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  • Der see im Botansichen Garten zu (Singapore), 1870s

    Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a large lake in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, taken around the 1870s. The lake is surrounded by tall trees and rolling fields. A reflection of the greenery appears in the clear water of the lake. This photograph forms part of a collection of black and white photoprints...

  • View from the verandah of Government House, Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a panoramic view of the grounds of the Government House taken from the verandah on the upper floor. The spacious grounds consists of a garden with flat grass turf in the centre that breaks into slopes of uninterrupted tall trees. This photograph forms part of a collection...

  • Bukit Timah, Ein Dorf in Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a row of houses in a Chinese village in Bukit Timah, taken around the 1870s. The houses have wooden walls with thatched roofs. A dirt road passes in front of the houses. Several Chinese residents are standing outside their houses. In the background are coconut trees that...

  • Die handstrass nach dem Gouverneur Bungalov, 1870s

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a bridge across a small stream outside the Governor Bungalow, taken around the 1870s. The bridge connects two grass fields separated by the stream. Tall trees grow on the fields and in the area next to the road. This photograph forms part of a collection of black...

  • Malaische Hütte, Tanjong Kalong, Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Transportation
    This photograph shows a kampong house and a wooden hut in a Malay village in Tanjong Katong, Singapore, taken around the 1870s. The structures have thatched roofs and are nestled among many tall coconut trees. A parked sampan on the sandy grounds suggest that the huts are near the beach....

  • Comerzial square (Handelsplatz in Singapore), 1870s

    Streets and Places · Organisations
    This photograph shows a street view of offices in Commercial Square, renamed Raffles Place in 1858, taken around the 1870s. A row of low-rise buildings is visible on the left, which houses established trading companies such as John Little & Co., Singapore Dispensary, and McAlister & Co. In the centre...

  • Vogelkäfig im Botanischen Garten (Singapore), 1870s

    Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows the exterior of an enclosed one-storey building n the Singapore Botanic Gardens, taken around the 1870s. The building, an aviary, is situated on a slope that is accessible by a dirt road. This photograph forms part of a collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and...

  • In der Nähe vom Englischem clubs, Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows dirt roads in a quiet area in Singapore. Tall trees flank the dirt roads which are empty of vehicles. One of the roads leads to the entrance of a hilly grounds, where several Asian men are spotted. At the bottom of the photograph, there is a note...

  • Aussicht aus Singapore von der Fessung Canning, 1870s

    Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Arts · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a panoramic view of Singapore city from Fort Canning hill, taken around the 1870s. Captured are buildings in the city's civic district including the St. Andrew's cathedral, which are partially blocked by tall trees and dense vegetation. In the background is a distant glimpse of the sea....

  • Eine polizeiwache im innern von - Singapore, 1870s

    Politics and Government · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a village police station in Singapore, taken around the 1870s. It is a wooden building with thatched roofs, and is designed after a Malay kampong house with its raised floor and open verandah. The station is nestled among tall coconut trees which grow on its white sandy...

  • Handelshauser in Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places · Organisations
    This photograph shows a street view of two-storey commercial buildings in Raffles Square (now Raffles Place). The offices of Sayle & Co., the Ulmann Brothers and the Katz Brothers are visible from the street. There are men waiting outside the offices on the right of the street. This photograph forms...

  • Die domkirche (St. Andreas), Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a street view of the St. Andrew's Cathedral, taken around the 1870s. It is a landmark building in the civic district and its centrepiece is the church's tower and spire. This photograph forms part of a collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa...

  • Whampoas garten in Singapore, 1870s

    Sports and Recreation · Nature and Environment · Personalities
    This photograph shows giant water lilies in Whampoa's garden, taken around the 1870s. The water lilies are floating on a long and narrow pond which is embanked. Elevated pedestrian paths which are shaded by trees run parallel along the length of the pond. This photograph forms part of a collection...

  • Wasserleitungs Behälter (Singapore), 1870s

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a water reservoir in Singapore, taken around the 1870s. This is probably MacRitchie Reservoir that was built in 1867 with funding from Tan Kim Seng and named after James MacRitchie, the engineer who designed and built it. The water catchment is situated below trimmed grass slopes and...

  • Tanjong Pagar - Bezirk vom Palmer Hügel, Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places · Sports and Recreation
    This photograph shows a panoramic view of a village in Tanjong Pagar, taken around the 1870s. A Malay man in sarong is standing on a hillslope gazing at the scenery. The village is compact with numerous thatched roof houses built close to each other. In the background on the left,...

  • Ein Chinescher Tempel in Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows an exterior view of a Chinese temple in Singapore, taken around the 1870s. This is the Thian Hock Keng temple that was built in 1839. It has an ornate roof with dragon motifs. This photograph forms part of a collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore...

  • Bukis Tima Strasse (Singapore), 1870s

    Arts · Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows a general view of a coastal village in Bukit Timah, taken around the 1870s. There are many huts with thatched roofs by the bank of a river, which are built on piles. Several sampans are seen mooring near the bank. This photograph forms part of a collection...

  • Johnston's Pier Landungsplatz (Singapore), 1870s

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows a panoramic view of the Johnston's Pier in Collyer Quay, taken around the 1870s. The pier starts from a waterfront building where a row of rickshaws are parked in front. The pier stretches outwards to the sea where it terminates at a roofed structure that is fitted...

  • Rochor, Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photoprint shows a Chinese junk mooring on the Rochor River, Singapore, taken around the 1870s. A crew onboard the junk is pulling a sampan which is floating on the waters below and carrying several passengers. In the background is a coastal village of kampong houses raised on stilts. Tall...

  • Botanischer Garten in Singapore ort wo die Regiments Musik spielt, 1870s

    Sports and Recreation · Nature and Environment · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a large circular zone in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, taken around the 1870s. The area hosts musical performances by regiment bands. A dense cover of trees provides the backdrop to the musical ring. Three men are standing around the area. A tarred pavement runs around the circular...

  • Die Wasserleitung, Singapore, 1870s

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a panoramic view of a reservoir in Singapore, taken around the 1870s. This is probably MacRitchie Reservoir that was built in 1867. The calm reservoir waters is surrounded by green slopes and a continuous cover of trees. A jetty connects a brick structure floating in the reservoir...

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