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Fortune teller, 1910 - 1929

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/152

Scope and Contents

196 x 142 mm. Showing a Chinese fortune teller (? or calligrapher) squatting behind a mat laid out with various texts written in Chinese script.

Dates

  • 1910 - 1929

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Possibly taken by W. [i.e.?] J. Lowther Kemp, President, BAM, 1927-1928.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

J. Lowther Kemp submitted a series of photographs similar to this the preceding 2 and the following 8 prints for publication in British Malaya in the 1920s, and these may also be his work.

Existence and Location of Copies

CN 758.

Related Materials

Possibly related by provenance are: BAM 1/50-BAM 1/51 and BAM 1/53-BAM 1/60.

General

PJ.

Date information

DateText: 1910s-1920s.

Originator(s)

Kemp, W Lowther, fl 1927-1928, president of the British Association of Malaya (?)

Finding aid date

2002-05-07 14:00:51+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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