Photo 1
Chinese Amah Ah-Ling wearing typical clothing; pictured with her niece who was employed to look after the baby.
穿着典型服装的中国妈姐阿玲(译音)与其受聘照顾婴孩的侄女合照。
Original/照片来源:http://www.archhistory.co.uk/taca/memsmisc.html
Photo 2
'black and white' amahs pictured wearing the baggy pants. This is the original image, which was slightly smaller.
「黑与白」(白衫黑裤)的妈姐穿着宽松衬裤拍合照。此乃较小的原照。
Photo 3
Typical Black & White clothing, including common hairstyle.
典型白衫黑裤衣着及一般发式。
Photo 4
A bicycle and side-carriage. The bicycle looks Malaysian; many were brought to China during this era.
自行车与侧车。自行车似是来自马来西亚的;多在那个年代被带到中国。
Photo 5
Cantonese Amah wearing her hair in long braid.
蓄长辫的妈姐。
Photo 6
Cantonese Amah's common hairstyle.
妈姐的常见发饰。
Photo 7
Cantonese Amahs' various hairstyles.
妈姐的各式发饰。
Photo 1-4 from China-expats.com
The photo courtesy of Cynthia Muak and John Morris via www.china-expats.com.
Photo 5-7 from Sing Tao Daily
The photo courtesy of Sing Tao Group. The photo is for one-time, non-exclusive and non-transferable use for this website.