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Title
Chinese quarter, Phnom Penh?
Date Created
1942 to 1962
Contributors
- Palgen-Maissoneuve, Mimi, 1918-1995 (Photographer)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
1 image
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.9730
Preferred Citation
Preliminary Inventory of the Center for Asian Research Records (1966-2006). MimiJac Palgen Memorial Collection (1995). 2007-04146. University Archives. ASU Library, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/asianresearch_ac…
Note
ASU Libraries undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collections. If you can identify a landmark or person please send details to: digitalrepository@asu.edu, opens in a new window. Thank you for helping describe and caption this important historical image.
The present-day "villages" or "quarters" of Phnom Penh emerged in the late 19th century. Between 1866 and 1890, King Norodom alloted pieces of land in the central part of the capital, along the Tonle Sap, to the Chinese community. He built shophouses here which he let to them at high prices.
Source for information about the object depicted in the image: Igout, Michael. Phnom Penh: Then and Now. Bangkok: White Lotus, 1993.
To request permission to publish please complete the form located at the Department of Archives and Special Collections web site: http://hdl.handle.net/2286/7f5bakntwx1, opens in a new window.
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- 2021-08-24 09:51:23
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