Boy and calf : full-length portrait
Photograph
01 Jan 1950
Photographed By Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
Information About
A 1950s photograph of an Indian boy standing inside a cow pen next to his calf. It was taken from a dairy farm located in Cameron Highlands, located at the north-western tip of Pahang in Malaysia. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Title transcribed from album. Date of creation estimated.
Additional Details
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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