Taiping about 1884-1885, 1884 - 1885
Scope and Contents
242 x 169 mm. A view looking over part of the prison stockade towards wooded hills in the direction of Kamunting, two miles north-north-west of Taiping. In the foreground are a number of atap houses, with the brick wall of the prison beyond and a wooded palisade enclosing some of the prison buildings. The unsatisfactory state of the prison is described in the Perak Annual Report for 1884 (enclosed in Further correspondence respecting the Protected Malay States (C. 4958 of 1887, p. 23).
Dates
- Creation: 1884 - 1885
Creator
- From the Fonds: British, Association of Malaysia and Singapore (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Photographer unknown.
Language of Materials
English
General
PJ.
Originator(s)
Unknown
Finding aid date
2002-05-10 10:26:01+00:00
Repository Details
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