Dr. C.K. Ah Fong, 1893
Title
Dr . C.K . Ah Fong , 1893
Description
Potrait of Dr . C.K . Ah Fong , an Idaho doctor who practiced Chinese medicine . The photograph was taken in Rocky Bar . Ah Fong moved his practice to Boise in 1894 . Ah Fong was born in Canton China sometime in the 1840's . He came to Idaho in ca. 1866 and became a popular herbal physician . In 1900 Ah Fong filed a suit against the Idaho Board of Medical Examiners who refused him a license to practice medicine despite the fact he held a license from 1887-1897 . The board acted on a 1899 law requiring United States citizenship and a degree from a recognized college before issuing a license . The Idaho State supreme court ordered the case to be heard in the Ada district court , where Ah Fong won the right to practice medicine . Ah Fong died in Boise August 19 1927 (at the age of ca. 83) .
Date
1893
Subject
Chinese Americans Boise (Idaho) Ada County Rocky Bar (Idaho) Elmore County Pioneers Portraits Physicians Ah Fong, C. K.
Type
Photographs
Coverage
United States--Idaho (State)--Ada--Boise ; United States--Idaho (State)--Elmore--Rocky Bar
Identifier
70-178.1
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
wsuvp0458
Physical Description
4 in. x 6 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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