History Photo Album - 6

MULTIRACIAL MALACCA

JONKER STREET, MALACCA  MANY OF THE AFFLUENT CHINESE LIVED IN THE STREET. TODAY THE STREET IS FAMOUSFOR ITS MANY SHOP SELLING ANTIQUES AND HANDCRAFTS. DATE : c 1910

UNTITLED (PERANAKAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH) TPHOTOGRAPHED OUTSIDE A CHINESE PERANAKAN HOUSE, THE BRIDE AND THE GROOM ARE DRESSED TO THE HILT. POSING WITH THEM ARE TWO BRIDESMAIDS AND A PAGEBOY.

MALAY WOMEN, MALACCA  THESE TWO MALAY WOMEN ARE OBSERVING PURDAH IN THEIR DRESSING; THE LADY ON THE LEFT HAS SIMPLY DRAPED HER SARONG OVER HER HEAD; SHE APPEARS TO BE FOLLOWING HIS MISTRESS.  DATE : c 1910

 

FISHERMEN, MALACCA AS IN THE OTHER MALAYN STATES, FISHERMEN WERE OFTEN MALAYS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS FOUR SAMPANS RETURNING LADEN WITH FISH THE FISHERMEN HAVE CAUGHT OUT AT SEA.  DATE : c 1910

 

WORKMAN PLOUGHING PADI (PADI FIELDS), MALACCA A TYPICAL RURAL SCENE IN MALACCA; A MALAY FARMER IS PLOUGHING HIS RICE FIELD WITH THE AID OF A BUFFALO.  DATE : c 1930

 

DRINK WATER TRANSPORT CART. MALACCA   PREWAR MALACCA WAS OFTEN SHORT OF DRINKING WATER; THOSE WHO WERE ENTERPRISING WENT AROUND TOWN WITH CARTS SELLING WATER.  DATE : c 1930

 

 

OUTSIDE MALACCA TOWN

 

TAMPIN, MALACCA   THE SMALL TOWN OF TAMPINIS SHOWNS; TAMPIN IS 30 KM FROM MALACCA AND IS ITS NEAREST RAILWAY STATION.

 

MALACCA SWIMMING POOL, TANJUNG BRUAS TANJUNG BRUAS, OUTSIDE MALACCA TOWN, IS SITUATED BY THE SEA; THIS PICTURE SHOWS A REST HOUSE WITH A SWIMMING POOL  DATE : c 1930

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