the Ah Louis Store.

The woman appears to be wearing an apron for meal service or waiting tables. She may be a restaurant worker. A marquee sign reading 'Triangle' is reflected in the window behind her.

View of the Dewey Monument in Union Square San Francisco.

Cars, pedestrians, a lamp post, and a street sign indicating an intersection are in the foreground.

Unidentified man standing outside of a physician's office in San Francisco's Chinatown. The physician name reads 'Dr. Thomas A. Wong, Physician / Surgeon'.

People and dog standing in front of Sing Chong Chinese Bazaar.

The monument is viewed from the intersection of Grove Street and Hyde Street.

Fred Louis standing near intersection of Clay Street and Grant Avenue.

Fred Louis and unidentified woman standing in an area that may be Chinatown in San Francisco.

Louis stands on the automobile deck of the ferry, with a stairway leading to the Upper Deck behind him.

The Ferry Building and the Knights Templar building can be seen, as well as a clock tower.

View of the northeast of the Mission Gardens and Mission College Prep. Photo taken from the San Luis Obispo Mission Bell Tower when it was a wooden steeple.

Believed to be Young Louis and Stella Louis standing next to a car in front of the same building in 167-6-e-19-03-02 (see other image for more context).

Cerro San Luis is in the background