Photograph of Balaguru Govindasamy with members of the Indian Labour Company at the harbour

Collections
1605510
Title
Photograph of Balaguru Govindasamy with members of the Indian Labour Company at the harbour
Year/Period
c. 1920s - 1930s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Object size: 19.6 x 27.6 cm
Accession No.
2025-00700
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 Govindasamy with other members of the Indian Labour Company at the harbour.