Photo of Lee Pang Soo (Lee Choon Guan's third son) and wife and accompanying newspaper article

Title
Photo of Lee Pang Soo (Lee Choon Guan's third son) and wife and accompanying newspaper article
Year/Period
20th Century
Region
Straits Settlements or Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Object size: 18.5 x 22.3 cm
Accession No.
2015-00875
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This is an image of of Lee Pang Soo (Lee Choon Guan’s third son) and his wife and an accompanying newspaper article about their wedding. 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.