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Houses on stilts in a coastal village, 1950s [1]

Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny

This photograph shows a coastal village with several wooden houses, on stilts, by the water's edge. A man is seen standing among the stilts, tending to his nettings. Several sampans are tied to poles around the beach on the right. In the far distant, more boats and a kelong can...
Houses on stilts in a coastal village, 1950s [2]

Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny

This photograph shows a coastal village with several wooden houses. The houses are on stilts by the water's edge. A man can be seen tending to his nettings, standing among the stilts. Further in the background to the right, are several ships and boats. Photograph taken between 1953-1956. Title devised...
Kelong, 1950s

Streets and Places · Economy · Daniel, David Danny

This photograph shows a kelong in the middle of the sea. A small wooden hut sits on stilts surrounded by many poles. There is a small sampan hanging from the poles outside the hut on the left. There is also a fishing net and containers on the right. Photograph taken...
Bumboats, 1950s

Transportation · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny

This photograph shows bumboats with three men on board on one of them at the foreground. Other vessels such as boats and ships can be seen at the background. Photograph taken between 1953-1956. Title devised by Library staff.