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Portret van Chung Lei
anoniem, 1938
- Artwork typephotograph
- Object numberRP-F-2018-1-34
- Dimensionsheight 240 mm x width 200 mm
- Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk
Identification
Title(s)
Portret van Chung Lei
Object type
Object number
RP-F-2018-1-34
Inscriptions / marks
- inscription: ‘REF. DEPT./ 1-31'39/ N.E.A.’
- inscription: ‘ACME NEWSPCTURES SANFRANCISCO BUREAU SF15759 DOPE IN EXPOSITION FIREWORKS PLOT, CHARGE SAN FRANCISCO---A bizarre story of seeking a concession at the Golden Gate International Exposition here for sale of fireworks and oriental candies---some of which would be shipped in laden with opium--was charged to Chung Lei, one-time Chinese bank president. Graduate of New York University and later a Canton bank head. Chung was ruined by the present Sino-Chinese war. A woman associate was arrested when a quantity of opium was found hidden in a false trunk bottem when she arrived by steamer. Search for Chung resulted in his indictment by a federal grand jury. (NY CHI CLEVE LA SF PRT SEAT) I-25-39’
- number: ‘1751895’
Creation
Creation
- fotograaf: anoniem, United States of America
- fotograaf: ACME Newspictures Inc. (mentioned on object), United States of America
- leverancier: Newspaper Enterprise Association (mentioned on object), United States of America
Dating
1938
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Physical description
ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk
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Dimensions
height 240 mm x width 200 mm
Explanatory note
Voormalig bankdirecteur Chung Lei werd gearresteerd op verdenking van opiumsmokkel.
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