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itle: Downie, Ken, fl 1985-2010 :Portraits of Chinese men who paid poll tax
Reference: PAColl-9750
Origination:
Name Role
Downie, Ken, fl 1985-2010 Creator
Date(s):
April 2003
Earliest Latest
2003 2003
Physical Description:
Photographic prints
Extent:
Quantity Type Details
5 b&w original photographic print(s)
Level: Collection
Repository: Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Access and Use
Access Restriction: No access restrictions
Details
Scope and Contents:
Photographs of Chinese men who paid the poll tax, taken April 2003 by Ken Downie. Collection comprises:
Percy Chew Lee. Born 1912 Tarp Kwong village Jung Seng. Paid poll tax Wellington 4 June 1920 (L24/25 #59). Lives Christchurch.
Kan Wing Kai. Born Oct 1905, Sha tou village, Jung Seng. Paid tax Wellington 14 April 1920. (L24/24 #1112) Lives Dunedin. Retired fruiterer, former owner of Wing On and Co Fruit Shop George St Dunedin 1932-1994.
Eric Wong Ming. Born 1904 Gwa Liang village Jung Seng. Paid poll tax Auckland 20 August 1920. Lived for 27 years in Blenheim. Currently lives in Auckland. Retired fruitshop owner. Also known as Wong Kam How.
Chan Quang Sui. Born 1908. Seyip. Toy Shan. Shui Nam Village. Paid poll tax Wellington 4 April 1920 (L24/24 #1142) Also known as Jimmy Chan.
Custodial History: Commissioned by National Library Gallery in 2003 for the exhibition 'A Barbarous Measure'
tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.590451
Reference: PAColl-9750
Origination:
Name Role
Downie, Ken, fl 1985-2010 Creator
Date(s):
April 2003
Earliest Latest
2003 2003
Physical Description:
Photographic prints
Extent:
Quantity Type Details
5 b&w original photographic print(s)
Level: Collection
Repository: Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Access and Use
Access Restriction: No access restrictions
Details
Scope and Contents:
Photographs of Chinese men who paid the poll tax, taken April 2003 by Ken Downie. Collection comprises:
Percy Chew Lee. Born 1912 Tarp Kwong village Jung Seng. Paid poll tax Wellington 4 June 1920 (L24/25 #59). Lives Christchurch.
Kan Wing Kai. Born Oct 1905, Sha tou village, Jung Seng. Paid tax Wellington 14 April 1920. (L24/24 #1112) Lives Dunedin. Retired fruiterer, former owner of Wing On and Co Fruit Shop George St Dunedin 1932-1994.
Eric Wong Ming. Born 1904 Gwa Liang village Jung Seng. Paid poll tax Auckland 20 August 1920. Lived for 27 years in Blenheim. Currently lives in Auckland. Retired fruitshop owner. Also known as Wong Kam How.
Chan Quang Sui. Born 1908. Seyip. Toy Shan. Shui Nam Village. Paid poll tax Wellington 4 April 1920 (L24/24 #1142) Also known as Jimmy Chan.
Custodial History: Commissioned by National Library Gallery in 2003 for the exhibition 'A Barbarous Measure'
tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.590451