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Singapore (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 455 Collections and/or Records:

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Siam Steamships S.S. Asdang in Singapore, 1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 16/98
Scope and Contents

104 x 61 mm. Showing the Asdang at anchor in Singapore harbour, with small craft clustering round the vessel.

Dates: 1920 - 1939
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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Siglap, Singapore, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 15/5
Scope and Contents

95 x 143 mm. A view looking along the palm- fringed beach at Siglap on the south-east coast of Singapore Island, five miles east of Singapore.

Dates: 1924
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).
 Fonds

Singapore

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311G
Scope and Contents

Collection of photographs most of which are by G.R. Lambert and Co. Unless otherwise stated they are 270 x 210 mm. The captions are those on the prints; where there is no caption, one is given in brackets.

Dates: 1880 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: 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).
 Sub-Series

Singapore, 1946 - 1991

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK/269-271
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of universities in Singapore.

Dates: 1946 - 1991
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).
 File

Singapore, 1880 - 1949

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1
Scope and Contents

Contains loose photographs by various photographers including G.R. Lambert and Co. The majority are part of the BAM collection, including several from the Langham-Carter gift, but some photographs already in the RCS collection have been embodied here for convenience. In numerical order. Box 1 contains BAM1/1-79, Box 2 contains BAM1/81-160, BAM1/80 is in a separate envelope.

Dates: 1880 - 1949
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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? Singapore, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/81
Scope and Contents

144 x 103 mm. Showing a European group in riding clothes standing among palm trees. None of the figures is identified. Exact location and event unidentified.

Dates: 1910
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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Singapore, 1950 - 1960

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CMS/6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The prints listed were chiefly from the files of the Photo Bureau, the majority being mounted on sheets of paper with substantial descriptions, and in many cases the negative attached. Titles and captions, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found. Captions supplied by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.

Dates: 1950 - 1960
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).
 Sub-Series

Singapore, 1946 - 1986

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 Sing
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs of universities in Singapore.

Dates: 1946 - 1986
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).
 Fonds

Singapore 1982

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311C
Scope and Contents

A collection of loose colour prints each 360 x 240 mm. Some descriptive captions have been added, but most of the information was supplied with the photographs, and has not been updated.

Dates: 1982
Conditions Governing Access: 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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Singapore. Balestier Girls Afternoon School, 1940 - 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/10
Scope and Contents

148 x 117 mm. The caption on the reverse reads 'Standard I being taught handicraft by Miss Helen Tan and Miss Jessie Tan'.

Dates: 1940 - 1959
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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Singapore Cathedral, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/40
Scope and Contents

276 x 209 mm.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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Singapore Cathedral, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/3
Scope and Contents 264 x 209 mm (mounted on card). A view looking N.W. [i.e. north-west] across the Padang towards St Andrew's Cathedral. St Andrew's replaced Singapore's first church (built 1834-1838) and was designed by Colonel Macpherson, the Executive Engineer. The foundation stone was laid in March 1856 and the church, built by convicts under the supervision of J.F.A. McNair, was completed by the end of 1860. It was opened for use in October 1861 and consecrated in January 1962 [sic]. A tower had...
Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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[Singapore Cathedral by moonlight], 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/125
Scope and Contents

90 x 151 mm. A view showing the West end of St Andrew's Cathedral at night.

Dates: 1936
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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Singapore, Cavenagh Bridge, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/13
Scope and Contents

281 x 225 mm. A view looking east along the river towards the harbour, with boats moored in the foreground and the Cavenagh Bridge beyond. A photograph taken before the construction of the Anderson Bridge in 1910.

Dates: 1900
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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Singapore children [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/176
Scope and Contents

194 x 139 mm. Showing a girl and a boy seated at a roadside.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
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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Singapore Constitutional Conference, 1957-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/531
Scope and Contents

156 x 185 mm.

Dates: 1957-03
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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Singapore Constitutional Conference, 1957-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/532
Scope and Contents

157 x 197 mm

Dates: 1957-03
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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Singapore : Courtyard of Hotel de l'Europe, 1908-12 - 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4152
Scope and Contents

Lighthouse seen on hill at the back. [Background too faded to see hill].

Dates: 1908-12 - 1908
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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Singapore, Dec. 18.89, 4pm, bright, F.32, 2 counted, 1889-12-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377H/7
Scope and Contents

View over ship's rail (in foreground) of waterside buildings (small).

Dates: 1889-12-18
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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Singapore, Dec. 18.89, 7am, bright, F.32, 2 secs, 1889-12-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377H/6
Scope and Contents

View over ship's rail (in foreground) of waterside buildings (small).

Dates: 1889-12-18
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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Singapore from Fort Canning, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/37
Scope and Contents

271 x 210 mm. A view looking eastwards over the town of Singapore towards the harbour. High Street runs away from the viewpoint in the centre of the print, with the Singapore Harbour at the right.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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Singapore from Fort Canning, ? 1840s, 1840 - 1849

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/87
Scope and Contents

201 x 137 mm. A photographic copy of Charles Dyces watercolour view of the town, the Singapore River and the roads, from the slopes of Fort Canning (at this period known as Government Hill).

Dates: 1840 - 1849
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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Singapore fruits, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/41
Scope and Contents

272 x 214 mm. A studio photograph showing specimens of Singapore produce. These include custard apple, pineapple, jackfruit, coconut, banana, popia, durian, etc.

Dates: 1900
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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Singapore Girl Guides and Brownies, with Mrs Bryson as guest of honour, November 20 1947, 1947-11-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/76
Scope and Contents

138 x 87 mm. Group photograph in front of club house.

Dates: 1947-11-20
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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Singapore Housing. Seventeen New Homes A Day in 1954, 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/11
Scope and Contents

116 x 123 mm. Showing a row of four storey apartment block at Perls Hill, with a water supply pipeline in the foreground. The caption on the reverse reads '(see Feature Set Intro. No. 1064). New housing estates demand essential services. This 30-inch pipeline is the main water supply carrying water from Johore to a new housing estate at Perls Hill'.

Dates: 1954
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).