Dr. Carl Gibson-Hill (extreme left), Dato Loke Wan Tho (second from right) and others at a photography exhibition opening

Title
Dr. Carl Gibson-Hill (extreme left), Dato Loke Wan Tho (second from right) and others at a photography exhibition opening
Year/Period
1950s-1960s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: L:13.7cm W:8.8cm
Accession No.
2002-00863-113
Credit Line
Gift of Wu Sijing

Dr. Carl Gibson-Hill was the last expatriate director of the Raffles Museum (now National Museum of Singapore), while Dato Loke Wan Tho was the founder and chairman of the Cathay Organisation. Both were esteemed photographers who played a significant role in establishing the Singapore Camera Club (now known as the Photographic Society of Singapore) in its early years. The husband of the donor of this photograph, Huang Da Li, was an amateur photographer.