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  • Telok Ayer : aerial view [1]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970 photograph shows an aerial view of Telok Ayer district, located in Singapore's Chinatown within the Central Business District (CBD). The name, Telok Ayer, means 'bay water' in Malay. A view of the bay can be seen. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Telok Ayer : aerial view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970 photograph shows an aerial view of Telok Ayer district, located in Singapore's Chinatown within the Central Business District (CBD). The name, Telok Ayer, means 'bay water' in Malay. A view of the bay can be seen. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • Telok Ayer : aerial view [3]

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1970 photograph shows an aerial view of Telok Ayer district, located in Singapore's Chinatown within the Central Business District (CBD). The name, Telok Ayer, means 'bay water' in Malay. A view of the bay can be seen. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available

  • View of town from Fort Canning Hill, [1870s] : aerial view [1]

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a view of the town taken in about 1879 from the saluting battery on Fort Canning Hill. The Raffles Institution can be seen on the extreme left and the St. Andrew's Cathedral can be seen in the middle of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff. Information...

  • View of Town. 38, 1905 : aerial view [2]

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This 1905 photograph from G.R. Lambert & Co. has a handwritten note "Singapore from Mount Sophia" on the front. Taken from Mount Sophia, the foreground of the photograph depicts houses and lush greenery around Bras Basah Road. Faintly seen in the background, are the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and...

  • View of town from Fort Canning Hill, [1880s] : panoramic view [3]

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This photograph shows a view of the town taken from the saluting battery on Fort Canning Hill in about 1881. High Street can be seen at the foot of the hill. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Richard Hale. Date of creation estimated.

  • View from Mount Emily, 1880s : panoramic view

    Streets and Places
    This 1880s photograph was taken from Mount Emily looking towards the Kallang river basin and Kampong Glam. The minaret of the Hajjah Fatimah Mosque can be seen on the far left. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Richard Hale. Date of creation estimated.

  • Town scene, 1960s : general view [1]

    Streets and Places · Cheah, Seng Kee
    This 1960s photograph shows a town scene. Two-storey and three-storey shophouses are densely located in the area. Cyclists and cars can be seen on the road on the bottom of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
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  • Town scene, 1960s : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Cheah, Seng Kee
    This 1960s photograph shows a town scene. Two-storey and three-storey shophouses are densely located in the area. Cars, cyclists and pedestrians can be seen on the road. Heavy equipment on a construction site can be seen on the right hand bottom corner of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff....
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  • View of town from Fort Canning Hill, [1880s] : aerial view [2]

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a view of the town taken from the saluting battery on Fort Canning Hill in about 1881. High Street can be seen at the foot of the hill. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Richard Hale. Date of creation estimated.

  • View of Singapore River, [1860s] : aerial view

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This 1860s photograph was taken from Fort Canning Hill and shows a view of the Singapore River. The first Ellenborough Market can be seen on the left along the riverbank. The road on the bottom right corner led to a pedestrian bridge across to Kampong Melaka. The bridge was replaced...

  • Town scene, 1960s : general view [3]

    Streets and Places · Economy · Cheah, Seng Kee
    This 1960s photograph shows a town scene. Two-storey and three-storey shophouses are densely located in the area. There are vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians on the road. Heavy equipment on a construction site can be seen in the middle of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
    Reproduction Available

  • View of town from hill, [1880s] : aerial view

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This 1880s photograph shows an aerial view of town from Fort Canning Hill. The steeples of the Armenian Apostolic Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator (centre) and St. Andrew's Cathedral (right) can be seen among the trees. The Raffles Institution can be seen on the left with the three-storey extension...

  • View of town from Fort Canning Hill, 1880s : panoramic view

    Streets and Places
    This photograph shows a panoramic view towards Kallang of the town from Fort Canning Hill. The Raffles Girls' School, which adjoined Raffles Institution on Bras Basah Road, can be seen in the distance to the right and the steeple of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on the left. Title...

  • View of town and Singapore River, 1870 : aerial view [2]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This 1870 photograph has the handwritten words "VI 6. The River road Ellenborough Market in the Seventies. 1/334. ? Late 60's C.A.G.-H. 0IMI. No.16." on the back. This photograph shows Ellenborough Market which was completed in 1845. It was situated on the bank of the river, between what are now...

  • View of town from Mount Emily, 1880s : panoramic view

    Streets and Places
    This 1880s photograph shows a panoramic view of the town taken from Osbourne House on Mount Emily. The steeple of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (on the left) and St. Andrew's Cathedral (right) can be seen in the background. The building on the right is the Carrington House which...

  • Town view, 1890s : general view

    Streets and Places
    This photograph of Battery Road, taken from the upper storey of the General Post Office can be dated between the years 1891-1892. Shops and houses can be seen along both sides of the street. On the road are rickshaws, the major form of transportation in Singapore between 1880s to 1930s....

  • View of Town. 38, 1905 : aerial view [1]

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This 1905 photograph from G.R. Lambert & Co. shows an aerial view of the town, from Mount Sophia. The foreground depicts houses and lush greenery around Bras Basah Road. Faintly seen in the background, are the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and St Andrew's Cathedral. Title from inscription, on front...

  • View of town and Singapore River, 1870 : aerial view [1]

    Streets and Places · Nature and Environment
    This 1870 photograph has the handwritten letter "b" on the back. This photograph shows Ellenborough Market which was completed in 1845. It was situated on the bank of the river, between what are now Read Bridge and Coleman Bridge, and therefore had easy access to the goods brought in by...

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