Polly Bemis was a Chinese American pioneer who lived in Idaho in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her story became a biographical novel, and was the subject of the 1991 film Thousand Pieces of Gold.
Polly Bemis wearing her wedding dress in 1894.
Bemis with her horses Nellie and Julie, Feb 6, 1910
Charles and Polly Bemis
Charles Bemis
Thousand Pieces of Gold (film)
Thousand Pieces of Gold is a 1991 Western film starring Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Dennis Dun and Michael Paul Chan, and is directed by Nancy Kelly. The film is based on a novel of the same name.
Original theatrical poster