This photograph depicts a Samsui woman sweeping the floor at the MOE (Ministry of Education) building. A bucket, wooden stool and other tools can be seen on the right side of the photograph. A piece of brown paper covers her characteristic samsui red headgear. She is also wearing the blue samfoo (sometimes spelt samfu), a tunic-and-trouser suit. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

From the Kouo Shang-Wei Collection 郭尚慰珍藏. All rights reserved, Family of Kouo Shang-Wei and National Library Board Singapore 2007

Subjects

• Women blue collar workers--Singapore--Photographs
• Women construction workers--Singapore--Photographs
• Samsui women--Singapore--Photographs