On back: “Oemoer 21 taon”–Aged 21 years

This photograph shows three men in suits and hats standing around a fence. This large group of photographs provides important visual documentation of the fashion, studio photography and lifestyle of Peranakans of the Straits Settlements and Indonesia in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. The collection also allows study of different photographic techniques and covers a wide range of themes, including changing fashions (from baju panjang and baju kurong to kebaya and cheongsam), festive celebrations (weddings, funerals, ancestral rites, Chinese New Year), interiors, transportation and children.

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On back: “Siek khing oemoer 8 taon/Siek Tian [oemoer] 6 [taon]/Nonik [oemoer] satoe boelan setenga/18 4 1912” – Siek Khing, aged 8 years, Siek Tien, aged 6 years, Nonik aged one and a half months

On back: “20/9/21 Oe Moe (?) 46 / 191 2472”, on caption: “Hmg (?) 20/9.21”

‘Over 21’ film poster

On back: "1936/D"