Title
Untitled
Year/Period
ca 1910s or 1920s
Region
Indonesia, Java
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 10.5 x 15.5 cm,
Image size: 10.6 x 15.0 cm
Image size: 10.6 x 15.0 cm
Accession No.
2020-00164
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This outdoor photograph depicts five people sitting in a motorcar, which has stopped beside the road.With improvements in camera technology, it became possible to take photographs without the assistance of a studio in the first decades of the 20th century. Increasingly, photographs were taken outdoors, or in domestic spaces, rather than in studios. However, amateur photography remained relatively expensive and was limited to the wealthier members of society who could afford to take photographs for pleasure and to document their daily lives.
