Family photograph at portrait studio
Family portrait taken in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, likely to share with family back in Kerala, India. J.C. Kaimal, age 3, sits in his father's lap. His sister, Kamala, sits in their mother's lap.
Family photograph
Family photograph taken in a photo studio in Kerala, India.
Photograph of Ampang House
Construction of Ampang House, the Kaimal family home in Kottayam, Kerala, designed by K.N. Kaimal. Construction was overseen by Chinnapan Nair.
Photograph of J.C. Kaimal on Ship
A photograph of J.C. Kaimal in 1954, likely arriving in the San Francisco Bay and preparing to disembark from the President Cleveland.
Photograph of J.C. Kaimal with Friends
J.C. Kaimal aboard the SS President Cleveland with a group of friends including an Indian couple also headed to the University of Washington, Padmini and Ramesh Vasisth. Padmini is pictured in the front row in the patterned sari.
Photograph of J.C. Kaimal
Photograph taken for J.C. Kaimal's student visa to come to the United States as a graduate student at the University of Washington. It had to be renewed annually, in January. On a visit in 1960 with wife Lorraine and three year old daughter Padma, the agent at the office saw him with his wife and daughter and asked Chandran if he would like to become a citizen. He said yes.
