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Indian man balancing a basket on his head : front view
Arts · Economy · Heritage and Culture · Percy Hill CollectionPictured here standing on a five-foot way along a long corridor is a barefoot Indian peddler clothed in a traditional white dhoti with a long-sleeve jacket, balancing a big round basket on his head. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. -
A hawker selling drinks : general view
Economy · Percy Hill CollectionThis photograph shows a hawker wearing a hat and sitting on a basket selling drinks by the roadside. Two other men are seen in the background on his right. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Malay man chopping wood, with some Malay boys looking on : general view
Streets and Places · Personalities · Heritage and Culture · Percy Hill CollectionThis is a photograph showing a Malay man chopping wood, watched by two boys. In the background, several more men and smoke from a cooking fire in an attap shelter can be seen. Title devised by Library staff. -
Wayside trees : general view
Nature and Environment · Percy Hill CollectionCaptured in this photograph are trees with spreading branches growing wild along a stretch of unpaved road at a corner of a pond. Title devised by Library staff. -
A riverine town with sampans and boats : general view
Streets and Places · Transportation · Percy Hill CollectionA picturesque scene of an identified town sited along a river is shown here. Sampans and boats are moored on the waterway, and shop houses and other dwellings, partially covered by trees, are shown located on both banks of the river. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Sampans and houses on stilts along a river : general view
Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Arts · Percy Hill CollectionSeen in this photograph is a peaceful kampong scene with some sampans moored near houses on stilts along a river. There are two other sampans in the water, one of which has a woman dressed in red standing in it. Title devised by Library staff. -
Chinese temple prayer hall : interior
Heritage and Culture · Arts · Streets and Places · Percy Hill CollectionThis photograph of a Chinese temple, probably the Thian Hock Keng temple, shows the interior prayer hall with three big brass urns, antique lamps and a statue of Buddha. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. -
Rubber trees : close-up
Nature and Environment · Economy · Percy Hill CollectionThis photonegative shows a rubber plantation with the focus on the trunks of rubber trees which have been tapped for latex. One gives a close view of the skilful, even cuts made in the bark to make the latex flow. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. -
Moored sampans : general view
Transportation · Percy Hill CollectionThis photograph shows a cluster of sampans of various sizes moored closely together in the water. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Three different types of headgear : front view
Economy · Heritage and Culture · Percy Hill CollectionThis is an interesting photograph showing three males in different types of headgear. The man seated on the grass is a hawker who wears a skull cap. In front of him on his left are his basket of food and a pail. On his right is a smiling Malay boy... -
A rubber plantation : general view [2]
Nature and Environment · Economy · Percy Hill CollectionA negative of a photo taken of a rubber plantation full of rubber trees. In the distance, there are two men, who looks as if they are tapping the rubber from the rubber trees. The photo may have been taken amongst trees as there are branches with leaves in the... -
A man beside a giant bird's nest plant : single
Nature and Environment · Percy Hill CollectionThis photo negative shows a bare-bodied man standing near a giant bird's nest plant growing in an open area. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Hawkers at an open market : general view
Economy · Percy Hill CollectionThis photograph shows an open market with hawkers selling their goods which are spread on the ground. In the background are baskets, goats and a row of two-storey shop houses. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
A stone lion statue outside a Chinese temple : side view
Arts · Streets and Places · Percy Hill CollectionA huge stone statue of a lion is pictured here, guarding the entrance to the grounds of a Chinese temple in an unidentified location. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Malay boy in front of some palm trees : front view
Heritage and Culture · Nature and Environment · Percy Hill CollectionThis is a photograph taken of a Malay boy clad in a sarong, posing in front of a tall palm tree. In the background, another palm tree together with some other trees, are seen growing on a grassy slope. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. -
Pineapple : close-up
Nature and Environment · Percy Hill CollectionThis is still life photography taken at close range of a pineapple, a bromeliad fruit, shown with its pointed leaves and thick stem. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. -
Ox cart with two oxen : general view
Transportation · Percy Hill CollectionThis photograph shows an ox cart with two oxen loading or unloading goods along a river bank. In the background are the masts of many boats. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Sampans : general view
Transportation · Percy Hill CollectionThis is a photograph taken in the early 20th century, showing sampans moored at sea. Title devised by Library staff. -
Traveller's palm : general view [2]
Nature and Environment · Sports and Recreation · Percy Hill CollectionThis photo negative shows a traveller's palm standing isolated on the grounds of a park or a landscaped area. The palm, partly a banana plant, has long leaf stems and broad green leaves like those of the banana. These extend out from the trunk and appear as a giant hand... -
A Sikh snake charmer : single
Heritage and Culture · Personalities · Percy Hill CollectionThis photo negative shows a Sikh snake charmer, wearing a white turban, with a snake coiled around his neck. Some items are placed before him and there are baskets near him. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Nine children squatting on a bridge : group photograph
Geography and Travels · Nature and Environment · Heritage and Culture · Percy Hill CollectionShown in this photograph are nine naked Malay children squatting on a wooden bridge. Some are hugging themselves probably to keep warm. Behind them is a mountain. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
A Chinese peddler : general view
Economy · Heritage and Culture · Percy Hill CollectionThis photonegative shows a Chinese male peddler at his makeshift stall built with wooden planks and poles. It has a sloping zinc roof and is sited at the roadside. Tea cups are laid out on a table top. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. -
Men climbing up coconut trees : general view
Nature and Environment · Arts · Percy Hill CollectionThis photograph provides an overall view of a coconut plantation, and seen in action in the distance are some men climbing up the vertical trunks of the coconut trees. Title devised by Library staff. -
Rubber production : general view
Economy · Percy Hill CollectionThis photonegative shows a process in the production of rubber for commercial uses. Three men are seen flattening rubber sheets through rolling machines in a shed with zinc walls and ceiling. Title devised by Library staff.