This is a 1950s photograph of a Sikh traffic policeman, dressed in a turban and a khaki uniform, posing while on duty. The policeman is standing on a pedestal, in the middle of the road. This was taken in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. 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.
All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.