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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Chingay Parade 1976

    Events · Heritage and Culture
    This photograph shows a street view of a Chingay Parade in 1976. It shows a group of women in coordinated attire marching on the road past HDB blocks. There are a few spectators along the road and more spectators can be seen along the corridors of the HDB flats in...

  • Chingay Parade 1976

    Events · Heritage and Culture
    This photograph shows a street view of a procession of women in traditional Chinese costumes participating in the Chingay Parade of 1976, with the first few at the front, each carrying two flower bouquets tied to the end of a pole which they carried on their shoulders and the rest...

  • Telok Ayer Market, mid-1970s [4]

    Geography and Travels · Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a female stall owner standing in front of her food stall at the old Telok Ayer Market building, or Lau Pa Sat, located at Raffles Quay. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Chinatown backalley

    Streets and Places · Kemp, Jack
    This photograph shows a back alley at Chinatown. A woman carrying a pail of water and two children near a flight of steps can be seen. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two ladies at Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple during festival

    Streets and Places · Liesel Strauss
    This photograph shows two ladies wearing saris at Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple during a festival. One of the ladies is putting what looks like flowers into a plastic bag held by the other lady. Title devised by Library staff. Description by Library staff.

  • Chen Yet Siew (Chen Ye Xiu) on a verandah with three other women at Han Wai Toon's Garden, circa 1940s

    Personalities · Arts
    This photograph is part of the Liu Kang Collection. It shows Singaporean painter Chen Yet Siew (Chen Ye Xiu), second from left, posing for a photograph with three other Chinese women. They are all wearing cheongsam. They are standing in a large enclosed veranda with stone benches. Title by Library...

  • Stall selling noodles and soybean produce at a wet market, 2004 [2]

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Strauss, Liesel
    This photograph shows a large container and a large tray of bean sprouts in front of a stall selling noodles and soybean products such as bean curd at a wet market. The lady stall owner is seen talking to a customer. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Stall selling dry and frozen foodstuff at a wet market, 2004

    Economy · Heritage and Culture · Geography and Travels · Strauss, Liesel
    This photograph shows a stall selling bean sprouts, packed dry food, frozen food and nian gao (Chinese New Year cake) in a wet market. The lady stall owner is seen talking to her customers. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Flower stall in a wet market, 2004

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Strauss, Liesel
    This photograph shows a flower stall selling a variety of fresh flowers in a wet market. A woman is seen working at the stall. The cut flowers are arranged neatly in large containers and pails around the stall. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • A stall selling fish paste in the wet market, 2004

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Strauss, Liesel
    This photograph shows a stall selling fish paste in the wet market. There are three women are at the stall. Two of them on the right are scraping the fish meat away from the skin and the other probably take care of sales. A lady customer is standing on the...

  • Staff in a Chinese medical shop, 2004

    Economy · Strauss, Liesel
    This photograph shows two women and a man working in a Chinese medical shop. They seem to be weighing and preparing some herbs that have been placed on the counter. A tall Chinese medicine cabinet can be seen behind them. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Stall selling noodles and soybean produce at a wet market, 2004 [1]

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Strauss, Liesel
    This photograph shows a stall selling noodles and soybean products such as bean curd, fried bean curd, fresh tofu as well as packed tofu and other produce in a wet market. The lady stall owner is seen on the left. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Monkey god's birthday celebration at Eng Hoon Road, 1982

    Geography and Travels
    This is a photograph of two ladies seated at a table in an outdoors setting at Eng Hoon Road. They are at a religious event commemorating the Monkey god's birthday. On and near the table can be seen various objects including a kettle, a helmet, a drum, a cymbal, tin...

  • 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会属下青年组主办宗乡青年庆元宵, 1999 [4]

    Heritage and Culture
    地点: 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会二楼礼堂

  • 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会属下青年组主办宗乡青年庆元宵, 1999 [2]

    Heritage and Culture
    地点: 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会二楼礼堂

  • 新加坡华侨中学的春节装饰, 1992 [1]

    Heritage and Culture · Streets and Places · Geography and Travels · Arts
    这是新加坡华侨中学春节装饰的照片. 照片中可见一群女士在拍照. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会属下青年组主办宗乡青年庆元宵, 1999 [6]

    Heritage and Culture
    地点: 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会二楼礼堂

  • 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会属下青年组主办宗乡青年庆元宵, 1999 [1]

    Heritage and Culture
    地点: 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会二楼礼堂 照片中为李成·利（左四）、李镇江（左五）

  • 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会属下青年组主办宗乡青年庆元宵, 1999 [5]

    Heritage and Culture
    地点: 新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会二楼礼堂

  • Man at work, circa 1966-1980

    Streets and Places · Economy
    This photograph shows a man squatting on the floor outside a shop with his back to the camera. He is seen spreading out what looks like nuts on a sheet on the ground to dry. There are large rattan baskets, boxes and containers outside the shop and some customers on...

  • Close-up of Empress Hotel along Middle Road, 1970s

    Streets and Places · Geography and Travels · Organisations · Chin, LY
    This is a close-up photograph of the second floor of Empress Hotel along Middle Road. It shows three individuals looking out from a window located on the second floor. A signboard "Jenny Dress Maker" under the window indicates that there is a women dress marker located on that level. Bata...

  • Trishaw rider at work,1960s

    Economy · Geography and Travels · Streets and Places · Transportation · Barker, Dave
    This photograph shows a trishaw rider peddling his trishaw with a woman passenger on the side seat travelling on a busy street near the junction of North Bridge Road and Hock Lam Street. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.

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