Asia (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 16196 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Overall impressions, 1982
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E I
Scope and Contents
Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.
The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.
Dates:
1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Life in Singapore 1982
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Overflow: the Reservoir, 1920 - 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311B/10
Scope and Contents
300 x 100 mm. panoramic view of Singapore in the 1920s by F. Hill-Cottingham. Backing Y30311B/9.
Dates:
1920 - 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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[Ox and cart], 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/14/36
Scope and Contents
85 x 60 mm. An ox pulling a cart containing three people, in countryside in the vicinity of Jaipur.
Dates:
1934
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Ox Battery, Gwalior
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 6/193
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Contains prints varying in size from approximately 50 x 80 mm to 290 x 249 mm. Captions are handwritten by the Prince of Wales. This records the visit to India of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) and Princess Mary. The front cover is embossed with India 1905-6. Locations depicted include Bombay, Indore, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Gajner, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Lucknow, Calcutta, Burma, Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. There are prints of the arrival of...
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Ox cart, Kaputhala [i.e. Kapurthala ?], 1905 - 1906
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/QM 9/207
Scope and Contents
[Exact location untraced ; a hunting expedition on elephants].
Dates:
1905 - 1906
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Ox cart near Ayer Hitam, ? Penang, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 2/50
Scope and Contents
108 x 63 mm. As captioned. Ayer Hitam is in fact in Johore, 18 miles east of Bander Penggaram. The writer of the caption has presumably confused it with Ayer Itam, five miles west south-west of George Town, Penang.
Dates:
1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Oxen and fishing village, Singapore, 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/147
Scope and Contents
89 x 53 mm. Showing oxen gathered at the edge of the water, with houses and palms in the background.
Dates:
1936
Conditions Governing Access:
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[Oxen and fishing village, Singapore], 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/148
Scope and Contents
86 x 63 mm.
Dates:
1936
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Oyong Nyaring, Chief of the Punans of the Tinjar River, 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/21
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.
Dates:
1912
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Oyong Nyaring, Chief of the Punans of the Tinjar River, 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/101
Scope and Contents
103 x 143 mm. Full face head and shoulders portrait.
Dates:
1900
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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P and O liner, Aden [i.e. Adan], 1908 - 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/131
Scope and Contents
A view showing a large steamer moving towards her anchorage with the mountains of Adan in the background.
Dates:
1908 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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P. and O. Offices, Bombay, 1908
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 7/950
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate.
Dates:
1908
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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P and O. S.S. 'Nepaul' at Colombo, Dec. 12.89, 12.30 noon, sunny, F.32, 2 secs, 1889-12-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377H/4
Scope and Contents
Ship at anchor.
Dates:
1889-12-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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P. Forest near [illegible word] of G. Angsi [i.e. Gunung Angsi], 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/479
Scope and Contents
Views of trees. The caption continues but is largely illegible.
Dates:
1930
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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P. Forest near [illegible word] of G. Angsi [i.e. Gunung Angsi], 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/480
Scope and Contents
Views of trees. The caption continues but is largely illegible.
Dates:
1930
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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P------- of fish ponds - post WW2 [i.e. World War II], 1950 - 1959
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/36
Scope and Contents
152 x 105 mm. First part of caption illegible. Showing man-made ponds, with a Malay standing in the background with a net.
Dates:
1950 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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P. W. D Office, 1913-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 13/10
Scope and Contents
141 x 80 mm. A view looking across the flooded street towards the Public Works Department Office.
Dates:
1913-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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P.A.B. McKerron taking oath of office as Officer Administrating the Government, Singapore, 1947, 1947
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/106
Scope and Contents
116 x 145 mm. Showing Sir Patrick Alexander Bruce MCKERRON (1896-1964), taking the oath of office before (Sir) Charles Murray MURRAY-AYNSLEY (1893-1967), Chief Justice of Singapore 1946-1955. McKerron was Colonial Secretary, Singapore from 1946-1950 and administered the government on two occasions. Hugh BRYSON stands at the right of the photograph.
Dates:
1947
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Packing chests (100 lbs) and half chests (50 lbs), 1880 - 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/20
Scope and Contents
279 x 211 mm. Showing two workers packing crates of tea, with a third checking the weight of the boxes.
Dates:
1880 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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[Packing citrus fruit, Limassol], 1965
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018H/21
Scope and Contents
227 x 172 mm. Showing women packing fruit into crates in a factory. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'Packing, in Limassol on the South Coast of Cyprus, citrus fruit for Export. Greeks and Turks live and work together in friendly coexistence'.
Dates:
1965
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Packing tea in 1 lb packets, 1880 - 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303E/21
Scope and Contents
278 x 211 mm. Showing three workers measuring out tea.
Dates:
1880 - 1920
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Padang-Rengas Pass, 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 17/120
Scope and Contents
203 x 146 mm. View looking along the railway line through the pass.
Dates:
1907
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Padda boat, 1870 - 1879
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022G/43
Scope and Contents
139 x 97 mm. Showing a flat bottom punt-like boat with living quarters beneath a thatched covering.
Dates:
1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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[Paddlesteamer landing stage, ? Kalewa], 1895
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3029C/188
Scope and Contents
99 x 72 mm. View of the landing stage area, with goats in the foreground and labourers shifting sacks of produce beyond.
Dates:
1895
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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[Paddlesteamer on Irrawaddy or Chindwin], 1895
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3029C/159
Scope and Contents
99 x 73 mm. As captioned.
Dates:
1895
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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