BOAC ad from the 1960s

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BOAC ad from the 1960s

A friend sent me this ad from the 1960s, but I can't identify the street. Some say it might be Aberdeen Street. I also found from another Gwulo'er that the woman in the ad is actually Anthony Hard, the transvestite son of a taipan. Does anyone have info about the location or the ad? Inquiring minds want to know!

Date picture taken
1960s
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1960s Hong Kong
Shows place(s)
Junction of Aberdeen Street & Queen's Road Central [????- ]

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the only other thing to add is that the picture was dubbed 'antonia' in its day and many thanks to liam fitzpatrick for sharing this gem of wisdom  for all to share

The friend who e-mailed it to me thought it was a BOAC ad, but now I guess it wasn't. Thank you, Vanessa, for sharing Liam's information!

That's quite a story for what looks like a straightforward photo!

Susan, I think you're right about it being a BOAC ad. I saw several similar photos of western people in 1960s Hong Kong recently (unfortunately can't remember where - probably Flickr).  In each one there was a clear view of a BOAC bag, so I guess they were part of an advertising campaign.

Thanks so much, everyone. Pete Spurrier at Blacksmith Books thought it might be Aberdeen Street, so he gets credit for that! The friend who sent me the scan of the poster thought it was a BOAC ad, so she gets credit for that!

Hi,

Does anyone know how I can get a copy of this picture or where I can get a print of this picture?  I'm looking for a large print out like a movie sized poster.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If a BOAC poster try British Airways Heritage Collection listed below. They inherited BOAC's material.

You will have to show them an example the image you are interested in. They have many thousand of posters and advertising images on file.

 
or search through the airline posters at
 
There are also many aviation poster/advertisment dealers worldwide on the internet

 

 

 

Sorry to be replying so many years after the original post, but I have a copy of this poster and it is a photograph by Scavullo, dated 1962. Hope this helps if you haven't managed to track it down already.

We lived in hong kong in the late 1980s and bough this print from a small shop in central. It went on to become our most prized possession but sady it was destroyed in a house fire. I am very keen to replace it. does anyone know where I can buy a copy?