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Hongkong, opposite the City Hall

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Pacific pursuits : Postcards

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Hong Kong

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Title
Hongkong, opposite the City Hall
Names
Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store (Publisher)
Collection

Pacific pursuits : Postcards

Hong Kong

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1912 (Approximate)
Place: Hong Kong
Publisher: The Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC HONG
Topics
Hong Kong (China)
Arcades (Shopping facilities)
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Published by the Turco-Egyptian Tobacco Store, Hongkong, Queens Road, Old Post Office Building."--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 9 x 14 cm
Description
Beaconsfield Arcade, housing shops, offices and residences, on Queen's Road Central, opposite the City Hall. Signs for Mee Cheung & Co. Photo Supplies and a curio dealer visible.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 333333175546569
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 81436450-732c-013a-67ee-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1912: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hongkong, opposite the City Hall" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/913f3ce0-8539-013b-910b-0242ac110004

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hongkong, opposite the City Hall" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/913f3ce0-8539-013b-910b-0242ac110004

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1912). Hongkong, opposite the City Hall Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/913f3ce0-8539-013b-910b-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

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Hongkong, opposite the City Hall