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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Delos Woodruff's Album of Chinese Prisoners |
| Author | Woodruff, Delos |
| Date | c.1872 |
| Document Type | Scrapbook; Photograph |
| Reference | Vault 185 |
| Library / Archive | California Historical Society |
| Description | Leather-bound album containing identification photographs of Chinese men and women (some identified by name) in San Francisco, California from 1872 onwards. Includes some inscriptions in pencil indicating names, crimes, and sentences. |
| Biographical Note / History | Woodruff was an officer for the San Francisco Police Department stationed in Chinatown. According to an article in the San Francisco Alta (7 December 1874), noting his resignation from the force: "His specialty was looking after Chinese thieves, in which he was most successful, and indeed he was looked upon as the head and front of the Chinese specials whenever any important duty was to be performed in that branch of the police service." |
| Theme(s) | Politics, Legislation and Governance |
| Country (from) | China |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Places | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Keywords | prisoner, crime, convict |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the California Historical Society catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | California Historical Society |
