Identity area
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Date(s)
- [1940-1949] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.01 linear metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Mr Wong Hoi Wah is in his fifties and now retired. He lives in London with his family. Mr Wong's father was one of the seamen who worked on the British merchant cargo ships supplying Hong Kong and Europe before the Second World War. The photograph was taken on board the ship on which the late Mr Wong senior worked.
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Archival history
GB 0074 LMA/4498 [1940-1949] Collection 0.01 linear metres. Wong , Hoi Wah
Mr Wong Hoi Wah is in his fifties and now retired. He lives in London with his family. Mr Wong's father was one of the seamen who worked on the British merchant cargo ships supplying Hong Kong and Europe before the Second World War. The photograph was taken on board the ship on which the late Mr Wong senior worked.
This collection was acquired in 2008 as part of the 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre.
Photograph of Chinese seamen, their captain and other staff on an ocean liner, 1940s.
One item.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Chinese and English.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
The following Chinese community collections were acquired as part of 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by Chinese National Healthy Living Centre: LMA/4497-4515, 4518, 4520.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Cultural identity Cultural nationalism National identity Chinese (cultural identity) Archives Personal archives Organizations Military organizations Transport Maritime transport Merchant shipping Shipping Merchant seamen Sailors Naval personnel Armed forces State security Personal papers Primary documents Documents Information sources Water transport
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This collection was acquired in 2008 as part of the 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photograph of Chinese seamen, their captain and other staff on an ocean liner, 1940s.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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One item.
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Conditions governing access
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Chinese and English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The following Chinese community collections were acquired as part of 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by Chinese National Healthy Living Centre: LMA/4497-4515, 4518, 4520.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English