This photograph shows the aerial view of building and a pier by the sea. On back is inscribed with “Straits Trading Co. Pier/ 1936/B”. A note was pasted on the back of the photograph which reads “Name: Michael Cheah W. Chim/ Address: 4, Nirvana Terrace, 10400, Penang/ Tel No: 372203 (RES.) / 20405 (OFF)/ 409”. It belongs to the category (b) People, Places & Events. This large group of photographs provides important visual documentation of the fashion, studio photography and lifestyle of Peranakans of the Straits Settlements and Indonesia in the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. The collection also allows study of different photographic techniques and covers a wide range of themes, including changing fashions (from baju panjang and baju kurong to kebaya and cheongsam), festive celebrations (weddings, funerals, ancestral rites, Chinese New Year), interiors, transportation and children.
