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200 x 150 mm. Group of European Guiders (some identified, including Mrs Cavendish), probably at the All Malayan Camp for PLs and 2nds.

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A portfolio containing photogravure reproductions on 57 sheets, plus title leaf and map. The series contains views showing general scenery, towns, agriculture and industry in British Malaya, and breaks down into geographical locations: Singapore 1-35; Penang 36-50; F.M.S 51-137; Sumatra 138. The captions printed under the photographs have been copied including some eccentric spelling.

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Coloured oilette postcards of Malaya by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd. marked 'Series II', but not separately numbered.

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Collection of photographs by various photographers.

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133 x 85 mm. Showing two fishermen in a small, square-rigged boat, returning to shore after a nights work.

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116 x 141 mm. The caption on the reverse reads 'Part of the library of timber specimens in the Wood Technological section at the Forest Research Institute. There are between 4000 and 5000 different specimens of Malayan timer filed there'.

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Programmes, dinner invitations, table plans and souvenir brochures collected by Bernard Drake, relating to state functions and receptions for distinguished visitors in Malaya.

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Memoranda concerning Concannon's work, mainly in typescript. Most of the material was written by Concannon, although there are a few items by other people. Some papers relate to the meeting of the Colonial Housing and Town Planning Advisory Panel in London in 1953.

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135 x 88 mm. Photograph of W.G. Stewart's daughter.

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105 x 79 mm. A group portrait of members of the Perak State Council, composed of the Sultan, the British Resident, the Secretary to the Resident and various prominent members of the Malay and Chinese communities. The Sultan, Raja Alang Iskander Shah, is seated in the centre of the group with C.W.C. Parr beside him while the Residents Secretary (unidentified) stands with the Chinese and Malay members in the back row.

Scope and Contents 62 x 88 mm. Showing the statue of Captain Francis Light (1740-1794), founder of Prince of Wales Island (Penang) in 1786. Light died of malaria on the island and was buried in the old Protestant Cemetery in Northam Road, George Town. The bronze statue designed by Frederick J. Wilcoxson, was originally sited in Fort Cornwallis and was unveiled in 1939. It was removed during the Japanese occupation and re-erected in 1946 in front of the High Court in Light Street. The only known...

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227 x 191 mm. Studio portrait.

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Contains loose prints from the 1950s and 1960s, supplementing the main historical collection. The main subjects are 44-57, 63-70 Indigenous peoples; 93-109 ceremonies (including Merdeka, 1957, 96-98); 110-121 Gurkhas; 122-139 Sarawak; 140-179 Singapore (including official visits and formal occasions).

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284 x 185 mm. View looking along the Esplanade at Penang from Court Cornwallis with the Municipal Buildings on the far side of the cricket ground, and the Town Hall (partially obscured by trees) to the left.

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The principal part of the collection is a set of thirteen scrapbooks of newscuttings relating to East Africa, particularly Kenya and Tanganyika. The rest of the collection consists of a volume of cuttings relating to post-war trading opportunities in Nigeria and three scrapbooks concerning rubber and mining in South East Asia.

Scope and Contents A scrapbook of cuttings from newspapers of the Straits Settlements concerning events in the colony. Much of the volume is concerned with Brown's involvement with the Legislative Council. There are articles regarding his disputed nomination by the Penang Chamber of Commerce in 1893, and his appointment to the Council in 1894 and 1897. There is also extensive coverage of the Council’s work, including newscuttings on the passage of bills regarding harbours, Indian immigration, liquor, opium...

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274 x 197 mm. Showing a junk moored at a jetty at Nibong Tebal in Province Wellesley.

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105 x 75 mm.

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205 x 155 mm. A view from the shore of the mainland looking towards the heavily wooded, hilly island.

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274 x 208 mm. A view looking westwards and along Northern Road with the Lartut Road junction in the left middleground. The road leading off to the right probably goes to the Telegraph Office and the Penang Club.

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154 x 104 mm. Showing the Sultan of Selangor Tuanku Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah receiving a gift presented to him in a traditional obeisance ceremony.

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204 x 148 mm. View looking along a stretch of the Pahang River, with dense forest on either bank.

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Material relating to the Buckley family's time in Malaya and Kenya and a collection of menus from ship journeys.

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Letters and papers relating to Whitehouse's career in Malaya, written in English unless otherwise indicated.

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217 x 285 mm. A view of the lower section of Penang Waterfall, situated in the gardens at the foot of Penang Hill. Photograph probably by M.A. Cameron.