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  • Raffles Place, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of Raffles Place. Shophouses and colonial-style buildings are seen on both sides of the photograph. Cars are parked in four rows in the middle. In the background facing the camera is a multi-store commercial building. The back of the postcard is unwritten....
  • Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of a part of Cavenagh Bridge in Singapore. One of the oldest bridges in Singapore it is also the only suspension bridge. It spans the lower reaches of the Singapore River. Buildings in Raffles Place can be seen in the background. The...
  • Netherland Hondele Bank, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This postcard features a black-and-white photograph that shows the building of the Natherland Hondele Bank in Singapore. It is a colonial building with arches on the street level and a clock tower. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.
  • Sea View Hotel, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of Sea View Hotel at Tanjong Katong, Singapore. It is partially behind tall coconut trees. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.
  • Chartered Bank Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of the facade of the building of Chartered Bank in the Raffles Place area. Rickshaws and cars are parked on the street in front of the four-storey building. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.
  • Bank of Taiwan at Battery Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of the facade of the building of Bank of Taiwan. This is a three-storey building at the corner of Battery Road and Flint Street. Rickshaws can be seen on the street in front of the building. The back of the postcard is...
  • The Grand Hotel del Europe, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of the Grand Hotel del Europe, known after 1918 as Europe Hotel. The building was located near the Padang. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.
  • Battery Road from seaside, Singapore

    Transportation · Streets and Places
    This postcard features a coloured photograph that shows a scene at Battery Road, Singapore. It shows a rickshaw and a motor car parked in front of a low structure with a few steps. Trees are seen behind the vehicles. Multi-storey buildings are seen in the background. The back of the...
  • Raffles Place, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of Raffles Place. A row of shophouses is on the right. Rickshaws are parked on the left. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.
  • Singapore Cricket Club, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of the Cricket Club on the Esplanade (present day Padang). The building is seen in the background . The Singapore Cricket Club was established in 1852 due to the popularity of the game among the European community. Three Malay men are sitting...
  • Robinson Road - Singapore

    Transportation · Streets and Places
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of a scene of Robinson Road. It shows a road with several horse carts. Two- and three-storey colonial-style buildings line both sides of the road. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.
  • Singapore, Raffles Hotel

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This image shows the front and back of a black-and-white postcard. It features a panoramic view of Raffles Hotel, a luxury hotel in Singapore. Seen here is the three-storey main building, with its two-storey wing on the right. On the divided back, "Nr. 32" is printed on the left. Date...
  • Singapore, Raffles Square

    Streets and Places
    This image shows the front and back of a tinted postcard. It features a view of the Raffles Square, a commercial square. On the left are some two-storey and three-storey buildings, including the John Little & Co.'s department store. On the left is a partial view of a small garden...
  • View of Singapore town, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Singapore city. It shows an aerial view of Singapore with the Singapore River, shophouses, other low-rise buildings, as well as Cavenagh Bridge. In the foreground can be seen the rooftops of some buildings. The words "View...
  • Singapore river, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of the Singapore River. It shows a river with some boat traffic. In the background are two- and three-storey shophouses lining the bank of the river. The words "Singapore River, Singapore" are printed at the bottom of...
  • Singapore River

    Streets and Places
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of the Singapore River. It shows a river with some boat traffic. In the background is the Cavenagh Bridge and the Fullerton Building. The word "Singapore" is written at the bottom-right corner of the postcard. Title devised...
  • Singapore, Recreation Hotel, Serangoon Road

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of a hotel in Serangoon Road. It shows a sprawling building located amongst a cluster of trees. The building stands on a low hill. At the bottom of the hill stand two men on the road. The...
  • Koyokan, Tanjong Katong, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Economy
    A black and white photograph of the Koyokan Hotel in Tanjong Katong, a Japanese establishment ran by a Junso Ito in 1922. The single-storey villa-styled lodging is surrounded by the Katong beach. More than a handful of local boys are enjoying a swim around the hotel. The hotel appeared to...
  • Raffles Square, Singapore

    Streets and Places
    This image shows the front and back of a tinted postcard sent from Singapore to the Netherlands. It features a view of the Raffles Square, a commercial square. Seen here are some three-storey buildings, with a small garden in the middle. The divided back is affixed with a 5-cent Nederlandsch-Indië...
  • Straits Settlements post card : a city view

    Streets and Places · Sports and Recreation
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Singapore city. It shows an aerial view of Singapore with shophouses, other low-rise buildings, as well as the spire of St. Andrew's Cathedral. On the right is a field with outlines of what looks like badminton...
  • Singapore river

    Streets and Places
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of the Singapore River. It shows a river with heavy boat traffic. In the background are the commercial buildings of the business district. The words "Singapore River" are printed at the bottom-right corner of the postcard. Date...
  • Singapore River

    Streets and Places
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of the Singapore River. It shows a river with some boat traffic. In the background are some large commercial buildings of the business district. The word "Singapore" is printed at the bottom-left corner of the postcard. Title...
  • Aerial view from Bras Brash Road - S'pore

    Transportation · Streets and Places
    This black-and-white picture postcard shows an aerial view of Singapore. Viewed from Bras Basah Road it shows low-rise commercial buildings on both sides of the road in the centre. This is Rochor Road. Ships on the sea can be seen in the background. This postcard has a divided back and...
  • Battery Road the business center of Singapore

    Streets and Places · Economy · Transportation
    This postcard shows a view of Battery Road. It shows the building of Bank of Taiwan in the centre. This is a busy street with many rickshaws and pedestrians.