This 1982 photograph shows godowns at Jiak Kim Street, as viewed from across the Singapore River at Robertson Quay. Jiak Kim Street is named after Tan Jiak Kim (1859 - 1917), an influential Chinese businessman, who served on several government commissions and was a Municipal Commissioner, a member of both the Legislative Council and Chinese Advisory Board and a Justice of Peace. Title devised by Library staff.

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From the Lee Kip Lin Collection. All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Architecture and Landscape>>Streets and Places
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Commercial Buildings
• Robertson Quay (Singapore)--Photographs
• Singapore River (Singapore)--Photographs
• Wharves--Singapore--Robertson Quay--Photographs
• Warehouses--Singapore--Robertson Quay--Photographs