The Willem Ruys - 1956

Description:

Giok Po and Tinny with their family, touring aboard the Willem Ruys, the ship that Giok Po and Tinny took to Rotterdam before going on to New York. The ship was detoured all the way around Africa because Nasser closed the Suez canal when they were to go through. They got to see Cape Town and Tenerife unexpectedly. Front row: Tinny's parents, Giok Po's mother and grandmother. Back row: Tinny's sister, standing next to Giok Po and Tinny.

Attribution:

Oey Family

Date:

1956