“新加坡華僑基督教仝人歡迎赴耶路撒冷大會之祖國代表留影;中莗民國十七年二月廿九日” (“Souvenir photograph of Singapore Overseas Chinese Christian fellowship welcoming representatives from the motherland [who are] attending the Jerusalem Conference; February 29, the 17th year of the Republic of China”)

This is a commemorative photograph taken by the Singapore Overseas Chinese Christians on the occasion of the visit of the representatives to the Jerusalem Conference to Singapore in 1928. The Jerusalem Conference was a meeting of the International Missionary Council, which took place in Jerusalem from 24 March to 8 April 1928.Peranakans commissioned photographs to document their families and important life events such as births, marriages, and deaths. They also commissioned photographs to record their involvement in business enterprises, and in social causes such as schools and academic societies, and religious groups, and in community and cultural associations.

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