The Lafayette Collection


http://lafayette.150m.com/asia.html



Colonel HH Paduka Sri Sultan 'Abdu'l Hamid Halim Shah II ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ahmad Taj ud-din al-Mukarram Shah, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Kedah Dar ul-Aman, KCMG (1864-1943) [Malaysia]






KEDAH, SULTAN OF
Neg. No: (GP) 7061a
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 30-06-1911


Biog: Reigned 1882-1943

Date: 30 June 1911

Occasion: Visit to Buckingham Palace on the morning of 30 June 1911 to receive the Insignia of a Knight Commander of The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, conferred in connection with the Coronation of King George V, 22 June 1911.

Location: -

Descr: TQL seated.

Costume: Silk jacket with the motif "Ya Allah" in Arabic characters [NB sometimes the wording appears upside-down]; sarong.







Tunku Mahmud







MAHMUD, TUNKU
Neg. No: (GP) 7059
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 30-06-1911


Biog: President of State Council of Kedah [Malaysia]

Date: 30 June 1911.

Occasion: Coronation of King George V, 22 June 1911.

Location: -

Descr: TQL seated.




Colonel HH Maulana Paduka Sri Tuanku Sultan Sir Idris Murshid al-Azzam Shah Rahmatu'llah ibni al-Marhum Raja Bendahara Alang Iskandar, Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of the State of Perak, GCMG, KCMG, CMG, GCVO (1849-1916) [Malaysia].






PERAK, SULTAN OF
Neg. No: (GP) 7063

Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 30-06-1911


Biog: Reigned 1887-1916.

J M Gullick, Malay Society in the Late Nineteenth Century, Oxford 1989, p 69 n 92

Sultan Idris was the only one of the four FMS rulers who was able to take part in the debates at the first meeting of the new FMS Federal Council in 1909... As a young man he was one of the rather raffish circle around his cousin, Sultan Abdullah... He was an opium smoker whom Birch judged 'rather a debauchee' (J W W Birch, The Journals of J.W.W. Birch, First British Resident to Perak 1874-1875, edited by P.L. Burns, Kuala Lumpur, 1976). The turning point perhaps came with the arrival in Perak of Hugh Low in 1877. Within weeks Low concluded that this was a prominent figure whom he would recommend - 'a good berth to be provided for him' (H. Low, 'The Journal of Sir Hugh Low, Perak 1877', edited by E. Sadka, Journal of the Malayan/Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 27(4), 1954). Thereafter, there was an unbroken flow of high praise from senior figures of the colonial regime - 'stands for all that is best in the Malay ruling class... intelligence... experience... great charm of manner... a fluent speaker... a very earnest Muhammadan, without a trace of bigotry... a high authority on questions of Muhammadan law and religion' (F A Swettenham, British Malaya: An Account of the Origin and Progress of British Influence in Malaya, London, 1907, p 343). Significantly Swettenham continues that 'In all the Malay states there is no one who... has done so much to promote the success of the new system of administration' (ibid). Clifford's verdict is in similar terms - 'among the most enlightened rulers of the Native States of the East, and a convinced apostle of British rule' (H Clifford, Bushwhacking and Other Asiatic Tales and Memories, New York, 1929, p 192).

Date: 30 June 1911.

Occasion: Royal guest for the Coronation of King George V, 23 June 1911.

Location: -

Descr: TQL seated.

Costume: -

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Orders, Decorations & Medals: Star & sash of an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael & St. George (GCMG cr 1901).

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RASA NAK BUAT BAJU MACAM TU PERGI KERJA...
BARU FEEL MACAM HANG TUAH..

keluar paper kat The Star Rasanya... aku tengok macam kimono (hakama) di modenkan.....

Ngah Ibrahim @ Tengku Menteri Ngah Ibrahim

Kuala Lumpur


Kuala Berlumpur (KL) 1880s





Sultan Abdul Samad Buildings 1897







Sultan Abdul Samad Buildings 1960s

World War 2








Dataran Merdeka @ Merdeka Square (Royal Selangor Club) 1890s



Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

The Old Kuala Lumpur Station Before The New Old Kuala Lumpur Station Build

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station 1920s





Kuala Lumpur Railway Station 1950s







Kuala Lumpur Railway Station 1960s

Brickfields



Bukit Aman @ Aman Hill



General Hospital (Hospital Besar Kuala Lumpur)



Jalan Bukit Bintang @ Star Hill



Jalan Tun Perak (Java Street/Mountbatten Road)



Jalan Petaling (Petaling Street)



Penjara Pudu (Pudu Jail)



Masjid Jamek (Jamek Mosque)

OLD NAMES OF ROADS IN KUALA LUMPUR

Ampang Road - Jalan Ampang

Ampang Street - Leboh Ampang

Batu Road - Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman

Birch Road - Jalan Maharajalela

Bluff Road - Jalan Bukit Aman

Brickfields Road - Jalan Sambanthan

Campbell Road - Jalan Dang Wangi

Cecil Street - Jalan Hang Lekir

Church Street - Jalan Gereja

Clarke Street - Jalan Mahkamah Tinggi

Club Road - Jalan Parlimen

Cross Street - Jalan Silang

d!ckson Street - Jalan Masjid India

Davidson Road - Jalan Hang Jebat

Foch Avenue - Jalan Cheng Lock

High Street - Jalan Bandar - Jalan Tun H S Lee

Holland Road - Jalan Mahkamah Persekutuan

Hospital Road - Jalan Chendersari

Java Street - Mountbatten Road - Jalan Tun Perak

Klyne Street - Jalan Hang Lekiu

Malacca Street - Jalan Melaka

Market Street - Leboh Pasar Besar

Old Market Square (Macao Street + Hokkien Street) - Medan Pasar

Petaling Street - Jalan Petaling

Pudoh Street - Jalan Pudu

Rodger Street - Jalan Hang Kasturi

Shaw Road - Jalan Hang Tuah

Station Street - Jalan Balai Polis

Sultan Street - Jalan Sultan

Swettenham Road - Jalan Mahameru

Theatre Street - Jalan Panggong

Treacher Road - Jalan Sultan Ismail

Venning Road - Jalan Perdana

Victoria Avenue - Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin

Weld Road - Jalan Raja Chulan

sources: http://lamjo.tripod.com/road.html

Pulau Pinang (Penang)



Beach Street







Campbell Street





Carnavon Street

Chulia Street



Downing Street



Light Street



Penang Road

Ayer Itam Tample



Cricket Club



East and Oriental Hotel - by those who built Raffles Hotel



Landing Place



Municipal Office





Peel Avenue

Penang Free School



Residen Road & Golf Course



Runnymede Hotel



Supreme Court



The Esplanad



View from Penang Hill (Bukit Bendera)



Waterfall Garden



Weld Quay

Kelantan



Malay Kelantan Royal Court





Modern Day





Malay Kelantan Men











Modern Day





Malay Kelantan Women













Modern Day





Sources :


W.A Graham

Kelantan : A State of The Malay Peninsula (1905 / 1908)


http://raykinzoku.fotopages.com

Malay Girl (1900)

Wow, those are really beautiful and enlightening pictures, HangPC2! Seems very clean and spacious in those days ... and seeing those retro cars were a treat for my eyes. ; ) Yes I have a thing with retro cars. : P

And those 60's pictures actually looked like they were taken with digital cameras!

Thanks for posting these pictures up, eventhough I'm not a Semenanjungian ... but it's really nice to see how Peninsular Malaysia, especially KL, was back in the old days.

Sultan Of Perak, Prince Raja Chulan




01 Jan 1902











Sources : http://www.viewimages.com/ (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

nice pictures, reminds me of the old times that this country used to have, thanks hangpc2

hangpc i really interested what u got in ur pc hehehe

Teringat pulak kulit depan album Butterfinger.

Sultan Muhammad IV (Kelantan Darul Naim)



Tengku Long Senik Putera Long Kundur








Sources : http://cikgunasir.blogspot.com/

Malaya (1961)



Kuala Lumpur


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96CUt-_i-kA


Kampung


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK3SGFhNG1o


Rubber Estate


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcagWJzDIs


Old Port Swettenham (Klang)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu2bKFk4nIs

Petaling Street In 60s











Sources : http://hamlau.proboards44.com/index.cgi?bo...t&thread=85

Cable Car Bukit Nanas











Merdeka Stadium








Tengku Abdul Rahman Park (Taman Tengku Abdul Rahman)








The Language Institute (Maktab Penguruan Bahasa @ DBP)







Sources : http://flickr.com/photos/striderv/sets/72157607761593584/

Malay Girl & Women In 20th Century












Penang







Singapore

Century-old area famed for its wares



By FAZLEENA AZIZ
Photos by CHUA KOK HWA



MASJID INDIA, a thriving, bustling area known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India, is almost synonymous with textiles, jewellery and food outlet.

It is regarded by some as a shopping heaven and, according to the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KLSICCI), is home to one of the highest valued properties in Kuala Lumpur.

Over the years, many businesses have become hallmarks of the area, choosing to stay because of the location and the crowds that throng there every day.




Cosy: The interior of the Federal Bakery gives visitors a nostalgic feel.


This year, Federal Bakery celebrates its 101st year in business and it was one of the first bakeries to be set up in the area and still stands tall.

Mohammed Ibrahim, 65, has been with the bakery since 1954, when he started as a baker.


I am a cashier now but back then I was baking cakes. People come here because of the taste.

“We get a mix of people but most are regular customers. “It is an honour to still be in the Masjid India area.�

Zainal Dewa, 45, visits Federal Bakery twice a week. “I love the breads and the teh tarik here. I have yet to taste buns or tea as good as the ones here.�

“Although there are many modern cafes around KL, this old cafe environment is cosy and brings a nostalgic feeling you will not experience elsewhere,� he said.

V.Ramu, 21, works at a flower shop in Masjid India and believes that it is a place for great things.

“You can get anything here and, if you have a business here, you can make money. Our shop has been around for 30 years.�





Plenty of choice: Ramu says one can get anything in Masjid India.


Norazmah Abdul Hamid, 35 comes to Masjid India to shop for headscarves and school uniforms.

“Choice is one of the main reasons I come here and also the convenience because of the LRT and busses.

“This is the place where the world seems to meet and people always find what they are looking for here,� she said.

Ahmad Husni Anwar, 43, a barber for 19 years, feels differently about Majsid India.

“I don't see much changes here, business is also slow nowadays. We don't have many competitors in our type of business but I don't see this place as an asset to Kuala Lumpur.

“If people were to go to Kuala Lumpur City Centre and then come here, there is a world of a difference. I feel the development is not consistent,� he said.

Businessman S. Sinniah, who caters to the Malay market said there has been a drop of about 50 % in all businesses




Pedestrian place: Some dislike the Bazaar because it blocks Jalan Melayu.


Since the Bazaar came about, businesses have been affected. There are a lot of people who dislike it because cars can't come in and it blocks Wisma Yakin.

“But we can make up for the losses during the festive seasons. People come here because we offer them a variety of things.�

Every month, Kamal Halim, 63, comes to Masjid India with his wife to buy materials for their business in Perlis. They have been doing this for many years now and they will continue to come because of the price.

“Over the years, I have seen changes taking place. We come here because we are in the textile business while others come here to shop for themselves.�

“The only sad thing about this place is that every time I come back, I see new faces and hear new languages, it is being populated by more non-Malaysians. But, it is the unexplained charm of this place that gets people to come over and over again.�


More about Jalan Masjid India


- Was known as d!ckson Street during colonial times.


- One of the oldest parts of Kuala Lumpur city, dating back over a century.


- Name derived from a mosque built in 1870 for the Indian Muslim population.


Mosque was a wooden hut in 1863 but later renovated into a three-storey building that can accommodate about 3,500 people.


- Mosque built in the Southern Indian style with structured domed and arched windows with Islamic designs




Bargain buys: Textiles are big business in Masjid India, with many stalls operating by the roadside.

Sultan Abdul Hamid Syah, the 28th Sultan of Kedah (4 June 1864-13 May 1943)



Sultan Badlishah, the 29th Sultan of Kedah (17 March 1894-13 July 1958)



Pandai la hang nih HangPC2, syok tengok gambaq-gambaq hang, hehehe....

Merdeka Malaya


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyWbUXxxEA0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22AmCIn6Be8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKPU6cFCTAo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWqgCF1jOFc

Not sure why, but YouTube states that these videos were removed due to violation of the terms of use.

Beautiful collection of photos. Should be preserved in Book form.

Actually that is something which I have been looking to buy.
If anybody has links to pictorial history books of Malaysia, Indonesia and south east Asia in general, please post the links here.
Perhaps Pak Londoh knows.

I think that's not hard to find in Malaysia, I remember somewhat seeing some in the bookstore. I'm not sure if they still have it though as it was quite some time since I last noticed them, will check again the next time I go there. I'll let you guys know if you are interested.

Street with a history



By ANN TAN

MANY a time we have heard our elders calling Armenian Street in George Town, Penang, by its other names.

However, not many of us are aware of the origin of the street’s various names and the stories behind them.

According to the plaque on the history of the street name that was put up by the Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) recently, the early Armenian merchants were said to have settled there but disappeared when the century-old Armenian church on Church Street was pulled down.

The area was believed to be an important place for its concentration of Chinese and Malay secret societies.

It was also called the Malay Lane due to the Malay kampung settlement there.




The second part between Beach Street and Pitt Street, however, was known as the Pun Thau Kong Hang or in Cantonese Tai Pak Kung Hong.


For the Chinese Hokkien community, Armenian Street was separated into two parts.

The first stretch of the road between Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling and Acheen Street was called Pak Thong-ah Kay (Coppersmith’s Street) or Ta Thung Kai in Cantonese.

Khoo Su Nin @ Khoo Salma Nasution, in her book Streets of George Town, Penang, says a mid-19th century braziery, where all sorts of brass and copper wares were sold, that was run by Mohamed Tahir gave Armenian Street the name Pak Thong-ah Kay.

The second part between Beach Street and Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling, however, was known as the Pun Thau Kong Hang or in Cantonese Tai Pak Kung Hong.



Tan: Part of Armenian Street was named Pun Thau Kong Hang after the deity of the Hock Teck Cheng Sin Temple.


Plumber Teng Chin Huah, 62, who was born there and grew up in the area, said he could still remember the good old days when he used to see the Indians and Malays selling brass and copper wares.

“I used to cycle along the road and the scene was something like the Little India today,” he said.

Teng said the copper and brass were very cheap in those days.

“The area where they used to gather around has now been turned into a field.

“Slowly, the trade disappeared when it was passed on to the younger generation who developed it into something else.

“If only I knew those were going to be history, I would have kept photos to show to our future generations,” he said.

According to Hock Teck Cheng Sin Temple trustee Tan Joo Chye, Pun Thau Kong Hang was named after the temple that is located along that stretch.

“Pun Thau Kong, which means local deity, was just another name for Tua Pek Kong.

“The temple was also formerly known as Khian Teik Tong, a base for the secret society,” he said.

Tan said when the British outlawed secret societies, Khian Teik Tong was forced to close down.

“Khian Teik Tong’s assets were then transferred to several registered societies, namely the Poh Hock Seah, Hokkien Kongsi, Cheng Hoe Seah, and Teng Kheng Seah, which make up the Hock Teck Cheng Sin Temple today.

“Each society then sent five represen- tatives to become the temple committee members.

“People believe in Pun Thau Kong because legend has it that the white beard of the deity’s statue turned black one day,” he said.


- The Star -

On a recent trip to Singapore I bought a great book called "Malaysia: A Pictorial History 1400-2004", authored by Wendy Moore.

The Amazon link is http://www.amazon.com/Malaysia-Pictorial-H...4/dp/9814068772

Thank you for the link.
It would appear that this is exactly what I am looking for.
The author, Wendy Khadijah Moore, seems to have made a few books about Malaysian culture.
This pictorial history book is certainly of interest to me.
I found one review of the book :

British Empire Exhibition : Malaya Pavilion (1924)

Does anybody have any old photos of this famous building ?
I want to see how it looked in the early 1900s.



Apparently the locals call this the "Big Ben" of KL.
It is the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, next to Merdeka Square, in Kuala Lumpur.
Built 1894-97, it housed government offices and was originally named after the Sultan of Selangor.