This school photograph shows a large group of students posing outdoors. “爪哇淡满光中華學生自治會全體撮影民國十五年元旦日” (“Java Temanggung Chinese Student Council group photo on New Year's Day in the 15th Year of the Republic of China”) is printed across the bottom of the image.Peranakans commissioned photographs to document their families and important life events such as births, marriages, and deaths. They also commissioned photographs to record their involvement in business enterprises, and in social causes such as schools, academic societies, religious groups, and in community and cultural associations.
