Kuala Lumpur (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:
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Etchings of Malaya, 1925
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 63/30
Scope and Contents
Etchings of street and country scenes, mainly in Kuala Lumpur.
Dates:
1925
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Asia miscellanea
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F. M. S. Railways Central Offices, 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 17/64
Scope and Contents
206 x 129 mm.
Dates:
1907
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Federal Secretariat Buildings, Kuala Lumpur [1950s], 1950 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/20
Scope and Contents
49 x 74 mm. A view looking towards the main entrance and clock tower of the Secretariat.
Dates:
1950 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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F.M.S. Cricket XI vs an Australian XI, 1927, 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/39
Scope and Contents
287 x 168 mm. Showing the members of the two teams posed outside the Selangor club during the July/August 1927 tour. Some identifications are written on the reverse of the print: (Seated) - E.R. MAYNE (Aust.); A.J. Bostock HILL (Malaya); W.H. WOODFULL (Aust.); Dr P.H. HENNESSY (Malaya); C.G. McCARTNEY (Capt., Aust.); Hon H.W. THOMSON (Actg. Chf. Secretary); Hon. J. LORNIE (Actg. Brit. Resident); N.J.A. FOSTER (Capt., Malaya); W.A. OLDFIELD (Aust.); C.H. CONGDON (Malaya); S.C. EVERETT; T.J....
Dates:
1927
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Football match on the Padang, Kuala Lumpur, circa 1903], 1903
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/37
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1903
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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G.E. Hughes, 1904 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/25
Scope and Contents
Showing G.E. Hughes, dressed in a sarong and reclining in a wickerwork lounger. George Edward Erskine Hughes (b 1874) was appointed Acting Assistant Inspector of Mines, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor in 1900.
Dates:
1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Government Treasury, Kuala Lumpur, 1882-1883., 1882 - 1883
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/19
Scope and Contents
241 x 165 mm. A view showing the single storied brick building with tiled roof, nearing completion. Scaffolding is still in place and piles of builders rubble lies in front of the building. The Selangor Annual Report for 1884 lists the completion of quarters for the Treasurer, although this building is evidently a public office rather than a domestic residence.
Dates:
1882 - 1883
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Governor taking salute near Railway Offices, Kuala Lumpur [? 1927], 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/51
Scope and Contents
127 mm. Showing the Governor of the Straits Settlements (probably Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard) taking the salute during a march past of troops or policemen. A photograph possibly taken on the same occasion as BAM 4/31.
Dates:
1927
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Grounds of Pauper Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/141
Scope and Contents
View looking along a wide tree-shaded avenue towards the entrance gates of the Pauper Hospital.
Dates:
1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Group at Kuala Lumpur, circa 1884], 1884
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/11
Scope and Contents
265 x 208 mm (mounted on card). A group portrait showing Europeans, Chinese, Malays and Indians arranged (probably) in front of the Residency, Kuala Lumpur. Figures identified in Swettenham's hand beneath the print are: YAP AH SHAK (d 1889); Chinese businessman and trader; arrived in Kuala Lumpur 1870; Capitan China 1885-1889; Magistrate and High Court Assessor under British Administration; Dr Augustine W. SINCLAIR; formerly Medical Officer in Upper Sarawak, Borneo and Kinta, Perak;...
Dates:
1884
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Group of Signals Section, Malay States Volunteer Rifles in Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur, circa 1916, 1916
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/38
Scope and Contents
140 x 82 mm. Showing a group in military uniform posed informally in the Lake Gardens. The figures are identified on the reverse of the print as: Albert Wolfgang JUST (1869-); Junior Officer, Perak 1892; appointed Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur 1917; William Arthur WHITE (1874-); G.P.O. Singapore 1903; Senior Assistant Auditor, External Audit 1917; Edgar Maurice BAKER (1870-); Secretariat, Singapore 1889; Assistant Treasurer, F.M.S. 1907; (Sir) Andrew CALDECOTT (1884-1951); Malay Civil Service...
Dates:
1916
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Guvernement [i.e. Government] Offices, 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 17/63
Scope and Contents
288 x 185 mm. General view of the Federal Governement Offices at Kuala Lumpur.
Dates:
1907
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In K. Lumpur, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/89
Scope and Contents
View of Chinese houses in a Kuala Lumpur street.
Dates:
1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/86
Scope and Contents
Street scene.
Dates:
1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/142
Scope and Contents
View looking along a tree-shaded road in Kuala Lumpur.
Dates:
1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In my office, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, 1904 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/145
Scope and Contents
General view of office with desks, looking towards verandah
Dates:
1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Inauguration of the Federal Court of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, October 1, 1963, 1963-10-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/100
Scope and Contents
154 x 202 mm. Showing the Lord President, Dato' Sir James Thomson (1902-1983), preceded by the mace bearer, inspecting the Guard of Honour at the inauguration of the Federal Court.
Dates:
1963-10-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[? Independence Day ceremony, ? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/106
Scope and Contents
206 x 153 mm. Showing a military review taking place, probably in the Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur on the anniversary of Malayas Independence.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, September 2, 1957, 1957-09-02 - 1957
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/98
Scope and Contents
154 x 202 mm. Showing Tuanku Abdul Rahman kissing the Keris Kerajaan (Sword of State) during the ceremony installing him as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Independent Malaya. The elected Kingship of of Malaya was the result of proposals of the Reid Constitutional Commission of 1956 which covered provisions for a head of state to be elected from amongst the rulers of the various states, and who would hold office for five years. Tuanku Abdul Rahman served only three years of his term of office...
Dates:
1957-09-02 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur [? 1950s], 1950 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/43
Scope and Contents
240 x 187 mm. Showing the driveway, entrance portico and front façade of the building.
Dates:
1950 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Institute of Medical Research, Anti-Malarial Work, 1940 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/7
Scope and Contents
157 x 115 mm. Showing a research worker examining a specimen under a slide. The caption on the reverse reads '(30). Back at the I.M.R. at Kuala Lumpur, exhibition models of mosquitoes decorate the research worker's desk. In the foreground is the anophiles, or malaria-carrying mosquito'.
Dates:
1940 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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International Asian Highway. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 1964., 1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/1
Scope and Contents
242 x 169 mm. Showing flyovers at the Kuala Lumpur section of the Asian Highway. A note on the reverse of the print reads:'The Asian Highway, a project initiated in 1958 by ECAFE, aims at modernizing and linking up existing roads into a 34,000-mile network of highways that would span Asia from Turkey and Iraq to the Republic of Viet-Nam, Singapore and Indonesia. Priority Route A-1 runs from Saigon through eight countries, while Priority Route A-2 runs from the Iraq border to...
Dates:
1964
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Jalan Mountbatten, Kuala Lumpur, 1960s ?], 1960 - 1969
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/3
Scope and Contents
155 x 155 mm. Showing the main shopping thoroughfare of Kuala Lumpur. A note on the reverse reads:'Busy Jalan Mountbatten in Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's capital city. In the heart of the city, this is the capital's main shopping thprough [sic]. Picture shows office block in Moorish-style architecture in the background and trishaw rider on the street. The cosmopolitan aspect of this city is seen in the intermingling of the people of various nationalities as shown in the...
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Java Street, Kuala Lumpur, 1882-1883, 1882 - 1883
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/7
Scope and Contents
264 x 207 mm (mounted on card). A view looking across Java Street towards the verandahed commercial premises of Chinese traders. Beyond these substantial stone buildings with tiled roofs are more modest atap houses. These more modern buildings are probably seen here soon after completion: one of the first orders promulgated by Swettenham on his arrival as Resident in 1882 was that all houses should be rebuilt with corrugated iron roofs. This order never came into effect, but in 1884 a...
Dates:
1882 - 1883
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Jin Jang, near the market, 1960 - 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS 23/145
Scope and Contents
Print and negative.
Dates:
1960 - 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).