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  • Flower vendors at Lim Tua Tow Road market, 1960s [1]

    Economy · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows Chinese ladies selling flowers at a market in Lim Tua Tow Road. They are seated under umbrellas, with baskets and re-used metal containers filled with stalked orchids and loose orchids in front of them. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • 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.

  • Woman buying flowers at Lim Tua Tow Road market, 1960s [1]

    Economy · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a lady in sarong kebaya buying flowers from a vendor at a market in Lim Tua Tow Road. She is making payment for a bouquet of flowers consisting of a few stalks of orchids and other flowers. The Chinese flower vendor, wearing samfoo, is surrounded by baskets...

  • Chinese workers unloading charcoal and firewood at Kallang Basin, 1950s [4]

    Transportation · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows Chinese men unloading charcoal and firewood from a boat at Kallang Basin. They are using rattan baskets to carry the charcoal and firewood from the boat across the gangplank. Photograph taken between 1953-1956. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Cigarette seller at Lim Tua Tow Road, 1960s

    Economy · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese cigarette seller at an open market in Lim Tua Tow Road. The cigarette seller has a small portable stand with boxes of cigarettes in front of him. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two girls carrying food near a Chinese opera stage at Clive Street, 1960s [1]

    Arts · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows two girls carrying food in the foreground. Behind them, partially visible, in the middle, is the Chinese opera stage that has been set up at Clive Street. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Street vendor at Lim Tua Tow Road market, 1960s

    Economy · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a street vendor sitting besides a vegetable stall at an open market in Lim Tua Tow Road. He has two baskets and a daching, or scale, in front of him. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Charcoal packing along Kallang River, 1960s

    Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows rows of sacks full of charcoals at a shed along Kallang River. Some men can be seen packing and moving these sacks. A partial view of a truck can be seen on the right. An elderly Chinese woman can also be seen squatting on the ground, next...

  • Close up of two girls carrying food near a Chinese opera stage at Clive Street, 1960s [2]

    Arts · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a close-up view of two girls carrying food in the foreground. Behind them, partially visible on the left, is the Chinese opera stage that has been set up at Clive Street. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • 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...

  • Street vendor selling food, 1960s [2]

    Economy · Heritage and Culture · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese street vendor sitting on a makeshift crate selling food, which has been laid in front of him. There is a also a container holding forks and chopsticks. A few small stools are visible on the right and behind him, is another street vendor. Photograph taken...

  • Street vendors at open market in Lim Tua Tow Road, 1960s

    Economy · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows Chinese street vendors at an open market in Lim Tua Tow Road. The vendor on the left is selling what looks like dried food products in shallow baskets. Next to him is a basket seller who is selling wicker baskets of various sizes. Photograph taken between 1960-1962....

  • 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.

  • Chinese workers unloading charcoal and firewood at Kallang Basin, 1950s [1]

    Transportation · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows Chinese men unloading charcoal and firewood from a boat at Kallang Basin. They are using rattan baskets to carry the charcoal from the boat across the gangplank. Photograph taken between 1953-1956. 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...

  • Street vendor selling food, 1960s [1]

    Economy · Heritage and Culture · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese street vendor sitting on a makeshift crate selling food, which has been laid in front of him. There is a also a container holding forks and chopsticks. A few small stools are visible on the right and behind him, is another street vendor. Photograph taken...

  • Chinese workers unloading charcoal and firewood at Kallang Basin, 1950s [3]

    Transportation · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows Chinese men working on a boat at Kallang Basin using small rattan baskets to carry the charcoal and firewood. Photograph taken between 1953-1956. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Woman buying flowers at Lim Tua Tow Road market, 1960s [2]

    Economy · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a lady in sarong kebaya buying flowers from a vendor at a market in Lim Tua Tow Road. She is making payment for a bouquet of flowers consisting of a few stalks of orchids and other flowers. The Chinese flower vendor, wearing samfoo, is surrounded by baskets...

  • 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.

  • Pineapple street hawker at Teck Chye Terrace, 1960s

    Economy · Streets and Places · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a street hawker selling pineapples from a cart. A female shopper, wearing a samfoo, is seen choosing a pineapple from the cart. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Hawker selling household products pushing his cart outside Cold Storage, Orchard Road, 1960s

    Transportation · Streets and Places · Economy · Daniel, David Danny
    This photograph shows a Chinese man pushing a cart outside Cold Storage, along Orchard Road. The cart holds various household items such as brooms, scouring brushes, baskets, feather dusters, food covers and more. Photograph taken between 1960-1962. Title devised by Library staff.

  • 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.

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