Carter, William Langham (1869-1940)
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Singapore River, 1920
94 x 68 mm. A snapshot taken from the Boat Quay looking down river towards the sea with sampans moored in the foreground.
[Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard and the Sultan of Perak, circa ? 1925], 1925
122 x 71 mm. Crossing the Perak near Kuala Kangsar, Lindsay Vears on right. Showing the four elephants and their passengers crossing the Perak River. The Sultan of Perak, Sir Iskander Shah is seated on the elephant at the left, Sir Laurence and Lady Guillemard on the next elephant, an unidentified couple on the third and Lindsay Vears (no further information) on the fourth. Guillemard was Governor of the Straits Settlements 1919-1927.
Social group [? Kota Bahru] [i.e. Baharu], Kelantan, circa 1915, 1915
214 x 156 mm. Showing a group of Europeans and Malays seated at tea, probably in the grounds of the Istana, Kota Bahru. The figures in the group are: Alan Greenwood MORKILL (1890-); Malayan Civil Service 1913-1927; Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs, Kelantan 1914-1917; Raja Kelantan, later Sultan ISMAIL; William LANGHAM-CARTER; Mrs LANGHAM-CARTER; Tuanku Seri Indra, later Sultan IBRAHIM; Sultan MUHAMMAD IV; Herbert Alfred ANDERSON.
Straits born Chinese arch, Prince of Wales visit to Singapore, 1922, 1922
141 x 83 mm. A view looking along the waterfront (? On Collyer Quay) towards the Chinese Arch of Welcome.
The drawing room, The Residency, Malacca, 1922
113 x 156 mm. A view looking along the length of the room which has a high, curved ceiling broken by an arch at its mid-point, tiger skin rugs on the floor and numerous photographs and paintings on the walls and on easels.
The path to Taiping Hill, ? circa 1925, 1925
82 x 133 mm. Showing an unidentified European woman sitting on one of the steps of the path leading up the hill.
The Princes' car passing through the India and Ceylon Arch, ? Malacca, 1922, 1922
141 x 83 mm. As described, with spectators and motor cars in the foreground.
The Residency, Malacca, 1920
190 x 154 mm (mounted on card). A view looking across the lawn towards the front façade of the Residency, a two-storey structure with open verandahs running around the building and surmounted by a pediment above the main entrance. The Residency was built on the bones of the older Residency between 1903 and 1905, and was situated on St Pauls Hill.
The Residency, Malacca, 1910
192 x 140 mm. A view looking across the lawn towards the Residency.
The Residency, Malacca, 1922
102 x 60 mm. A snapshot showing the front façade and one side of the Residency building. Photograph by William-Langham Carter (?).
Tuba fishing, Perak River, 1890 - 1925
149 x 112 mm. A view looking out over the Perak River showing men in canoees with nets. The sap of the root of the creeping plant tuba (dalbergia) is extracted by maceration in water and this, when thrown into the river brings the fish to the surface for netting.