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  • Exterior of a house with red windows in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [2]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows the exterior of a zinc-roofed house and its compound in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The house is single storey with blue louvered wooden walls and half-length windows. A decorative wooden entrance leads into the house. A letter-box stand is seen near the wooden entrance. The house is also...
  • Stacks of wood in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Economy · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photographs shows piles of wooden scaffolding being horizontally stacked along a metal barricade in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The area is semi-shaded by large trees which partially hid zinc roofs of buildings around the area. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Arch gateway along path outside a house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok, 1999 [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a long view of a gravel pathway in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The path leads to an arched canopy entrance of a house. On each side of the path is dense vegetation, which includes tall trees and tall palms. The trees hide the view of the house except...
  • Lorry on a narrow road at Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Transportation · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a pickup truck turning into a narrow road carrying a full load of materials which include household items. The roadside trees on the left have thick leaves while on the right and opposite side of the road is an open green area which is bordered by tall...
  • Resident of house number 29D at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Personalities · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph features madam Sng Mui Hong, the landlady of Kampong Lorong Buangkok, who is also a resident of house number 29D. It shows her resting her hands on the door's fence and looking out from inside her house. The sign "29D" is pasted on the right wall of the...
  • Banana, tapioca and coconut trees in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a plot of land in Kampong Lorong Buangkok which is cultivated with tapioca plants and banana trees. Around the plot are also coconut trees, which provide shade to two individuals sitting near the plot. Another man partially hidden by the dense vegetation can be seen on the...
  • Window of a home in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [2]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows an open window in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The window is wooden and is painted in different shades of yellow. The outer edges of the window are painted in green. The walls of the house are also wooden and painted in yellow and white stripes. The window is...
  • Veranda of a home in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Arts · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a close-up view of the verandah of a house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The space is decorated with a round table and two wooden chairs which is set under a hanging lamp. On the left of the verandah are purple orchids. Shade is provided by a zinc...
  • Fallen trees blocking a road in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows trunks and thin branches from fallen trees blocking a dirt road in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The dirt road is long and narrow and is bordered on each side by a jungle of thick undergrowth and trees. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Canal next to Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a concrete canal next to Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The canal is fenced off on each side and the water level is very low. The kampong can be seen along the far side of the canal and is hidden by dense row of tall trees. An area on...
  • House number 29D at Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Personalities · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows Madam Sng Mui Hong, the landlady of Kampong Lorong Buangkok, standing outside the iron mesh gate of house number 29D which is written on the red mailbox outside the gate. There is a dog in front of her at the slightly opened gate. The house beyond is...
  • 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.
  • Caucasion visitors posing at the provision shop in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Economy · Arts · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a group of visitors to a provision shop in Kampong Lorong Buangkok posing for a photograph. They comprise of three Caucasian women and a Caucasian man. They are sitting on a raised concrete at the entrance of the shop. Baskets of items sold in the shop can...
  • Houses in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows the outside area of two houses in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The first house has a roof zinc and a wooden yellow gate with tall trees and potted plants providing rich greenery and shade to the house compound. The house on the right is not enclosed and opens...
  • Colourful house gates at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows an external view of a gate and mesh fence that enclose the compound of a house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The gate is wooden and painted in yellow and red. Large potted plants and tall trees in and outside the compound hide much of the view of...
  • Narrow path in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a long narrow path in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Several zinc-roof structures and houses line the path on the left while tall trees and shrubs line the other side. Overhead cable lines run above the path. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Makeshift bridge over drain at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a makeshift bridge over a narrow drain in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Wooden planks are laid over the drain for pedestrian crossing. A narrow dirt path continues from the drain that leads into a forest. Title devised by Library staff.
  • Back view of a house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows the side view of the back of a wooden house with zinc roof in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Laundry is hung out to dry outside the house. Overhead cables crisscrossed above the roof while tall trees including coconut palms tower above the house providing shade. Title devised by...
  • Two boys in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a mirror view of two boys at the fence of a house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Behind them is a zinc building that is fronted by banana plants. Title devised by library staff.
  • House number 25-C at Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a close-up view of the address plate of a wooden house in Lorong Buangkok. The plate shows "25-C Lorong Buangkok" and is hung on louvered walls which are painted in blue and yellow. The zinc roof of the house is also visible under the green cover of...
  • Resident of Kampong Lorong Buangkok at his house [2]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a view of a Malay resident of Kampong Lorong Buangkok standing outside his house. In white t-shirt and sarong and wearing a straw hat, he stands in front of an open wooden window that overlooks a paved garden of large potted ferns and trees. The house which...
  • Letterbox of house number 31-B at Kampong Lorong Buangkok, 1999 [1]

    Communications · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a close-up view of a standing letterbox in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Covering the letterbox's body is the address of the house which is handwritten and reads "31-B Lorong Buangkok". The letterbox stands next to a plant and behind is a partially hidden wooden bench. The whole area...
  • Tall coconut tree in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a panoramic view of a coconut tree towering over houses in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Projecting upright into the sky with a slight slant, the tree has several fronds and a clump of fruits at its top. There is another coconut tree trunk nearby that also dwarfs the...
  • Potted plants in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows a close-up view of a compact collection of plants in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. A potted plant and banana trees including fruiting ones are among those grown around what could probably be a pond. Title devised by Library staff.