Title
Studio photograph of Lim Chan Ngam (林赞岩)
Year/Period
c1920s-1930s
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 15.0 x 11.5 x 1.7 cm
Accession No.
2024-00201
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Family of the late Mdm Lim Chor Koon (林初君)
Lim Chan Ngam 林赞岩 (1904-1967), was a pre-WWII immigrant who came to Singapore from China and became a successful trader dealing in rubber in the Riau islands. He made a substantial fortune until unfortunate circumstances led to the collapse of his business. Lim, his two local wives and their married children and spouses lived in a 3-storey house at No.13 Rowell Road. This studio portrait was taken of Lim in his late 20s or early 30s and was hung in his bedroom.
