Arnold Genthe

(1869-1942)

    Arnold Genthe (8 January 1869 – 9 August 1942) was a German-American photographer, best known for his photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and his portraits of noted people, from politicians and socialites to literary figures and entertainment celebrities.

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    Projects

    The Street of Gamblers (by day)
    Pictures of Old Chinatown

    San Francisco’s Chinatown from 1895 to 1906, highlighting community resilience under xenophobic policies like the Chinese Exclusion Act.

    Books

    Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old Chinatown

    (Dover Publications, 2013)

    Old Chinatown: Turn of the Century Photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown

    (Westphalia Press, 2016)

    Old Chinatown: A Book of Pictures

    (Forgotten Books, 1970)

    Old Chinatown: A Book of Pictures by Arnold Genthe

    (Nabu Press, 2014)