A collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s.

This photograph shows a row of houses in a Chinese village in Bukit Timah, taken around the 1870s. The houses have wooden walls with thatched roofs. A dirt road passes in front of the houses. Several Chinese residents are standing outside their houses. In the background are coconut trees that tower above the roof of the houses. This photograph forms part of a collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s. Date of creation estimated. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

Digitised images, All rights reserved, National Library Board Singapore, 2021

Subjects

• Villages--Singapore--Photographs
• Thatched roofs--Singapore--Photographs
• Wooden-frame houses--Singapore--Photographs
• Dirt roads--Singapore--Photographs
• Chiinese--Singapore--Photographs
• Singapore--History--19th century--Photographs
• Borneo--History--19th century--Photographs