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  • Ketapang tree at Katong Park : general view

    Nature and Environment · Sports and Recreation · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 photograph shows a ketapang tree at Katong Park. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Carpmael Road : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1971 photograph shows Carpmael Road with houses on both sides of the road. Carpmael Road was formerly known as Lorong 202 East Coast, and is located at Katong. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Katong swimming pool, 1950s : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Geography and Travels · Sports and Recreation
    This photograph shows people at the old Katong swimming pool located in the east of Singapore. Some people are seen on the raised platform, while others are seen swimming in the pool. Opened in December 1931, the Katong Park Bathing Pagar was Singapore's first public sea swimming enclosure. The pagar...

  • Katong seafront, 1950s : general view

    Nature and Environment · Sports and Recreation
    This is a 1950s photograph of the Katong seafront in the east of Singapore. A platform extending out to sea can be seen in the picture. Subsequent land reclamation resulted in the destruction of beaches in Katong. Donated by Lye Siew Fong, and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_124....

  • Katong swimming pool, 1950s : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Sports and Recreation
    This photograph shows people walking along a raised platform at the old Katong swimming pool located in the east of Singapore. Opened in December 1931, the Katong Park Bathing Pagar was Singapore's first public sea swimming enclosure. The pagar was demolished in the 1960s, due to land reclamation. Donated by...

  • Bethesda (Katong) Church, 1935 : exterior [4]

    Streets and Places · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1992 photograph shows Bethesda (Katong) Church at Pennefather Road. Built in 1935, the church was extended in 1947 and 1949 through construction and acquisition. In 1955 the church started operating a kindergarten. Pennefather Road is named after Inspector-General of Police, Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Pennefather (1895-1905). Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Meyer Place no. 2 : exterior

    Arts · Streets and Places · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1982 photograph shows house no. 2 Meyer Place. The multi-storey bungalow features a porch which supports a covered balcony. On the right is a three-storey octagonal segment of the house with a conical roof. Meyer Place is located in the Katong area. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • East Coast village in 1919 : general view

    Streets and Places · Arts · Nature and Environment · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1919 photograph is mounted on a board, with handwritten words "Katong East Coast, 1919" on the back. The photograph shows houses in a village in Katong. Katong is the name of a species of sea turtles now extinct. Date of creation estimated.
    Reproduction Available

  • Meyer Road house : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1982 photograph shows the view of a house from the garden. It is built by Sir Manasseh Meyer in the early 1930s and located at Meyer Road. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Marshall Road, 1970s : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970s photograph depicts the western side of Marshall Road, near Fowlie Road corner. Marshall Road is named after Captain H.T. Marshall, of the Peninsula and Oriental Company. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Mandalay Villa, 1973 : general view [6]

    Arts · Streets and Places · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This is a 1973 photograph showing Mandalay Villa, located at Amber Road. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Bethesda (Katong) Church, 1935 : exterior [5]

    Streets and Places · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1992 photograph shows Bethesda (Katong) Church at Pennefather Road. Built in 1935, the church was extended in 1947 and 1949 through construction and acquisition. In 1955 the church started operating a kindergarten. Pennefather Road is named after Inspector-General of Police, Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Pennefather (1895-1905). Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Katong bungalow, 1900s : general view

    Arts · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1900s photograph has the handwritten words "a very smart looking bungalow in the Katong district. Singapore" on the back. This photograph shows a long driveway leading to a large bungalow in Katong. The driveway is lined with coconut trees. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
    Reproduction Available

  • Broadrick Road : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1982 photograph shows Broadrick Road, from Mountbatten Road towards Meyer Road. Broadrick Road is named after Lt Col E.G. Broadrick, President of the Singapore Municipality from 1904 to 1910 and British Resident of Selangor from 1911 to 1919. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Bournemouth Road no. 43 : general view [5]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1984 photograph shows house no. 43 Bournemouth Road. The double storey house features wooden French windows, hipped roofs and a verandah. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Boscombe Road no. 6 : exterior [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1984 photograph depicts a bungalow at no. 6 Boscombe Road. The stilt bungalow features tiled roof, wooden door and French windows. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Boscombe Road : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1984 photograph depicts Boscombe Road, towards Tanjong Katong Road corner. Shophouses can be seen along the street. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Chinese Swimming Club, sea view : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Organisations · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1966 or 1967 photograph [photographer's notes] shows a section of the Chinese Swimming Club, located at Amber Road, and the surrounding sea area. The Chinese Swimming Club was founded in 1905 as the Chinese answer to the Europeans-only Singapore Swimming Club. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Katong bungalow : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1985 photograph shows a colonial bungalow with a verandah. The bungalow has fretwork fascia along the edges of the roof, and a driveway that leads up to the verandah. This type of bungalow is slightly raised from the ground, probably due to the fact that it faced the seafront...
    Reproduction Available

  • Boscombe Road no. 6 : exterior [1]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1984 photograph depicts a bungalow at no. 6 Boscombe Road. The stilt bungalow features tiled roof, wooden door and French windows. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Mountbatten Road no. 789, 1984 : exterior [4]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1984 photograph shows the exterior of house no. 789 Mountbatten Road (c. 1928, owner Abdullah Harharah). It shows a two-storey tower with a conical roof, to the right of the main section of the bungalow. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Branksome Road no. 35 : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1982 photograph shows house no. 35 Branksome Road. The double storey house features wooden French windows and hipped roofs. Title devised by library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Branksome Road house : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1984 photograph shows a house, located at Branksome Road. The single storey house features wooden French windows, hipped roofs and a porch. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Boscombe Road : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1984 photograph depicts Boscombe Road, towards a house at no. 6 Boscombe Road. In the centre of the photograph, it depicts three coconut trees that grow along the road. Two vehicles are parked in front of them. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

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