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Photograph

Title
Chinese New Year procession, Cavenagh Street, Darwin, 1923
Description

Shows Chinese adults and children in traditional costume standing as part of a procession, many carry umbrellas. There are two large triangular shaped flags and two ornately decorated boxes or palanquin(?) being carried.

Date
1923
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street

Versions

  1. Print
    Title
    Chinese New Year procession along the streets of Darwin
    Date
    1923
    Type
    Print
    Control
    33\33671, PH0386/0185
    Source

    Bill Littlejohn collection, 0386; Northern Territory Library. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by Northern Territory Library
  2. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese New Year procession, Cavenagh Street, Darwin, 1923
    Date
    1923
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    inside cover and p.9
    Source

    Dimond, Glenys (ed.), Sweet and Sour: Experiences of Chinese Families in the Northern Territory, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 1996. Details

    Original held by Northern Territory Library PH0386/0185, Littlejohn collection

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Created: 3 February 2003, Last modified: 8 June 2009