Still Tops for Length
Photograph
Still Tops for Length
October 17, 1948
Gelatin silver print
Image: 5 3/16 × 8 5/16 in. (13.1 × 21.1 cm)
Paper: 5 7/8 × 9 1/16 in. (15 × 23 cm)
Gift of Vincent S. Jones
1976.0082.0419
Inscriptions Printed on applied label attached at verso: 884027 NEW YORK BUREAU \ STILL TOPS FOR LENGTH \ WALES, ENGLAND: The Welsh village of Llanfair- \ pwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllandisiliogo- \ gogoch (cq) is still tops with the world's \ longest place name. But the London Times \ recently revealed that a Maori hilltop near \ the New Zealand village of Porangahua ranks a \ close second. It's called: Taumatawhakatang- \ ihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu (cq). \ The Welsh village has 58 letters in its name, \ the Maori hilltop 57. This is the sign at the \ railroad station of the Welsh village. \ NY-1-2-3-4-5 CAN \ CREDIT (ACME) 10-17-48 (LG)
Stamped on verso, C: ACME NEWSPICTURES \ Division of NEA Service, Inc. \ th AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY \ Please Credit "Acme Photo" \ THIS PICTURE IS SOLD TO YOU FOR YOUR \ PUBLICATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE LOANED \ SYNDICATED OR USED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES \ WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM ACME. \ BY ACCEPTING THIS PICTURE YOU AGREE \ TO HOLD ACME HARMLESS FROM ANY LOSS OR \ DAMAGE ARISING BY REASON OF YOUR USE OR \ PUBLICATION OF THIS PICTURE.
Stamped on verso, C: ACME NEWSPICTURES \ Division of NEA Service, Inc. \ th AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY \ Please Credit "Acme Photo" \ THIS PICTURE IS SOLD TO YOU FOR YOUR \ PUBLICATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE LOANED \ SYNDICATED OR USED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES \ WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM ACME. \ BY ACCEPTING THIS PICTURE YOU AGREE \ TO HOLD ACME HARMLESS FROM ANY LOSS OR \ DAMAGE ARISING BY REASON OF YOUR USE OR \ PUBLICATION OF THIS PICTURE.
