Ah You photographed in 1861. Ah You, Born in China, Age 23 years, weight 136, Height, 5 ft. 3 inches, ...

Chinese in California, 1850-1925

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Full titleAh You photographed in 1861. Ah You, Born in China, Age 23 years, weight 136, Height, 5 ft. 3 inches, complexion, copper coloured, Hair & eyes black, nose flat at the bridge, face full, number of small moles on right cheek, one mole on left side of neck, sent to Co. Jail, Nov. 22.61. for 90 days on charge of petit Larceny, arrested by Citizen John Nichols. [?] taken Nov. 22 [?]. This Chinaman was the first Chinese to be photographed in the Police Gallery when it was first opened in 1861 at San Francisco
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