Workers at a railway construction site : general view [2]
This is a 1940s photograph from E. A. Brown's collection. It depicts a group of workers working on an unfinished railway line. Debris and rubble can be seen in the background and foreground of the picture. A lady wearing a hat can be seen walking across a section of the railway line that has two diverging rails. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
Credit Line
From the Edwin A. Brown Collection. All rights reserved, Celia Mary Ferguson and National Library Board, Singapore 2008
Subjects
- Commerce and Industry>>Labour and Employment>>Coolies
- Commerce and Industry>>Transportation
- Business, finance and industry>>Industry>>Construction and real estate>>Buildings construction
- Business, finance and industry>>Industry>>Services>>Transportation and logistics
- Railroads--Design and construction--Photographs
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