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Title |
Moy Kee and his wife Chin Fung, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1905 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0001-2471 |
Description |
Moy Kee, recognized as the Mayor of Chinese community in Indianapolis, poses here with his wife Chin Fung in a circa 1904-1910 portrait. The embroidered badge of a pheasant on his robe or surcoat indicates his civilian rank of Mandarin of the Fifth Degree, an honor conferred upon him after he entertained Prince Pu Lun at his Indianapolis restaurant in 1904. He was a proud citizen of Indianapolis and wears a "No Mean City" ribbon, an unofficial slogan for the capital city. |
Geographic Location |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Spouses Portrait photographs Chinese Americans Indianapolis (Ind.) Marion County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1905, circa |
Year Range Begin |
1904 |
Year Range End |
1910 |
Process |
Photographic prints |
Format |
Card photographs |
Type |
still image |
Collection Name |
Joan Hostetler Collection |
Copyright |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Rights |
The Indiana Album, Inc. believes that this item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. |
Terms of Use |
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Catalog date |
2019-09-30 |