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[Nipah estate, Malaya, ? 1920s], 1920 - 1929

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 6/90

Scope and Contents

194 x 141 mm. General view looking along a road in the estate, with nipah palms growing on either side. The leaves from the palm are used in the construction of atap roofs in Malayan houses, the fruit in a preserve, and the juice extracted from the trunk fermented into a toddy. A note on the reverse reads: Main road and reserve for main pipe line to distillery, with main irrigation drains which supply subsidiary drains shown in other photograph. Nipah about 3 years old.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920 - 1929

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Photographer unknown.

Language of Materials

English

General

PJ.

Date information

DateText: [1920s ?].

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2002-05-23 10:54:42+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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