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  • Children outside a clothing store, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows four children standing outside a clothing store. There is a tall girl on the right and a small toddler standing behind two barefooted boys, each holding a plate. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Chinese opera stage in a kampong, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Arts · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese opera stage in a kampong. The wooden building has a raised platform and a thatched roof. Several boys are seen at the open space in front of the stage. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Three Malay children on a road, 1960s [1]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows three Malay children standing on a road. A partial view of what looks like a door to a house is on the left. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two Malay girls at Lim Tua Tow Road market, 1960s [1]

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two Malay girls at Lim Tua Tow Road market. One of the girls is wearing a dress while the other is wearing a baju kurung. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Children swimming in waters off a jetty, 1950s [1]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a jetty with a small hut at the end of it. There are children swimming in the waters and sitting in the hut, and a boy walking on the jetty. Photograph taken between 1953-1956. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two Malay girls at Lim Tua Tow Road market, 1960s [2]

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two Malay girls at Lim Tua Tow Road market. One of the girls is wearing a dress while the other is wearing a baju kurung. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two boys at a street market, 1960s [2]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows three boys hanging out on or near a pushcart at a street market. Shophouses can be seen in the background, while a coconut drink stall is partially visible on the right in the foreground. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Children swimming in waters off a jetty, 1950s [2]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a jetty with a small hut at the end of it. There are children swimming in the waters and sitting in the hut, and a boy walking on the jetty. Photograph taken between 1953-1956. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Malay women and children in wooden hut, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two Malay women in a wooden hut. Each woman has a child on her lap. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Kacang puteh seller with a group of children, 1960s

    Transportation · Geography and Travels · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows an Indian kacang puteh seller with a group of children, standing around his cart which is full of bottles filled with nuts, preserves, sweets, and other goods. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Malay woman carrying a baby, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Malay woman carrying a baby. The woman is wearing a kebaya top and has her hair up in a bun. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Young Chinese boys at a market stall, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two young Chinese boys at the foreground and another boy at the back standing at a stall in a market. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Malay fisherman and three boys at sea, 1960s

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Malay fisherman and three boys standing knee-deep in the sea. The fisherman is holding a net while one of the boys is holding a fishing basket. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Three Malay children on a road, 1960s [2]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows three Malay children standing on a road. A partial view of what looks like a door to a house is on the left, while a man in uniform is seen walking behind them. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two boys and a toddler in front of a kampong house, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two Malay boys standing in front of a kampong house. Both boys are wearing sarong, with the boy on the right carrying a toddler. The kampong house behind the children is made of thatched roof and is on stilts. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library...

  • Two boys at a street market, 1960s [1]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows three boys hanging out on or near a pushcart at a street market. Shophouses can be seen in the background, while a coconut drink stall is partially visible on the right in the foreground. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Group of Malay girls, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a group of six Malay girls, standing on a flight of stairs. The girl on the left and the partially hidden girl at the back are wearing baju kurung, while the other girls are wearing sundresses. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Three Malay women and a baby in a wooden hut, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows three Malay women and a baby in a wooden hut. They are sitting on a mattress, with the middle woman carrying a baby. Several drinking glasses are strewn on the mattress. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two children in pyjamas at a kampong, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This is a photograph of a boy and a girl, with their pyjamas, at a small enclosure containing several chicks and a duck, at a kampong. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Malay girl, Singapore

    Geography and Travels
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of four Malay girls and three Malay boys standing on a sampan helmed by a Malay man. The three taller girls are dressed in baju kurong and the boys are also in their traditional attire with songkok. Behind this sampan is another...

  • Taping rubber, Singapore

    Economy · Geography and Travels
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of two Malay boys at a rubber tree. The sap is collected in a small bowl placed at the bark of the rubber tree. In this photograph the sap is being transferred to a metal pail placed at the bottom of the...

  • Children collecting unused pieces of wood at Hiap Chuan Joo sawmill

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Ng, Siew Hock
    Hiap Chuan Joo was one of the largest sawmill factories in Singapore. Located at Balestier it produced wooden crates used for beverages including Coca-Cola and Tiger Beer. Taken in the 1950s this photograph shows children in the neighbourhood collecting unused pieces of wood at the sawmill factory. The collected wood...

  • NLB old photos 1960s - 1970s (Album 6) [98]

    Streets and Places · Geography and Travels
    This photograph is part of NLB 1960s to 1970s photographs (Album 6) collection. It shows a storytelling session held in a library. A long-haired lady is seated on a chair in front of a group of children. A Christmas tree is seen in the room. Title devised by Library staff....

  • NLB old photos 1960s - 1970s (Album 6) [10]

    Streets and Places · Geography and Travels
    This photograph is part of NLB 1960s to 1970s photographs (Album 6) collection. It shows a public reading area in a library. All the tables are occupied by users. Title devised by Library staff.

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