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    Young Chinese League debutante ball, 1947, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).

Title
Young Chinese League debutantes, 1947
Description

Back Row: Alex CHUNG TYE, Vernon AH MOUY, Maurice LEE, Robert KWONG
Next Row: Harold CHIN, Alan LIM JOON, Len QUON, Eric MOY, Eddie CHIN
Next Row: June LEE GOW, Evelyn LAU, Annamae YOUNG, Mrs L WANG, June. O'HOY, Rose LEE, Audrey LAU
Front Row: Jean WING DAN, Marge KWONG, Connie HAM

Date
1947
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
Interpretive description

The most original version of this photograph in the Museum collection is P00784. P00784 is a photograph copy from an original in Dorothy Chan's collection. P00740 is from the laminated exhibition set of YCL debutante set photographs that was produced by the YCL in 1993. P00692 is a photographic copy of P00740. None is an original print from an original negative. There were probably hundreds of prints made of this.

Versions

  1. Click to view this print
    Title
    Young Chinese League debutante ball
    Description

    Annual Young Chinese League debutante ball, held at St. Kilda Town Hall.

    Date
    1947
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Framed black and white photographic print (vintage?). Captions read: 'The Young Chinese League Annual Ball in the St Kilda Town Hall, Sept 21st, 1947. DEBUTANTES. Back row: Alex Chun Tie, Vernon Ah Mouy, Maurice Lee, Robert Kwong. Third row: Harold Chin, Alan Lim Joon, Lennie Quon, Eric Moy, Edward Chin. Second Row: June Lee Gow, Evelyn Law, Annamae Young, Mrs L.M. Wang, June O'Hoy, Rose Lee, Audrey Lau. Front Row: Jean Wing Dann, Marjorie Kwong, Connie Ham.'
    Control
    1987.06.39
    Source

    Young Chinese League collection, 1987.06; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by Chinese Museum
  2. Click to view this print (back)
    Type
    Print (back)
    Source

    Young Chinese League Debutante sets, 1938 - 1988; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

  3. Click to view this print (front)
    Title
    Young Chinese League Debutante Set 1947
    Type
    Print (front)
    Form
    Black and white photographic copyprint.
    Control
    P00692, N45-180
    Source

    P Series general picture collection, P series; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

    photographic copy of P00740

  4. Click to view this print (back)
    Type
    Print (back)
    Source

    P Series general picture collection, P series; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

  5. Print
    Title
    Young Chinese League debutante Set, 1947
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Black and white photographic copyprint.
    Control
    P00784, N45-210
    Source

    Dorothy Chan (nee Kwong) collection, DSK or DKC; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Chinese Museum
  6. Click to view this print (front)
    Title
    Young Chinese League Debutante Set, 1947
    Description

    Back Row: Alex CHUNG TYE, Vernon AH MOUY, Maurice LEE, Robert KWONG
    Next Row: Harold CHIN, Alan LIM JOON, Len QUON, Eric MOY, Eddie CHIN
    Next Row: June LEE GOW, Evelyn LAU, Annamae YOUNG, Mrs L WANG, June. O'HOY, Rose LEE, Audrey LAU
    Front Row: Jean WING DAN, Marge KWONG, Connie HAM

    Date
    1947
    Type
    Print (front)
    Form
    Black and white photograph.
    Control
    P00740, N45-180
    Source

    Young Chinese League Debutante sets, 1938 - 1988; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Chinese Museum

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Created: 12 February 2003, Last modified: 11 November 2012