This passport shows a gelatin silver portrait of Mrs Tan Choi Neo. It was issued by the Board of Foreign Affairs of Amoy, China. A native of Leong Kway, Mrs Tan Choi Neo was travelling together with her husband to Singapore on 12th April 1929.Photography was a transformational technology when it was first invented around 1839 and was quickly embraced by the Peranakans as soon as it arrived in Southeast Asia around 1841. This group of photographs reveals the longstanding relationship between Peranakans and photography which continues till today.
