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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was actually Seuss's first published book for children. I wonder if the image for which the book has been banned was historically accurate at the time of publication in 1937.
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Not exactly. After the Qing dynasty fell and the Republic of China was established in 1912, the queue hairstyle for men was abolished. However, the association of Chinese men with that hairstyle may still have been fresh in the minds of many American's at that time as Dr. Seuss later mentioned.
Here is a link to San Francisco's museum's webpage about its Chinatown:
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist9/cook.html
As for Chinese fashion in the 1930s, it was a time of change. Many urban Chinese who could afford it, adopted western suits. Other Chinese continued to wear more traditional clothing. Here is a link to photographs taken by an American working in the American embassy in China in the 1930s:
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cultur...91.htm#Content