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Title	Hong King Lum Cafe
Date	1932
Creator	Frederick-Burkett Foto Service
Description	The Chinese inscription on this photograph states: "United States Second City Dancing Party at Hong King Lum" The October 13, 1932, dance commemorates the second anniversary of the establishment's new location. Numerous couples pose for the camera in dancing position. The cafe was established in 1929 at 308 I Street and moved to 304 I Street in 1930, where it remained until 1970, at which time the business was then moved to 419 J Street. The restaurant holds distinction, in what was still a pre-air conditioning era, for being one of the first area businesses to install, in summer 1931, an evaporative cooler, known as a swamp cooler. The restaurant closed in 2004, after 98 consecutive years of operation.
Format	8 x 9.5 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood	304 I Street; Downtown
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Business Enterprises Restaurants Chinese Americans Portraits
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	1060