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  • Singapore. Suburban, police station

    Transportation · Streets and Places
    This postcard features a coloured picture showing a suburban scene of Singapore in the 1900s. It shows a road in the middle. On both sides of the road are single-storey buildings made mainly of wood. Further down, beyond the buildings, are trees lined along the road. In the foreground on...

  • Esplanade - Singapore

    Transportation · Streets and Places
    This postcard features a black-and-white photograph depicting a scene at the Esplanade, Singapore. In the photograph is a road for rickshaws. Trees line the road on both sides. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Jinrikisha quarters, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a coloured postcard with a photograph of a view of the jinrikisha quarters. Jinrikisha, or rickshaws are seen parked on both sides of the street which is lined with shophouses. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Raffles Place, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of Raffles Place. A row of shophouses is on the right. Rickshaws are parked on the left. The back of the postcard is unwritten. Date of creation estimated.

  • Selangoon Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Serangoon Road. It shows a road with tram lines in the middle. The tree-lined road contains some rickshaw and pedestrian traffic. The words "Selangoon Road, Singapore" are printed at the bottom of the postcard. The back...

  • Selangoon Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Serangoon Road. It shows a road with tram lines in the middle. The tree-lined road contains some rickshaw and pedestrian traffic. The words "Selangoon Road, Singapore" are printed at the bottom of the postcard. The back...

  • Singapore, street in Tanglia

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Economy
    This is a black-and-white postcard of a rickshaw puller and his passenger stopping in a street in Tanglin (spelled as "Tanglia" on the card). The street is heavily lined with bamboo trees. From his attire and hat, the passenger could be a Chinese towkay. Rickshaw pullers roamed Singapore streets shirtless...

  • Singapore, Selegle Road

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Selegie Road. It shows a merge of two roads, one coming from the left and the other from the right. There are many rickshaws and several pedestrians on the road. In the background can be seen...

  • Selangoon Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Serangoon Road. It shows a road with tram lines in the middle. The tree-lined road contains some rickshaw and pedestrian traffic. The words "Selangoon Road, Singapore" are printed at the bottom of the postcard. The back...

  • Tank Road Railway Station, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    A colour postcard showing the Tank Road Railway Station, c.1910. A long line of rickshaws was parked to the side of the station entrance, waiting for passengers. Also visible was the clock tower. The Tank Road Station ran passenger services from 1 Jan 1903 to 2 May 1932 as part...

  • Singapore, Tanglin Road

    Transportation · Economy
    This is a black-and-white postcard with a photograph of a lane at the entrance of Teutonia Club, Tanglin Road. Featured in this photograph are Chinese men, a bullock cart and a rickshaw. A Chinese fruit seller can be seen on the left, with his goods kept in wares on a...

  • Selangoon Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Serangoon Road. It shows a road with tram lines in the middle. The tree-lined road contains some rickshaw and pedestrian traffic. The words "Selangoon Road, Singapore" are printed at the bottom of the postcard. The back...

  • Robinson Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This is a black and white postcard with a photograph of a scenery of Robinson Road. It shows a road with several rickshaws and cars. On the left and in the background are two- and three storey colonial-style buildings. The words "Robinson Road, Singapore" are written at the bottom of...

  • Battery Road the business center of Singapore

    Streets and Places · Economy · Transportation
    This postcard shows a view of Battery Road. It shows the building of Bank of Taiwan in the centre. This is a busy street with many rickshaws and pedestrians.

  • Battery Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This postcard shows a view of Battery Road with commercial buildings including shophouses seen along the road. A row of rickshaws can be seen on the road. Tan Kim Seng Fountain can be seen on the left in the foreground. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Battery Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This postcard shows an elevated view of Battery Road with commercial buildings including shophouses seen on both sides of the road. A row of rickshaws can be seen on the road.

  • Singapore, Battery Road

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This postcard shows a view of Battery Road with commercial buildings including shophouses seen along the road. A row of rickshaws can be seen on the road. Tan Kim Seng Fountain can be seen on the left in the foreground. This postcard has a divided back format.

  • Vehicles of Singapore. Greetings from Singapore

    Streets and Places · Economy · Transportation
    This black-and-white postcard contains two pictures, one each of commercial buildings along Battery Road and Hongkong & Shanghai Bank and Chartered Bank, as well as three smaller pictures of a rickshaw, horse carriage and bullock cart. This postcard has an undivided back format.

  • Battery Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This postcard shows a view of Battery Road with commercial buildings including shophouses seen on both sides of the road. Rickshaws can be seen on the road. Tan Kim Seng Fountain can be seen on the left in the foreground. This postcard has a divided back format.

  • Battery Road, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This postcard shows an elevated view of Battery Road with commercial buildings including shophouses seen on both sides of the road. A row of rickshaws can be seen on the road. This postcard has an undivided back format.

  • St Andrew Cathedral, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Economy
    This postcard from the “Lim Shao Bin Collection” features a photograph of the St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore. It is a two-storey building, with a tower at its far right. Trees are planted in front of the cathedral. There are rickshaws and a horse-carriage on the road outside. The words "St...

  • Esplanade, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Economy · Transportation
    This postcard from the “Lim Shao Bin Collection” features a photograph that shows a scene at the Esplanade, Singapore. In the photograph, there are two paths, with grass patch between the paths and on the right side. Rickshaws can be seen on the path on the left, while people are...

  • Singapore : Brass Bassa Road

    Streets and Places · Transportation
    This postcard from the “Lim Shao Bin Collection” features a photograph that shows a scene of Brass Bassa Road in Singapore. On the left, there is a row of multi-storey buildings in Western architecture. In the foreground, some workers are resting under the shade of trees. Rickshaws can be seen...

  • Anderson Bridge, Singapore

    Streets and Places · Transportation · Economy
    This postcard from the “Lim Shao Bin Collection” features a photograph that shows Anderson Bridge in Singapore. It is a vehicular bridge with steel arches, and two archways at each end. An electric tram and a rickshaw can be seen on the bridge. The back of the postcard contains information...

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