Title
Malaya Travel Poster issued by the Federated Malay States Railways Kuala Lumpur
Creator
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Malaya and Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 106.7 x 70.0 cm,
Image size: 102.0 x 65.3 cm
Image size: 102.0 x 65.3 cm
Accession No.
2022-00384
Collection of
The Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) was a consolidated railway operated in British Malaya (present day Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore) during the first half of the 20th century (1901 to 1948). The poster features the image of a lady in a traditional patterned sarong holding her baby with a young child holding up a flower in front of palm trees reflected against the water and hills in the background. Such travel posters were intended to encourage European travellers to visit Malaya and explore a different culture from their own.
