A mixture of curiosity and attraction : group
Photograph
01 Jan 1950
Photographed By Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
Information About
This is a 1950s photograph illustrating a group of people looking on with great curiosity. In the middle, the Chinese women are dressed in a traditional floral Chinese costume, the Cheongsam, while the Chinese girls are wearing a modern and shorter version of the costume. Digitized from an album page containing 9 photographs described collectively as "Malayan Airways". Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Title transcribed from album. Date of creation estimated.Title devised by Library staff.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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