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Image of Bamboo opium pipe confiscated in police raid in Seattle's Chinatown, ca. 1900
1969.5072.74
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Bamboo opium pipe confiscated in police raid in Seattle's Chinatown, ca. 1900

This opium pipe was said to have been seized in a raid in Seattle's Chinatown around 1900. The area was a favorite for police raids of the time amidst anti-Chinese and anti-immigrant sentiment. The police chief who picked it up, Charles "Wappy" Wappenstein, was eventually convicted of bribery and extortion for accepting payoffs from organized crime.
ID Number: 1969.5072.74
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 Pipe, Opium; wood, metal, stone; 22.25 in.H x 2.75 in.W x 3 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1969.5072.74
Subjects: Immigrants and Immigration Process, Police and Law Enforcement, Chinatown International District -

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