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  • Tree at Botanic Gardens, mid-1970s

    Nature and Environment · Sports and Recreation
    This photograph shows a close-up view of a few aerial roots of a tree that have anchored themselves to the ground at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Lake at Botanic Gardens, mid-1970s

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Sports and Recreation
    This photograph shows a close-up view of a lake at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, with trees and plants growing on a small plot of land in the middle of the lake. Title devised by Library staff.

  • NLB old photos 1960s (Album 3) [115]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph is part of NLB 1960s photographs (Album 3) collection. It shows a small plot of land surrounded by an old five-storey building and a block of flats on one side in the background and two perpendicular roads in the foreground. Trees are seen. Title devised by Library staff.

  • [Singapore and Borneo : photographs, circa 1870-1879] B136. Der See im Botansichen Garten zu (Singapore)

    Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Arts
    A collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s.

  • [Singapore and Borneo : photographs, circa 1870-1879] B131. Die handstrass nach dem Gouverneur Bungalov

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Arts
    A collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s.

  • In der Nähe vom Englischem clubs, Singapore, 1870s

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows dirt roads in a quiet area in Singapore. Tall trees flank the dirt roads which are empty of vehicles. One of the roads leads to the entrance of a hilly grounds, where several Asian men are spotted. At the bottom of the photograph, there is a note...

  • [Singapore and Borneo : photographs, circa 1870-1879] B130. Wasserleitungs Behälter (Singapore)

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Arts
    A collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s.

  • [Singapore and Borneo : photographs, circa 1870-1879] B128. Bukit Tima Strasse, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Arts
    A collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s.

  • [Singapore and Borneo : photographs, circa 1870-1879] B132. Botanischer Garten in Singapore ort wo die Regiments Musik spielt

    Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Events · Arts
    A collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s.

  • [Singapore and Borneo : photographs, circa 1870-1879] B138. Die Wasserleitung Singapore]

    Nature and Environment · Arts
    A collection of black and white photoprints of Singapore and Borneo, circa 1870s.

  • Singapore - the Botanical Gardens, 1920

    Sports and Recreation · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows tall evergreen trees that grow around the Swan Lake in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. These heritage trees are commonly known as Purple Millettia and their dense foliage towers above the lake. Two benches are seen close to the water's edge. Description by Library staff. Title devised by...

  • Colonial bungalow in Lorong Buangkok [7]

    Arts · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows the side view of a double-storey colonial bungalow in Lorong Buangkok and its trimmed lawn. A spacious verandah with a pulled-up black-and-white stripe awning forms the entrance to the bungalow, and it is furnished with a wooden bench and a sofa. Outside at the lawn sits a...

  • House at the edge of a field in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a wooden house overlooking a field in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The house has a zinc roof and its wooden wall are painted in blue. It is slightly raised and is accessed by a few flight of steps which are connected to a low metal fence. In front...

  • Exterior of a house with red windows in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [5]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a close-up exterior view of a house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The house has a pitched roof that is roughly layered with zinc. The upper louvered wooden walls are painted in a light hue while the lower concrete walls in red. The back of the wooden windows...

  • Narrow dirt road in Kampong Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a narrow dirt road in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. On each side of the road are low shrubs and taller trees. At the end of the road is a wooden house with a car parked in front. Overhead power cables run overhead. No date of creation estimated. Title...

  • Narrow path in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [2]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a long narrow path in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. On the left of the path is a building which is covered by zinc sheets at the bottom. Several other zinc-roof structures are seen at the end of the path. On the right of the path are shrubs and...

  • Laundry hung outside a house at Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows laundry hung outside a wooden house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The laundry are hung from short bamboo poles in front of the house and from ropes at the side. There is an abundance of greenery around the house. Neatly-trimmed shrubs stretch across the compound of the house....

  • Exterior of a pink house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [6]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows an exterior view of a wooden house in Kampong Lorong Buangkok and its spacious compound. The house has zinc roofs, and louvered wooden walls that are painted pink. The compound outside is paved, neat and simply furnished with a square wooden bench. Many tall trees including coconut...

  • Signboards at Lorong Buangkok

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This photograph shows a close-up view of two road signs in front of a big tree trunk in Lorong Buangkok. One of them is a blue signboard that describes the area behind it as the private property of KTMB, with a $50 penalty for illegal parking. The other sign advises...

  • Colonial-style bungalow in Lorong Buangkok

    Arts · Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows the exterior view of a double-storey white colonial-style building in Lorong Buangkok. It has a pitched roof and rows of windows in the upper storey. A small pickup truck with workers from a construction company is parked on a tiled pavement in front of the building. A...

  • Provision shop in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Economy · Transportation · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a paved road leading to a zinc-roofed Chinese provision shop in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. A pile of concrete slab is seen at the left edge of the path. A lorry is parked in a shed in front of the shop. A rack of laundry is also being...

  • Chinese altars in front of Sunlove Home at Lorong Buangkok

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a front view of a row of Chinese altars in Lorong Buangkok. The altars are placed under a big tree with sprawling branches. Behind the altars is the long stone wall of the Sunlove Home, which is partially covered by tall trees. Description by Library staff. Title...

  • Exterior of house with three doors in Kampong Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This photograph shows a dirt path leading to two zinc-roof houses in Kampong Lorong Buangkok. The house at the end of the path has three different coloured doors - yellow, red and white. A long laundry line can be seen outside. In front of the house is a tree trunk...

  • Covered walkway to an outhouse of a colonial bungalow at Lorong Buangkok [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment · Arts
    This photograph shows a top-covered walkway that is adjoining a wooden outhouse in Lorong Buangkok. The walkway is paved and its open sides are furnished with black and white stripe awnings. A square grass courtyard with low shrubs lies in the middle of the grounds. The walkway connects the single-storey...

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