Interior of the White Rice Inn- Wall Mural, 1994

The White Rice Inn photograph and ephemera collection consists primarily of black and white photographs, color photographs, and ephemera from approximately 1954-1995. The collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Photographs and Series II: Ephemera.

Series I consists of 30 items (28 photographic prints and 2 negatives). This series includes exterior and interior photographs of the White Rice Inn restaurant; color images of several Chinese New Year parades in Baltimore; exteriors of various businesses in Baltimore's Chinatown (some of which were taken by Mrs. Anna May Hong Lew), and a black and white photo studio portrait of Mr. Robert Lew, the original owner of the White Rice Inn.

Series II consists of mixed materials that pertain to the White Rice Inn as well as the other businesses owned by the Lew family including the Shang Wah Long Company--a Chinese grocery and gift shop located at 304-306 Park Avenue--and the Rice Bowl restaurant in Glen Burnie, Maryland. This series includes various ephemera such as menus from the White Rice Inn; a piece of letterhead stationery; Robert Lew's business card; and a pair of paper placemats detailing the Chinese zodiac.