"Nanyang Societet – Gia Hioo – 29.3.1934"

This photograph shows a large group comprising members of an association posing in front of a building, with a sign that reads “Nanyang Societet – Gia Hioo – 29.3.1934”. A lion dance is in progress on the right-hand side of the picture.Peranakans commissioned photographs to document their families and important life events such as births, marriages, and deaths. They also commissioned photographs to record their involvement in business enterprises, and in social causes such as schools, academic societies, religious groups, and in community and cultural associations.

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