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  • Men digging graves, 1962 [6]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows men digging graves. They are working under a tent. One of them is using his hands to pick the bones. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Workers from Alliance Radio Service in a shop [2]

    Economy · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    This is a photograph of the employees of Alliance Radio Service with Mr Foo Chin Hwa (second from left) posing for a picture in the shop. The group is seated or standing around a wooden desk, with a rotary dial telephone and other radio equipment displayed on the desk. Other...
  • Men digging graves, 1962 [3]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows men using hoes digging graves under a tent. A skull is seen in one of the baskets. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Men burning something

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a forested area with smoke rising from a small fire burning on the forest ground. A group of men can be seen in the picture. One of the men...
  • Men digging graves, 1962 [2]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows men digging graves under tents. One of them is using a hoe. Baskets and pails can also be seen in the picture. The picture also shows that the ground...
  • Bones in grave in Siglap, 1962

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a burial site in Siglap. Bones are found lying on the ground at the burial site. Title devised by Library staff.
  • People at a grave site

    Streets and Places · Heritage and Culture · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a group of people at a grave site. The site is sheltered with an overhanging sheet or tent, to protect the site from inclement weather. Two men are squatting...
  • Workers from Alliance Radio Service in a shop [1]

    Economy · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    This is a photograph of the employees of Alliance Radio Service posing for a picture in the shop. The group is seated or standing around a wooden desk, with one of them posing with the rotary dial telephone on the desk. Electrical equipment in glass showcase cabinets and on open...
  • Group of men looking at bones [2]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows seven men at a grave site. Some are standing, squatting and leaning forward looking at bones laid on a mat under a tent. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Men digging graves in Siglap, 1962 [10]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It was taken in Siglap where the mass graves were located. It shows a pole of the tent in the foreground of the photograph. Title devised by cataloguer.
  • Men digging graves, 1962 [5]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows four men using hoes digging graves. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Group of men looking at bones [1]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows seven men at a grave site. Some are standing, squatting and leaning forward looking at bones laid on a mat. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Tray of bones, 1962 [5]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows bones laid neatly on a tray. A man with rubber boots can be seen holding a hoe while another man is squatting. The picture also shows that the ground...
  • Spectators at National Stadium, 1976 [2]

    Events · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A side view of spectators at the National Day Parade at old Kallang Stadium in 1976. Title devised by cataloguer.
  • People paying respects, 1962 [2]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a close-up view of a group of people holding joss sticks and praying to the dead. Offerings are laid on the ground for the afterlife at the grave site....
  • Mr Foo Chin Hwa receiving prize from Mr Abdul Rahim Ishak

    Personalities · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    This photograph shows Mr Foo Chin Hwa receiving a prize from Mr Abdul Rahim Ishak, Member of Parliament for Siglap.
  • Men digging graves with group of onlookers

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows men digging graves. They are using their hands to pick the bones under a tent. Title devised by Library staff.
  • One of the "mass graves" in Siglap

    Streets and Places · Heritage and Culture · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a muddy gravesite in Siglap. Skulls can be seen embedded in the ground. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Group of men looking at bones [3]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a group of seven men at a gravesite. Some are standing, squatting and leaning forward looking at bones laid out on a mat under a tent. Title devised by...
  • Men carrying a basket full of bones

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows men carrying bones. Two men are seen carrying a basket of bones. The men are wearing rubber boots and some with hats. Title devised by Library staff.
  • People paying respects, 1962 [1]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a group of people holding joss sticks and praying to the dead. Offerings are laid on the ground for the afterlife at the grave site. Title devised by Library...
  • Man sorting bones, 1962 [3]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows two men looking down at a group of men squatting, sorting out the bones and laying them on racks on the ground. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Men at grave site [1]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows a man probably a supervisor, supervising a group of men digging remains at a gravesite. He is pointing to a basket of bones on the ground and one of...
  • Two men putting bones in basket

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Foo, Chin Hwa
    A photo taken by Foo Chin Hwa in 1962 during the exhumation of mass graves of Operation Sook Ching. It shows two men squatting and picking up smaller pieces of bones from the graves and placing them in a basket. Title devised by Library staff.