Photograph of Nona Asiah's husband at 1961 Singapore Grand Prix

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Title
Photograph of Nona Asiah's husband at 1961 Singapore Grand Prix
Year/Period
1961
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
photographic gelatin, silver gelatin paper
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Image size: 6.8 x 8.8 cm
Accession No.
2025-00963
Collection of
Malay Heritage Centre
Credit Line
Gift of the family of the late Nona Asiah

Nona Asiah is a celebrated figure in the Malay entertainment industry of Singapore, renowned for her contributions to music and film during the 1940s–1960s. Husband of Nona Asiah, Ismail Kassim, is pictured at the innagural 1961 Singapore Grand Prix at Thompson Road with the eventual winner of the motorcycle race, Chris Proffitt-White (#103)