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Poster : Belajarlah! Pakailah! Sikho! Istem...

Feb 28, 2014Comments off

1940s poster in Chinese and Malay to persuade fellow Malayans to adopt the Japanese culture.

Magazine: Variety Show

Dec 30, 2013Comments off

1960 Variety Show programme book published by the Dondang Sayang Club.

Magazine: Malayan Police Magazine

Dec 30, 2013Comments off

Merry Christmas from the 1952 Police Force of Malaya.

Advertisement: Shell

Sep 13, 2013Comments off

To commemorate the birth of a new nation, Shell published a book titled MALAYSIANS, published in Singapore in 1963. The book featured costumes and ceremonies in

Magazine: Dewan Masharakat

Sep 13, 2013Comments off

Dewan Masharakat, a magazine focusing on knowledge and culture, was published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka and first launched in September 1963.

Magazine: Pembina

Sep 09, 2013Comments off

Magazine about education, news, politics, nationalism and the spirit of Merdeka. Cover shows a collage of the heads of the Malay sultanate states flanking Tuanku Abdul

Poster: Peluang baik membuat duit! Hadiah $...

Jul 26, 2013Comments off

                        1960 wanted poster issued by the Criminal Investigation Department. – Title: Peluang baik

Newspaper: Bintang Pranakan

Mar 11, 2013Comments off

Newsprint ‘Bintang Pranakan’, October 1930.

Newspaper: Bintang Timor

Mar 11, 2013Comments off

Newsprint 'Bintang Timor', March 1900.

Book Cover: Kemanisan Bersuami Isteri

Feb 06, 2013Comments off

“Kemanisan Bersuami Isteri”, 1956 book on sex tips for married couples. – Title: Kemanisan Bersuami Isteri Language: Malay Designer: nil Type of Graphic: Book Cover

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