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Photo, Print, Drawing Taiwan zong du fu 台灣總督府

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Title

  • Taiwan zong du fu

Other Title

  • 台灣總督府

Translated Title

  • View of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan

Summary

  • Under Japanese rule between 1895 and 1945, the chief authority in Taiwan was the governor-general, an official appointed by, and sent from, Tokyo. The governor-general wielded supreme executive, legislative, and judicial power. This 1920s photograph shows the office of the governor general, which included bureaus for military and home affairs. Construction of this building, by workers imported from Japan, began in 1912 and was completed in 1919.

Created / Published

  • Taipei : Sheng Fan Wu, [1920 to 1929]

Headings

  • -  China--Taiwan--Taipei
  • -  1920 to 1929
  • -  Japanese occupation, 1895-1945
  • -  Presidential office buildings
  • -  Public buildings

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource at: National Central Library.
  • -  Content in English and Japanese and Chinese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
  • -  Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Taipei During the Japanese Occupation Period

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668767

Online Format

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  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Taiwan Zong Du Fu. Taiwan China Taipei, 1920. [Taipei: Sheng Fan Wu, to 1929] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668767/.

APA citation style:

(1920) Taiwan Zong Du Fu. Taiwan China Taipei, 1920. [Taipei: Sheng Fan Wu, to 1929] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668767/.

MLA citation style:

Taiwan Zong Du Fu. [Taipei: Sheng Fan Wu, to 1929] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668767/>.