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[Yick Chong Co.]
Large and Impressive Trade Sign for a Pioneering Chinese Grocer and Fireworks Retailer in Sacramento, CA, 1920s
Gold paint on wood
18 1/2 x 54 3/4 inches
A large and impressive, early 20th-century trade sign for the Yick Chong Co, the first Chinese grocery store in Sacramento, CA. Dong Haw emigrated from China to Sacramento in the...
A large and impressive, early 20th-century trade sign for the Yick Chong Co, the first Chinese grocery store in Sacramento, CA.
Dong Haw emigrated from China to Sacramento in the 1880s. In 1911, he opened the Yick Chong Co. at 306 Eye Street in East Sacramento. By the 1920s, they were selling fireworks and by the 1930s they were advertising themselves as general Chinese merchants and one of the pioneer mercantile firms of the state.
Dong Haw emigrated from China to Sacramento in the 1880s. In 1911, he opened the Yick Chong Co. at 306 Eye Street in East Sacramento. By the 1920s, they were selling fireworks and by the 1930s they were advertising themselves as general Chinese merchants and one of the pioneer mercantile firms of the state.
Courtesy of Daniel / Oliver Gallery
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