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  • NLB old photos 1960s (Album 3) [19]

    Streets and Places
    This photograph is part of NLB 1960s photographs (Album 3) collection. It shows an elderly Chinese gentleman inspecting a book in a mobile library bus. He is accompanied by a few gentlemen. Title devised by Library staff.

  • NLB old photos 1960s (Album 3) [18]

    Streets and Places
    This photograph is part of NLB 1960s photographs (Album 3) collection. It shows an elderly Chinese gentleman cutting a ribbon in a ceremony. A girl holding a tray is beside him. Surrounding them are a few children and adults. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Elderly men playing Chinese chess at Chinatown Complex during Covid-19 pandemic [2]

    Events · Sports and Recreation · Ujjal Dey
    Contributed by Ujjal Dey, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows a close-up view of a few elderly men with mask gathered around a makeshift table outside Chinatown Complex watching an ongoing Chinese chess game during Covid-19 pandemic. Some have their masks under...

  • Elderly man in face mask pushing a trolley of cardboard outside Chinatown Complex during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Economy · Streets and Places · Bryan Goh
    "Masked cardboard collector pushing a trolley outside Chinatown Complex"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows an elderly man with face mask pushing a trolley of cardboard in front of a flight of steps. Additional description by Library staff. Title...

  • Elderly men playing Xiangqi board game at Chinatown Complex during phase 3 of Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Sports and Recreation · Ujjal Dey
    "A group of elder people playing Xiangqi board game in their leisure time."--Contributed by Ujjal Dey, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows a group of elderly men with mask either playing or watching an ongoing board game being played on a black...

  • Elderly man cycling through Chinatown during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Transportation · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Bryan Goh
    "Elderly man cycling through Chinatown"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows the back view of an elderly man cycling through Chinatown. A lot of visitors can be seen in the background. Additional description by Library staff. Title devised by...

  • Elderly man with mask at MRT station platform during Covid-19 pandemic

    Streets and Places · Events · Farhan "Azrafael" A. Razak
    "A tired senior leans onto the glass platform lost in his thoughts while waiting for the arrival of the night train. He has brought back dinner after a day of work. Capturing scenes of our lives has been something I enjoy doing and since my return from working abroad for...

  • Elderly men in face mask playing Chinese chess outside Chinatown Complex during Covid-19 pandemic

    Events · Streets and Places · Sports and Recreation · Bryan Goh
    "Elderly men in masks playing chess outside Chinatown Complex"--Contributed by Bryan Goh, as part of the "Documenting COVID-19 in Singapore" collection community call. This photograph shows a group of elderly men in face mask watching a Chinese chess game in session. In the background another group of men can be...

  • Man standing outside house number 29D at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [2]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows an elderly man standing outside the wire fence of a house with number 29D in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The compound of the single-storey house is lined with plants, and two bird cages hung from the verandah ceiling. Next to the man is the trunk and leaves of...

  • Man and his bicycle at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [2]

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Arts
    This photograph shows an elderly Chinese man posing with his bicycle in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. He is wearing a hat and is in his work clothes and slippers. The bicycle is painted in yellow. Behind him is a wooden house that is painted in yellow and green. There is a...

  • Man squatting on the ground with dog at Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows an elderly shirtless Chinese man squatting on a tarred path in Kampong Lorong Buangkok with his back to the camera. He seems to be looking at some photographs. Next to him is a dog also with its rear to the camera. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Man and his bicycle at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Transportation · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows an elderly Chinese man posing with his bicycle. He is wearing a hat and is in his work clothes and slippers. The bicycle is painted in yellow. Behind him is a wooden house that is painted in dark yellow and green. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Man standing outside house number 29D at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows an elderly man standing outside the gate of a house with number 29D in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The compound of the single-storey house is lined with plants and two bird cages hung from the ceiling of a veranda roof. Next to the man is the trunk and...

  • Relaunch of Sub's Square : Elderly man and girl

    Events · Substation (Organization)
    This photograph shows a girl and an elderly man, during the relaunch of Sub's Square in 1995 at the Substation. The girl is wearing a blue t-shirt with her hair tied up, and the man is wearing a white shirt and glasses. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library...

  • Chinatown shophouses, 1970 : general view

    Streets and Places · Piollet, Paul · Paul Piollet Collection
    This is a photograph of three shophouses in Chinatown, taken in December 1970. The shophouse in the middle bears the sign in Chinese and in English, "裕成有限公司" and “Joo Seng Co. Ltd” on its tiled façade. An elderly man can be seen standing by the window on the second floor...

  • Group of attentive people watching Chinese street opera

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Heritage and Culture · Piollet, Paul · Paul Piollet Collection
    This 1972 photograph shows a group of people sitting by a small drain. They are watching Chinese street opera (wayang). Title devised by Library staff.

  • Moment of serenity : general view

    Streets and Places · Pang, Gerald
    This photograph depicts a momentary serenity. An elderly man sits on a bench by the Singapore river, lost in his own thoughts. Bumboats are cruising along the river, passing by the shophouses and high rise buildings. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Grandpa and his chicken, 1950 : half-length portrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    Shown in this photograph is an elderly man carrying a chicken in his arms. In the old kampong days, poultry were often reared as a source of eggs and meat. Donated by Tan Molly, at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_007. Title devised by Library staff.

  • 悟非道兄惠存 : 团体照

    Organisations · Thau Yong Amateur Musical Association Collection
    这是陶融儒乐社照片, 照片描绘五位年长男士. These are photographs from the Thau Yong Collection. It is a photograph of five elderly men.

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