Gue Owen
Title
Gue Owen
Description
Gue Owen , a Christian Chinese American from Grangeville and Lewiston , Idaho . Gue Owen arrived in Idaho from China at the age of twelve and worked as a miner in Elk City before becoming a cook in the Lewiston and Grangeville area for several prominent families . Gue Owen obtained his surname from a Mrs . Owen , an employer who taught him the art of making bread . Owen attended shool and perfected his English while in Grangeville . In 1899 he ran the Kwong Lung Laundry in Lewiston before returning to the trade of domestic servant . Gue Owen returned to China sometime after 1900 . Donated by Sister M . Alfreda Elsensohn .
Subject
Chinese Americans Lewiston (Idaho) Nez Perce County Grangeville (Idaho) Idaho County Pioneers Portraits Owen, Gue
Type
Photographs
Coverage
United States--Idaho (State)--Nez Perce --Lewiston ; United States--Idaho (State)--Idaho--Grangeville
Identifier
75-228.63/b
Collection Source
Biography File
Repository
Idaho State Historical Society http://www.idahohistory.net/library_archives.html
Contributors
Washington State University Vancouver Library; http://library.vancouver.wsu.edu/
Project Identifier
wsuvp0407
Physical Description
5 in. x 6 1/2 in.
Format
Original images were scanned as 300 dpi TIFF files on a Microtek 9600XL scanner. 72 dpi JPEG files were then added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries.
Rights
To obtain a copy of this item, or request permission to publish, contact the Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise,ID. 83712-8250, 208-334-3356.
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