Asia (continent)
Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:
[Arrival of High Commissioner for opening of Federal Conference, Kuala Lumpur, July 1903], 1903-07
Atap palms, 1900
224 x 214 mm. Showing atap palms growing beside a river or pool with a European bungalow (largely obscured by vegetation) in the background.
Bakatans, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
273 x 209 mm. Group portrait of Bakatan warriors, dressed in war costume and carrying spears. Roth (1896) lists two types of Bakatan, the Batoi (Rejang River) and the Bintulu (Tatau River), but this group has not been precisely identified. Photographer unknown, probably G.R. Lambert and Co.
Ballast train in cutting, looking back towards Kuala Lumpur [circa 1892], 1892
283 x 215 mm. A view looking down on a deep cutting, with a ballast train being unloaded by Indian and Chinese labour. The photograph was probably taken on the Ulu Selangor extension between Kuala Lumpur and Kepong. This line, running north-west from Kuala Lumpur to connect it with the main mining areas, was started in 1890 and reached Rawing in 1892 and Kuala Kubu in 1894.
Batu Caves [1890s], 1890 - 1899
166 x 214 mm. Showing the entrance to one of the Batu Caves situated about seven miles from Kuala Lumpur.
Batu Caves [1890s], 1890 - 1899
165 x 215 mm (mounted on card). Showing the interior of one of the caves, with a group of Malay figures posed for scale in the middle ground.
Boat Quai, Singapore, 1880 - 1889
269 x 208 mm.
Boat Quai, Singapore, 1900
273 x 208 mm.
Borneo wharf, Singapore, 1890 - 1899
278 x 211 mm. A view looking over warehouses and coal stores towards the wharves, where a number of steamers are moored. The view looks north-east along the waterfront, towards the Albert and Victoria Docks on the headland in the distance. The wharf of the Borneo Company was purchased by the Tanjong Pagar Docks in 1885 for $1,000,000.
Campong Kallang [Singapore Island], 1900
271 x 215 mm. A view looking across a stretch of water towards a village of thatched huts raised on stilts, and with a group of young Malay boys in the foreground. Campong Kallang is situated in the north-east section of Singapore Island at the mouth of the Kallang River.
Cavenagh Bridge, 1890 - 1899
265 x 202 mm. A view from the waterfront near the Post Office (near the site of the present Anderson Bridge) looking up the Singapore River towards the Cavenagh Bridge. The imposing buildings beyond, at the corner of Bonham Street and Boat Quay, are the premises of the Katz Brothers, traders in Singapore since 1864.
Cavenagh Bridge, Singapore, 1880 - 1889
Changie bungalow, nr. Singapore. Designed and built by Maurice Alexander Cameron in 1887 to replace the old one burned, 1880 - 1889
280 x 207 mm. (mounted on card). A view looking across a stretch of water towards the wooded shore, with the bungalow standing on a small headland. Maurice Alexander Cameron R.E. was Deputy Colonial Engineer and Surveyor General of the Straits Settlements from 1883-1892. Photograph probably by G.R. Lambert and Co.
Chinese houses in Singapore, 1880 - 1889
274 x 180 mm (mounted on card). Showing a row of Chinese houses in Telok Ayer Street which, prior to reclamation in the 1880s, ran close to the seashore of Telok Ayer Bay. Photograph probably by G.R. Lambert and Co.
Chinese priests acting, 1890 - 1899
269 x 208 mm. Showing three Chinese priests in ceremonial robes gathered around a large metal vessel.
Chinese temple, Singapore, 1880 - 1889
274 x 207 mm. (mounted on card). A view from Telok Ayer Street showing the Thain Hock Keng Temple, built between 1839-1842 with materials imported from China. Dedicated to the goddess Ma-Cho-Po, Mother of Heavenly Sages, it was declared a national monument in 1973.
Coal mines, Muara, Borneo [i.e. Brunei, Borneo Island], 1880 - 1889
273 x 209 mm. View from a hillside looking down onto a row of thatched houses runing along beside the coal mine railway. The small trucks of coal are drawn by bullocks. Muara (also known as Brooketon) is situated some 13 miles east of Brunei Tarn and was a centre for coal mining by the British North Borneo Company until 1925. The town was completely destroyed during World War Two. Photograph by G.R. Lambert and Co.
[Coconut plantation, ? Straits Settlements], 1890 - 1899
269 x 208 mm. A view looking along a village street set among coconut palms. Exact location unknown.
Collyer Quai, 1900
272 x 214 mm. A view looking north along Collyer Quay towards Johnston's Pier and the Exchange buildings, with rickshaws parked and plying their trade in the roadway.
Commercial Square [Fullerton Square], 1906
Commercial square [Fullerton Square], 1906
Commercial Square [Fullerton Square], 1900
273 x 214 mm. A view from the sea looking towards Fullerton Square, with Johnston's Pier at the left and the offices of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation beyond. At the back of the square are the Chartered Bank Buildings which replaced the premises of McAlister and Co., and at the right can be seen part of the Exchange Buildings, built between 1865-1870. With sampans in the foreground.
Dyak Chief and family, Borneo, 1880 - 1889
[Football match on the Padang, Kuala Lumpur, circa 1903], 1903
366 x 271 mm. A view looking down on the Padang from the roof of the Selangor Club with a football match in progress, spectators lining the pitch and a band playing at the left. Part of the Government Offices can be seen in the background.