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[Description and dates], Box/folder number, Dupont Street, Chinese quarters print (Accession 1998.243), Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 19807
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| Title: | Dupont Street, Chinese quarters print |
| Dates: | circa 1890 |
| Accession Number: | 1998.243 |
| Creator: | Unknown. |
| Extent: | 1 image |
| Physical Description: | 1 print : b&w; 3.5 x 4.5 in. |
| Location: | GL Box 1. |
| Language of Material: | English |
| Repository: | Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Abstract: | DuPont Street was one of the oldest streets in San Francisco's Chinatown district, it was named in honor of Commodore Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) of the United States Navy. Dupont Street was changed to Grant Avenue in 1886. This print is a view of Dupont Street, in the Chinatown area of San Francisco, with an insert image of a "Chinese Vegetable Pedler." |
Dupont Street was one of the oldest streets in San Francisco's Chinatown district, it was named in honor of Commodore Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) of the United States Navy. Samuel Francis du Pont was the fourth child and second surviving son of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827) and his wife Gabrielle Josephine de la Fite de Pelleport (1739-1817). Samuel Francis du Pont joined the United States Navy at a young age and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. In 1846, during the Mexican-American War, he played a pivotal role in the capture of San Diego. He was relieved of his command after a failed attack on Charleston, South Carolina in 1863. Dupont Street was changed to Grant Avenue in 1886.
This is a view of the Chinatown area of San Francisco with an insert image of a "Chinese Vegetable Pedler." It is possibly a page or insert from a small souvenir view book. The back of the print contains a "description of scene" and an advertisement for a free book from a patent medicine company.