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- 1862-1959 (Creation)
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- 14 glass plates
- 14 photographic prints
- 36 paper documents
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Archival history
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
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Scope and content
Documents were held by the Rizzo-Marich family. They contain records related to the V. Marich and Co. business which was located at 44, Strada Teatro, Valletta. The depositors: Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa are the grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
Messrs V. Marich and Co. were of of the oldest manufacturers of hand-made cigarettes as well as cigar and tobacco merchants, exporting tobacco products to severakl countires. The business was not just a shop but also a smoking divan and a popular rendevouz point for Maltese gentry, naval and military senior officers.
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64 physical items:
- 14 photographic glass plates arranged in numerical order.
- 14 photographic prints arranged in numerical order.
- 36 paper documents arranged in numerical order.
67 digitized items in total, which include verso scans.
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- Ingliż
- Taljan
- Ġappuniż
- Tork
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- Rizzo Marich, Arthur, 1888 - 1966 (Subject)
- Marich, Vincenzo, 1813-1866 (Subject)
- Rizzo Marich, Lawrence, 1828 - 1887 (Subject)
- Rizzo Marich, Alfred, 1860-1897 (Subject)
- Rizzo Marich, Joseph Benedict, 1867-1908 (Subject)
- Rizzo Marich, Edward, 1890 - 1953 (Subject)
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This archival description was prepared by Sabrina Calleja Jackson on 10/12/2024.