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C132421-2
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- 1932-08-22 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Copy of customer print. Ben Cheney sent a photograph of himself to his parents at the Cheney Studio, possibly printed on a postcard, as he posed in the streets of Nanking, China, in 1932. Mr. Cheney, hat in hand, stands in front of two majestic buildings. As his note reads, Nanking was the capital of China. Located in eastern China and centuries old, Nanking (or Nanjing) became capital twice, first under Chiang Kai-Shek and then, after WWII, as the capital of the Republic of China. Date on the postcard is 8-22-32; copy of print was ordered on 9-30-61 by Cheney Lumber Co.
Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;