General Chang Wei-jung and his wife on their way to Cuba, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

General Chang Wei-jung and his wife on their way to Cuba, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

August 10, 1935

Date

1935-08-10

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Portrait of General Chang Wei-jung and his wife upon their arrival at a Los Angeles train station. Chang Wei-jung, hat in hand, is dressed in a Western suit and tie; his wife wears a traditional Chinese dress and holds a bouquet of flowers. They were on their way to Cuba where Chang Wei-jung assumed the post of Minister for China.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Gen. Wei-Jung Chang, Mrs. Wei Jung-Chang, Chinese General, 1753, 8/10/35
Handwritten on negative: Gen. Wei-Jung Chang & Wife, 8/10/35,
Text from newspaper caption: Gen. Wei-jung Chang, former commander of China's air force, and his wife, shown as they arrived here yesterday en route to Havana, where he is to serve as his country's Minister to Cuba [Los Angeles Times, "Countrymen Welcome Envoy," 8/11/1935].

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Chang, Wei-jung, 1898-

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People
Military air pilots--Chinese--California--Los Angeles
International
Diplomats--Chinese--California--Los Angeles
Generals--Chinese--California--Los Angeles
Arrivals & departures--Chinese--California--Los Angeles