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letting the air suddenly lift her white cocktail dress up

John Geary

This self-portrait is perhaps one of the most famous: the young artist at the age of twenty

Taken: 22 May 1969Location: Amsterdam

and a launching pad for the social

Street of Gamblers by Arnold Genthe, 1896 Farmer letting the air suddenly liftABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH Chinese migrants flocked to San Francisco as early as 1850 were welcomed by San Francisco's first mayor, John Geary. By the 1880s, over four hundred Chinese businesses were trading in the area. Arnold Genthe, a German photographer, started shooting Chinatown soon after he moved to San Francisco after finding gainful employment as a tutor for a local wealthy citizen. 200 or so photographs he took are in circulation, some of the

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