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  • China Street Five-footway : close-up

    Streets and Places · Arts
    The 1992 photograph depicts the five-footway of a shophouse at China Street. A food stall with customers is visible in the photograph. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Standing Malay man with umbrella, 1863 : full-length portrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This 1893 photograph shows a Malay man dressed in a traditional Malay costume, posing with an umbrella for a studio shoot. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Malay men, 1950s : two people

    Personalities · Arts · Heritage and Culture · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    A [1950s] photograph of two Malay men, standing at the side of the road, wearing songkok and sarong (Cloth which is tightly tied around the waist). Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Date of creation estimated....
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  • Oval group portrait of men in Vietnamese costume, 1863 : group photograph

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This 1863 studio photograph shows six Vietnamese men, with three seated and three standing. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Very much on duty : full-length portrait

    Arts · Economy · Heritage and Culture · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    This is a 1950s photograph depicting a uniformed sailor who is taking a nap, standing up, while on duty. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Title transcribed from album.
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  • Malay master making the anchorage, 1950s : profile

    Personalities · Transportation · Heritage and Culture · Economy · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    This is a 1950s photograph depicting the profile view of a Malay master making the anchorage. In the background, there is the Fullerton Building (now known as the Fullerton Hotel), which used to be the General Post Office building before it was completed in 1928, and Victoria Memorial Hall on...
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  • Seated Indian man with umbrella, 1863 : half-length portrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This 1863 photograph shows an Indian man, dressed in a traditional ethnic costume, seated for a studio shoot. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Seated Chinese man with umbrella, 1863 : full-length protrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    The 1863 photograph depicts a Straits Chinese man, dressed in a traditional baju lok chuan, posing with an umbrella for a studio shoot. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Victuals for the voyage : top view

    Sports and Recreation · Economy · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    This is a 1950s photograph showing two Malayan workers in the midst of loading a woven basket, filled with goods, from the boat to the back of the lorry as another worker looks on. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS...
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  • Seated Chinese man with beret, 1863 : half-length portrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This 1863 studio photograph depicts a Straits Chinese man, wearing a beret and ethnic clothing. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Turbaned Indian man in a Kurta, 1863 : full-length portrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This 1863 studio photograph shows an Indian man dressed in a Kurta, which is a traditional ethnic costume. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Chinese men rowing a boat in 1905 : action

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Heritage and Culture
    This 1905 photograph has the handwritten words "Chinese in Malay boat. Singapore. 3.03. 1905" on the back. This photograph shows six Chinese men rowing a sampan, a canoe-like coastal craft propelled by oars. It is used for fishing and short range transportation.

  • Seated Indian man with umbrella, 1863 : full-length portrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This 1863 photograph shows an Indian man, dressed in a traditional ethnic outfit called the dhoti, seated for a studio shoot. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Eastern Studio photograph, 1900s : group photograph

    Arts · Streets and Places · Personalities
    This early 20th century photograph is framed, with the words "The Eastern Studio SINGAPORE" on the front. The Eastern Studio situated on Armenian Street was founded in the early 1920s by Lee King Yan, who had earlier on co-founded the Lee Brothers Studio with his younger brother, Lee Poh Yan....

  • Straits Chinese man holding a plant, 1863 : full-length portrait

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This 1863 studio photograph shows a Straits Chinese man, sitted and holding a plant. The image was digitized from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor.

  • Malay fisherman, 1950s : headshot

    Personalities · Arts · Heritage and Culture · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    This is a 1950s photograph of a Malay fisherman which could have been taken while he was doing his job. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Mr and Mrs Loh Hong Chew at Kampong Amber : couple [2]

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This is a 1991 photograph showing Mr and Mrs Loh Hong Chew, owners of house no. 84, at Kampong Amber. Kampong (village) Amber does not exist today. It was once a Malay fisherman village located between East Coast Road and Amber Road. With the phasing out of kampongs in the...
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  • New Bridge Road no. 197 : interior [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Economy
    The 1992 photograph shows the interior of a pre-War coffee shop located at no. 197, New Bridge Road. The ceiling of the shops is fitted with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. There are male customers seated in the shop enjoying a cup of coffee. There are round and rectangular tables...
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  • Mrs Lee Kip Lin and friends : group photograph [3]

    Arts · Personalities · Lee, Kip Lin
    This is a full-length portrait of Mrs Lee Kip Lin, and four of her friends, taken at the grounds of Changi Airport. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Mr and Mrs Loh Hong Chew at Kampong Amber : couple [1]

    Arts · Heritage and Culture
    This is a 1991 photograph showing Mr and Mrs Loh Hong Chew, owners of house no. 84, at Kampong Amber. Kampong (village) Amber does not exist today. It was once a Malay fisherman village located between East Coast Road and Amber Road. With the phasing out of kampongs in the...
    Reproduction Available

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