This photograph shows bumboats along the Singapore River at low tide. Small kampung-styled houses and small huts dotted the bank with two- and three-storey shophouses lined behind them. In the background, DBS Tower (also known as DBS Building) and the former CPF Building visible against the skyline. Title devised by Library staff.

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All rights reserved. National Library Board Singapore, 2020

Subjects

• Boat Quay (Singapore)--Photographs
• Singapore River (Singapore)--Photographs
• Work boats--Singapore--Boat Quay--Photographs
• Shophouses--Singapore--Boat Quay--Photographs
• Commercial buildings--Singapore--Photographs
• Bank buildings--Singapore--Photographs