This 1968 photograph shows a car parked in front of a shophouse in Kampong Glam. Kampong Glam was land set aside for Sultan Hussein Mohammed Shah and 600 family members in 1823, upon his signing the treaty ceding Singapore to the East India Company. Title devised by Library staff.

This 1968 photograph shows a car parked in front of a shophouse in Kampong Glam. Kampong Glam was land set aside for Sultan Hussein Mohammed Shah and 600 family members in 1823, upon his signing the treaty ceding Singapore to the East India Company. Title devised by Library staff.

This 1919 photograph is mounted on a board, with handwritten words "Kampong B" on the front and "Kampong Bahru, 1919" on the back. The photograph shows a village with boats and houses built above the water. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.

This 1880s photograph from G.R. Lambert & Co. shows a view of the Singapore River from Fort Canning Hill. In the middle of the photograph is Elgin Bridge on the river. Coleman Bridge can be partially seen in the foreground. On the north bank of the river (today's Empress Place),...

This 1919 photograph is mounted on a board, with handwritten words "80 passengers/class. This class carried 80 passengers" "Centre Castle accommodation "PYRRHUS" "MENTOR". Brown. Teiresing. Singapore. 1919. MRR.D. HOLT ONBOARD" on the front. This photograph shows the ships Pyrrhus and Mentor in the harbour. Singapore was an important port-of-call in...

This is a 1992 photograph depicting the Federated Malay States Railway (F.M.S.R.) track going southwards. The track cuts through Holland Road which was named after an early Tanglin architect, Hugh Holland. Title devised by Library staff.

This is a 1950s photograph depicting a Malayan police boat, alongside a sailboat. A man wearing a beret is sitting casually inside the boat. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Title devised by Library staff.

A 1950s photograph a Bugis boat with several Bugis sailing ships in the background. It was probably used by the traders to transport their goods from their ships to the harbour. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD....

A 1950s photograph depicting a scene at the Kallang Airport, Singapore's first international airport, in front of a plane. There are several porters waiting for the luggages with a trolley. Digitized from an album page containing 9 photographs described collectively as "Malayan Airways". Part of a compiled album, with a...

A 1950s photograph showing a bridge, with a bus in the middle, over a river in from Klang to Port Swettenham. Klang was formerly the terminus of the government railway and the port of the State but the title was given to Kuala Lumpur in 1880. Part of a compiled...

This 1890s photograph from G.R. Lambert & Co. shows a view of South Bridge Road. Though with an inscription "22.North Bridge Road" on the front of the photograph, the view actually depicts the main thoroughfare of Chinatown (on South Bridge Road), crowded with rickshaws in the late 19th century. The...

This 1900s photograph is mounted on a board, with handwritten words "Scott's Road" on the front. The photograph shows rickshaws and bicycles on Scotts Road. Scotts Road is named after William G. Scott (1786 - 1861), Harbour Master Attendant and Post Master of Singapore in 1836. He was one of...

This photograph taken in the 1950s shows a busy scene at Boat Quay. Many bumboats are seen docked at the jetty and there are also godowns that are located along the River. Shophouses can also be seen along the River. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS...

This 1957 photograph has the words "Mansfields/ Straits Steamship Office & Floating staff. LtoR.Back. Nov. 1957 x x x x x victualling x x x x x x " seat Roger Pierson x x x Pat Caldicot Captain Jimmy Harkness x x x " grass x x x x Derek...

This 1890s photograph from G.R. Lambert & Co. shows a view of New Bridge Road. This shot of a crowded New Bridge Road was taken from the Singapore River near Coleman Bridge, showing rickshaw pullers heading west towards Chinatown. (Caption source : Toh, p53). Title from inscription, on front of...

This 1992 photograph depicts the Railway Bridge at Chia Eng Say Road, along Upper Bukit Timah Road. Title devised by Library staff.

This 1960s photograph shows M/T Kurau docked at the harbour. Singapore was an important port-of-call in the 1900s. The ship could have been ferrying passengers or carrying cargoes such as tin ores, coffee, pepper, rice, rubber and tobacco. M/T refers to Motor Tanker. Title devised by Library staff. Date of...

This 1900s photograph shows a ship and a boat in the harbour, near a jetty. There are uniformed men in the ship and in the boat. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.

This is a 1950s photograph of a Dakota Malayan Airways plane in Kallang Airport, Singapore's first international airport. Malayan Airways was founded in 1937 and was renamed Malaysia Airways after independence in 1963. Digitized from an album page containing 9 photographs described collectively as "Malayan Airways". Part of a compiled...

This 1880s photograph shows the Singapore River. Once the centre of trade, commercial and economic activities, the Singapore River is of great historical importance in the development of early Singapore. The river can be seen congested with sampans. These vehicles were the main form of transportation used in ferrying goods...

This is a 1950s photograph depicting a few Malayan cargo ship sailors who are attempting to remove the ropes and cloth around the bull, after hoisting it onto the ship, in the middle of a makeshift barn filled with hay. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS...

This is a 1950s photograph showing a bull being hoisted onto the cargo ship as a sailor looks on from his sampan (small boat). In the background, there are several cargo and passenger ships sailing along the sea. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY :...

This 1880s photograph from G.R. Lambert & Co. shows a view of Boat Quay. There is an inscription, "Boat Quai" (now Boat Quay), on the front of the photograph. Boat Quay curves around the northern and southern banks of the Singapore River. The Government Offices building is visible on the...

This is a 1950s photograph illustrating a horse carriage in the middle of a street in Moulmeine (now known as Mawlamyine). On the right side, there are two Indian females. Indians form a substantial population share in Moulmeine in the 19th century due to expansion of trade brought by them....