Photograph of the Indian Labour Company Coronation Celebrations of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

Collections
1605508
Title
Photograph of the Indian Labour Company Coronation Celebrations of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Year/Period
12 May 1937
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Object size: 35.8 x 43.4 x 0.2 cm,
Image size: 23.3 x 28.8 cm
Accession No.
2025-00698
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mythili and the family S L Perumal

Balaguru Govindasamy Chettiar was a pioneer Singaporean who ran the Indian Labour Company, the main contractor supplying workers to the Singapore Harbour Board (now Port of Singapore Authority (PSA)). This photograph depicts a decorated Indian Labour Company, as part of an offshore celebration for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12th May 1937.