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  • Geylang Road Police Station : exterior

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows the exterior of the two-storey Geylang Road Police Station. On the second storey is a verandah. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Geylang Road Police Station : general view

    Streets and Places · Lee, Kip Lin · Lee Kip Lin Collection
    This 1968 photograph shows Geylang Road Police Station at a road junction. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Government House. 35, in the 1880s : general view

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This photograph, taken between 1880 and 1889 from G.R. Lambert & Co., shows a view of the Government House. Designed by the Colonial Engineer John Frederick Adolphus McNair and built in 1869, the Government House was the residence of the Governor of the Straits Settlements and later the Governor of...
  • Geylang Fire Station : exterior [4]

    Streets and Places · Politics and Government
    This 1992 photograph depicts the Geylang Fire Station, on Paya Lebar Road and near to Sims Avenue, in a district in central east of Singapore. This fire station still stands out conspiciously in the same location today with its bright red doors. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Bukit Timah Police Post : close-up [1]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a close-up of Bukit Timah Police Post, located at Bukit Timah Road. It shows the roof area amids lush foliage. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Goodwood Hill government house : general view [4]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a government house, located at Goodwood Hill. Goodwood Hill is named after Goodwood Park, the Sussex estate of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. A driveway leads to the two-storey house. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Government House in the 1870s : general view

    Streets and Places
    This photograph, taken between 1870 and 1879, shows a view of the Government House. Designed by the Colonial Engineer John Frederick Adolphus McNair and built by Indian convict labourers, the stately Government House (completed in 1869) conformed to the Victorian eclectic aesthetic popular from the 1860s. The building was to...
  • Bukit Timah Police Post, roof : close-up [4]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a close-up of the roof of Bukit Timah Police Post, located at Bukit Timah Road. The roof is decorated with a finial located at the centre of the roof. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Pyramid Club, porch : side view

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a side view of the porch, and the driveway of Pyramid Club, a government house at no. 2 Goodwood Hill, which is near Orchard Road. The driveway leads directly into the covered, pillared porch of the house. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Bukit Timah Police Post, roof : close-up [3]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a close-up of the roof of Bukit Timah Police Post, located at Bukit Timah Road. The roof is decorated with a finial located at the centre of the roof. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available
  • River Valley Road government quarters, 1982 : general view

    Streets and Places
    This is a 1982 photograph of River Valley Road, with the government quarters next to the United Engineers' Building. The UE Building was demolished in June 1991. The government quarters are not found in the present day street directory. As its name describes, River Valley Road winds its way up...
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  • Pyramid Club : exterior [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts · Nature and Environment
    This 1986 photograph shows the exterior of Pyramid Club, a government house at no. 2 Goodwood Hill, which is near Orchard Road. The two-storey bungalow sits at the top of a slope, amidst trees and bushes. In the foreground can be seen the covered, pillared porch of the bungalow. Title...
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  • Indian Embassy, 1986 : general view [4]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows the Indian Embassy, located at Grange Road. Grange Road is named after the Grange House, on Thomas Oxley's land. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Indian Embassy, 1986 : general view [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows the Indian Embassy, located at Grange Road. Grange Road is named after the Grange House, on Thomas Oxley's land. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available
  • Bukit Timah Police Post : close-up [2]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a close-up of Bukit Timah Police Post, located at Bukit Timah Road. It shows the roof area amids lush foliage. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available
  • Connaught Drive : general view

    Streets and Places · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    This is a 1950s photograph of the road at Connaught Drive. Next to the road is the Esplanade, now the Padang, where the Old Supreme Court is overlooking it towards the right of the photograph. The Singapore Cricket Club is located on the left, next to the Old Supreme Court....
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  • Raffles Library and Museum, 1890s : general view

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This 1890s photograph from G.R. Lambert & Co. has a handwritten note "Museum Singapore (Orchard Road)" on the front. The photograph shows a view of the original 1887 front block of the Raffles Library and Museum, at Stamford Road. The design was guided by the Renaissance principles of balance and...
  • Kandang Kerbau Market, administration office : general view [2]

    Streets and Places
    This is a 1978 photograph depicting the administration office of the Kandang Kerbau Market at Clive Street, in the Little India area. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • Town Hall and Court House, 1890s : general view

    Streets and Places · Lambert, G. R.
    This 1890s photograph shows a view of the Town Hall (left) and the Court House, near the Esplanade (present day Padang). Built in 1862, the Town Hall was designed by John Bennett (the Municipal Engineer). This building has a theatre on the ground floor, offices and meeting rooms on the...
  • Jalan Tenteram no. 11 : exterior [9]

    Arts · Streets and Places
    This 1992 photograph shows the Whampoa Care Centre (the Singapore Anglican Welfare Centre and Whampoa Christian Centre) at no. 11 Jalan Tenteram. The double-storey colonial building features a large arched porch entrance with an enclosed verandah above it. Title devised by Library staff.
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  • River Valley Road, towards Mohamed Sultan Road : general view [1]

    Streets and Places
    This is a 1982 photograph of River Valley Road with government quarters. This is taken from the opposite - the United Engineers' Building, towards Mohamed Sultan Road. This building was demolished in June 1991. As its name describes, River Valley Road winds its way up the northern side of the...
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  • Bukit Timah Police Post, roof : close-up [8]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a close-up of the roof of Bukit Timah Police Post, located at Bukit Timah Road. The roof is decorated with a finial located at the centre of the roof. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available
  • Goodwood Hill government house : general view [6]

    Streets and Places · Arts
    This 1986 photograph shows a government house, located at Goodwood Hill. Goodwood Hill is named after Goodwood Park, the Sussex estate of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available
  • Goodwood Hill government house : general view [8]

    Arts · Streets and Places
    This 1986 photograph shows a government house, located at Goodwood Hill. Goodwood Hill is named after Goodwood Park, the Sussex estate of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. A driveway leads to the two-storey house. Title devised by Library staff.
    Reproduction Available