British Malaya (Singapore and Malaysia): 1939 Trip around the World (Part 5 of 10)

Part 5 features city scenes of Singapore, including the Old Supreme Court building. In Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur city scenes and the Penang Hill tram and Kek Lok Si Buddhist temple in Penang.
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Evelyn Reinhardt took this footage on her solo round-the-world trip in 1939. A history teacher at Southwest and later, Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), Ms. Reinhardt complemented her history lessons with stories and films (such as this) from her exotic travels to both Asia and Europe.
This particular trip satisfied Ms. Reinhardt's goal of traveling around the world before her 40th birthday. Indeed, she departed San Francisco, California on May 15, 1939 aboard the S.S. President Taft, and returned to New York, New York, aboard the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam on September 4, 1939, twenty three days before she turned 40.
Filmed in black and white 16mm film. No audio. Regrettably, the film deteriorated significantly before it was digitized.

[@Jackleong29]

See how wonderful TH-cam has helped us... but most of all, it is the great generosity of POHvids to upload it to share this video captured 70 years ago with all of us. Penang has changed in many ways, but it is also good to know that some of the structures like the Snake Temple and Kek Lok Si are actually more than 70 years old and are still standing there.

[@ihs51]

By watching this clip i can imagine my late father who came from India to Singapore was just 19 or 20 yrs old and i have a chance to see a short clip of Singapore when he was there - my father died in 1985 ; he served the Far East Land Forces from prob around 1945 to 1971 when the British withdrew from Singapore. What a memory. Thank you.

[@dodgyjax]

What a glorious film! That clever lady, to film such fascinating scenes. Thank you for the work you put into getting this available to so many!

[@loooooookkk8]

Thanks for uploading. It is really a piece of gem especially for the young Malaysians. I am so thankful to the person who did the recording or else,we would not be able to see this.

[@erzal83]

NOW we realise how important for us to record, studying and preserve the heritage of nation by subject that called HISTORY.

[@overlandertv]

Such a Gem to have this historical footage. Your Great Aunt must have been quite a character!

[@TheOccinator]

Thank you so much for sharing this exceptionally interesting footage.

[@metacity75]

From the footage, Singapore is already a vibrant city with an exotic nighlife in the 30s. And, snake charmers did exist here !
This footage is a rare gem that depicted glimpses of Singapore we only knew from b/w photos.

[@seceber]

Snake chamber was in Malaysia penang

[@noname180795]

thx for posting this video

[@Ibnisabr74]

Thanks For Sharing

[@samanthagan8524]

hi, fascinating film! i'm currently working on a documentary for Singapore's history and i was wondering how may i contact you in getting permission to use some of the footage for our program?
Regards,
Samantha Gan

[@mediafusion1128]

now we can see glipmse of hardworking people with their daily activities. Picture paints a thousand words. Got to rewrite back in our weak facts history book.

[@saamil98]

wow my country cool never seen those things before :)

[@elazar79]

The Old Good Day!!

[@MrTynanDraper]

Asia and much of the world had more natural beauty in the past. Now it is overrun with industry and the same super corporate chains and over-population. I guess we traded off beauty for having conveniences.

[@haziqarmy]

kngan dulu dlu gtu

[@jacksonpomade9994]

singapore actually belong to malaysia but when chinese more than malay he make her own country i want to see how many years you guys can live in small country its gonna be full

[@NC000C]

It will always be prosperous .

[@NC000C]

@The Empress Malaysia is forever a failed and corrupted state

[@amangurung551]

maybe this cilp is my grand fahhers n father times malaysia, singapur british n hk now my brother in uk army anyway i m prod be a nepali

[@erzal83]

no.4 wrong. Singapore was renamed from old name Temasik, and was under Siamese power, then under Srivijaya, then Malacca, then Johor-Riau Lingga power. Raffles was cheated the royal family by using the heir of crown issues... same thing happened to Penang. they are not founder but a developer just that. It's fact

[@marcnorman3058]

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[@hello-dg1fx]

Malaya more develope..at that times..malaya pound...2020 malaya is slow