This 1863 photograph captures a scene showing three kampong (village) houses on stilts, with a couple of sampans (small boats) floating nearby. The image was digitised from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

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

Subjects

• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Residential Buildings
• Architecture, Domestic--Singapore--Photographs
• Fishing villages--Singapore--Photographs
• Huts--Singapore--Photographs