Studio portrait of two Chinese women wearing identical outfits

Title
Studio portrait of two Chinese women wearing identical outfits
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
gelatin silver prints
Material
photographic gelatin, silver gelatin paper, paper (fiber product)
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Image size: 24.2 x 32.5 cm
Accession No.
2020-00627
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This studio portrait of a pair of young Chinese women in matching floral outfits was taken at Yuet Kong Studio, located at the Great World, one of the three main amusement parks built in Singapore before WWII.

 

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