Are you looking for old photographs, particularly of heritage buildings?

Badan Warisan Malaysia (The Heritage of Malaysia Trust) has over 10,000 photos, including slides, negatives and postcards made available now for purchase.

Badan Warisan Malaysia president Wei-Ling Lim says many of the photos came from the collection of the late architect Chen Voon Fee, one of the founders of the heritage institution.

After he died in 2008, all his project papers, photographs, books and more were bequeathed to Badan Warisan Malaysia’s library as specified by his estate.

His collection of photos, postcards, slides and negatives include cultural and heritage buildings across Malaysia.

“We’d like to be able to share the aesthetics and beauty of old buildings in Malaya, which contribute to our history, ” says Lim.

“This could be especially helpful to a wide range of researchers, scholars, writers, students and general heritage lovers who want an opportunity to see how a place, building or monument looked in the past and compare it to the present.

“The now and then. We want to share our built and cultural heritage with the people of Malaysia and around the world.”

Designed by AO Coltman of Booty and Edwards, this KL building was constructed in 1937. Originally known as the Anglo-Oriental building, it was later taken over by the Malaysian Mining Corporation. Architect Chen renovated the building in 1988 for use by Mahkota College.