“Marie en Erly, Soerabaia den 9 Januarie 1934” (“Marie and Erly, Surabaya on 9 January 1934”)

This studio photograph shows a woman and a girl, both with bobbed hair and western style dresses. Inscribed at the bottom: Marie en Erly, Soerabaia den 9 Januarie 1934 (Marie and Erly, Surabaya on 9 January 1934)Photography studios had been established across the Straits Settlements and the Dutch East Indies by the 1860s, with the earliest studios being European owned. Chinese- and Japanese-operated studios began appearing in increasing numbers in the 1890s, and by the early 20th century, these studios almost completely dominated the industry across Southeast Asia.

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