Ma Chuck, the Mathematician/Inventor
As mentioned in earlier posts, Ma Chuck was the first Chinese American male to register to vote in Santa Clara County. He also paid a...
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Lost Bay Area Stories
An Exploration into Obscure Bay Area History
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
First Chinese Man to Vote in Santa Clara County
An American born Chinese man named Ma Chuck was the first man of Chinese decent to register to vote in Santa Clara County on September...
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- Aug 4, 2021
- 1 min
Colorized Photo of the Day
A bus built on an Atterbury truck chassis in San Francisco circa 1919.
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- Jul 31, 2021
- 1 min
Colorized Photo of the Day
1940's General Motors exhibit at Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco. Transparent Car with Pontiac Chassis and Body by...
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- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
Colorized Photo of the Day
1924 Photo of a Flint Automobile with Ghiradelli Square in the background.
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- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Colorized Photo of the Day
C.W Smiths Yum-Yum treat stand during the 1930's at Playland in San Francisco
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- Jul 27, 2021
- 1 min
"The Bonded Woman" SF Billboard, 1922
I love old movie billboards. This one was in San Francisco in 1922. Betty Compson was a rising Hollywood startlet and had early...
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- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Fah Teh Loy's Outrageous Bifurcated Pantaloons
Cultural norms and modesty were amusingly different a hundred years ago. Showing legs and ankles were a sign of avant guard fashion. ...
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