Identity area
Reference code
CPC/1/H/9
Title
Syphilis is as poisonous as a snake; we urge you not to touch prostitutes
Date(s)
- nd [Apr 1947] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 piece
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
AC 204
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Snake with the head of a woman curled around a lamppost in twilight. A willow tree is in the foreground (willow flowers are idiomatic for prostitutes) and the shadow of a man and a woman meeting are in the background.Handwritten inscription on poster by John S Willis, in Hong Kong, April 1947. Willis has translated the Chinese into English.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Chinese
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
454mm x 609mm