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A white man kicks a Chinese man out with Chinese Exclusion Act in his hand

two cartoons and one newspaper of Chinese Exclusion files

combination of the images of the Chinese in Chinese Exclusion Files

the last page of the original copy of Chinese Exclusion Act

the area of Guangzhou to which China's Western trade was restricted from 1757–1842

Laquered sewing boxes like this one were frequently found in Maine deepwater captains' homes, a useful gift or something that a captain's wife might have bought for herself when shopping in Canton. Chinese lacquered sewing box from Canton. Gilt…

Chinese export porcelain teapot, Mandarin pattern of the early to mid 19th century in the Famille Rose colors, a color named for the pinkish reds.

A heavy oval silver teapot by Linchong, Canton (1785-1840), inscribed with the name and bearing the arms of Isaac Hinkley (1783-1818).

pictures of early American trade with China, including maps, trading houses, receipt for textiles and a portrait photograph of Augustine Heard