Title
Birthday photograph
Year/Period
1964
Region
Penang
Material
Dimension
Object size: 22.7 x 29.0 cm
Accession No.
2017-00777
Collection of
This photograph shows a large group of people before an entrance of a house. The accompanying caption explains ‘THE OCCASION OF MDM GOH SIANG CHENG’S 70TH BIRTHDAY (18TH DAY OF 11 MOON) ON 2ND JANUARY 1964’. Ranging from formal studio portraits to albums of snapshots of everyday life and stately ancestral portraits, this large group of photographs reveals the many forms of photography available and gives insight into the various aspects of the lives of Peranakans.
