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  • Elderly Malay woman seated outside a shop, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows an elderly Malay woman wearing a baju kurung and no footwear sitting near the entrance to a shop. She seems to be a beggar. There is a used milk tin and an oats container in front of her with a few coins on two pieces of paper...

  • Basket seller at open market in Lim Tua Tow Road, 1960s [1]

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese basket seller at the open market at Lim Tua Tow Road. Wearing a samfoo and a woven hat, the lady is carrying bamboo and wicker shopping baskets of various sizes. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Woman wearing a straw hat, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese lady, wearing a straw hat, walking along the corridor of a shophouse building at High Street. Across the road, a partial view of Aurora department store can be seen. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Elderly lady burning hell notes in front of an altar in Craig Road during Hungry Ghost Festival, 1960s [2]

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows an elderly lady squatting in front of a fire. She is burning hell notes in front of an altar located between two rows of shophouses at Craig Road [乞立街]. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Elderly Chinese woman spinning thread on a wheel, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows an elderly Chinese woman wearing a samfoo. She is sitting on a low stool, spinning thread on a wheel by hand. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Visitors to night market near Cuscaden Road, 1960s [3]

    Streets and Places · Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a group of visitors to a night market near Cuscaden Road. The Indian ladies in the foreground are dressed in traditional costumes. A traditional oil lamp can be seen on the left. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Women at textile shop, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows several women at the shop attended by three men standing amidst bales of textiles. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Kampong house, 1960s

    Streets and Places · Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a raised kampong house with atap and zinc roofs, and a mixture of zinc and wooden walls. The house is accessible via a ladder at the front door. A Malay woman is seen sitting at the threshold of the door, with her feet resting on the ladder....

  • 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.

  • Shoppers at a seafood stall in Telok Ayer market, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two Caucasian women and a Chinese man at a seafood stall in Telok Ayer market. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Fresh seafood stall at a market, 1960s

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a fresh seafood stall at a market manned by Chinese fishmongers. There is a Caucasian woman with a wicker shopping basket and a Chinese woman behind her at the stall. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Elderly lady in front of a large altar in Craig Road during Hungry Ghost Festival, 1960s [2]

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows an elderly lady in front of a large altar in Craig Road [乞立街], during the Hungry Ghost festival. She is holding wads of hell notes. Partial view of the remains of a fire which was used to burn hell notes as offerings to the deceased can be...

  • Two elderly Chinese women at Teck Chye Terrace market, 1960s

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two elderly Chinese women in a market at Teck Chye Terrace with bananas in their hands. A cart, attached to a bicycle, is partially visible in the foreground. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Street vendor selling seafood at Lim Tua Tow Road market, 1960s [1]

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese lady street vendor selling seafood such as prawns and fish. The seafood are in small rattan baskets placed on the ground in front of her as well as a daching or scale. A Chinese lady shopper is seen checking on the fish. Photograph taken between...

  • Public water tap outside a shop in a kampung, 1960s

    Nature and Environment · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese woman filling up pails of water from communal taps, located at the corner outside a shop in a kampong. Behind her is a Malay woman. 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.

  • Street fruit hawker at Lim Tua Tow Road, 1960s

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese lady, wearing samfoo and holding a daching or scale, squatting on the street, hawking a basket of fruits. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Street vendor selling seafood at Lim Tua Tow Road market [inverted photo], 1960s [2]

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This inverted photograph shows a Chinese lady street vendor selling seafood such as prawns and fish. The seafood are in small rattan baskets placed on the ground in front of her as well as a daching or scale. A Chinese lady shopper is seen checking on the fish. Photograph taken...

  • Elderly lady burning hell notes in front of an altar in Craig Road during Hungry Ghost Festival, 1960s [1]

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows an elderly lady squatting in front of a fire. She is burning hell notes in front of an altar located between two rows of shophouses at Craig Road [乞立街]. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Basket seller at open market in Lim Tua Tow Road, 1960s [2]

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese basket seller at the open market at Lim Tua Tow Road. Wearing a samfoo and a woven hat, the lady is carrying bamboo and wicker shopping baskets of various sizes. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Elderly lady in front of a large altar in Craig Road during Hungry Ghost Festival, 1960s [1]

    Geography and Travels · Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows an elderly lady in front of a large altar in Craig Road [乞立街], during the Hungry Ghost festival. She is holding wads of hell notes. Partial view of the remains of a fire which was used to burn hell notes as offerings to the deceased can be...

  • Basket seller at open market in Lim Tua Tow Road, 1960s [3]

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese basket seller at the open market at Lim Tua Tow Road. Wearing a samfoo and a woven hat, the lady is selling her bamboo and wicker shopping baskets of various sizes. 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.

  • Samsui woman, mid-1970s

    Geography and Travels · Economy · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a samsui woman wearing a red head dress and black samfoo walking along a busy street in Chinatown. Title devised by Library staff.

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