Penang Collection

Empire Marketing Board - Penang, British Malaya
Empire Marketing Board Poster design, Penang, British Malaya (now Malaysia), printed for the Empire Marketing Board. Showing a busy scene at the docks. Date: circa 1930

George Town, Penang, Malaysia - Campbell Street
Penang, Malaysia - Campbell Street, named after the Penang Inspector General (1866-1891) Sir George William Robert Campbell

Torrent At Pulo, Penang

Forest, Pulo, Penang

Waterfall Pulo Penang

Pulo, Penang

Pulo, Penang, Asia

Cascade At George Town, Penang, East Indies

Nutmeg plantation 1868
Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise

Waterfall, Penang, Malaysia, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Altar in Snake Temple at Sungai Kluang, Penang, Malaysia. Date: circa 1930s

Boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia
Group photo, boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia. Date: 20th century

Cricket Club, Penang, Malaya (Malaysia)
Cricket Club pavilion in Mock Tudor style, Penang, Malaya (Malaysia). Date: circa 1910

Boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia
Group photo, boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia. Seen here are the Officers, Patrol Leaders and Seconds. Date: 20th century

The Supreme Court, Penang, Malaysia. Date: circa 1920s

Chinese Temple, Penang, Malaysia. Date: circa 1920s

Malaysia - The Botanical Gardens at Penang - Raintree
Malaysia - The Botanical Gardens at Penang, located at Jalan Kebun Bunga. The iconic Raintree close to the entrance (pictured) is still standing

Penang, Malaysia - Reservoir on the Aver-Tam Road - designed in the Art Deco style, and constructed in the late 1920s. Date: circa 1910s

Old Swedish Matchbox label for the Malaysian market
Old Swedish Matchbox label with flags for the Malaysian market for Cheng Chan and Co in Penang made without phospherous Date: c. 1910s

The harbour, Penang, Malaysia, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Arms of the Straits Settlements on a Willss Cigarette card. The colony consists of Singapore, Penang and Malacca, all three settlements being situated on the Straits of Malacca

Young woman from Penang, Malaysia, wearing a nose ring. Date: circa 1905

Penang camellia, white camellia with yellowish tinge to flower, Camellia axillaris.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration from William Curtiss Botanical Magazine 1819

Burmese Buddhist Temple and Pagoda - Penang, Malaysia Date: circa 1910s

The Kek Lok Si Temple - Penang, Malaysia - Buddhist Temple
The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in Air Itam in Penang and is one of the best known temples on the island. It is said to be the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia

The Silver Car with the God Marugan, Penang, Malaysia
Procession of the Silver Car with the God Marugan, Penang, Malaysia. Murugan is the Hindu god of war and victory, worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India

Penang - A Malay Village - Malaysia Date: circa 1910s

Malaysia / Penang 1813
Fort Cornwallis in Penang, formerly Prince of Wales Island Date: 1813

Malaysia / Penang 1876
Georgetown, Penang, near Perak, in the Malay Peninsular. Date: 1876

British refugees from Penang, Malaya, on their way to Singapore, are provided with refreshments by local residents at Ipoh Station, in Perak

Poster depicting Penang, Malaysia
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, showing a busy scene in Penang, British Malaya -- now Malaysia

Malaysia / Penang 1805
Burmah Temple on Penang, formerly Prince of Wales Island

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