Object Gallery

Residents of the Market Street Chinatown in downtown San Jose used these objects in their everyday lives. What can these objects tell us about life in the Market Street Chinatown in the 1880s? Select an object to see what archaeologists and local Chinese Americans have to say.

Market Street Rice BowlMarket Street Stoneware Jar
Market Street Peach OrnamentMarket Street Spoon
Market Street ToothbrushMarket Street Chinese Medicine BottleMarket Street Porcelain Doll

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“There Was a Chinatown Here” by Market Street Chinatown Archaeology Project (Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, Stanford University, and History San Jose) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.