Object size: 15.1 x 10.8 cm
This photograph shows a man in suit and tie standing with crossed arms. On back reads "Taken on the 30th of Oct 1920/ Mr (?)", on the bottom left of the photograph is signed with "Sincerely yours (?)". 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.
