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Singapore (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 433 Collections and/or Records:

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Papers relating to 'A history of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1854-1937', 1888 - 1939

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/10/5
Scope and Contents

This is a large file containing notes, correspondence, articles, news cuttings and other material collected by Captain T. M. Winsey during the writing of his 'A history of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, 1854-1937' (Singapore, 1938).

Dates: 1888 - 1939
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Parade of ex-Servicemen, Singapore, Armistice Day 1949, illustrating the multi-racial composition of ex-soldiers, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/77
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1949
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Part of the Siong Lim Si Temple, a Chinese temple, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E R/2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Though Singapore is a secular state, freedom of worship is enshrined in the constitution. The main religions are Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Places of worship for these religions are found throughout the island.

Dates: 1982
 Series

People of Singapore, 1982

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311C/21-26
Scope and Contents

A series of photographs showing people engaged in various activities.

Dates: 1982
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Pineapple plantation and tall trees near Bukitemah, Singapore, 1908-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4178
Scope and Contents From the File: The envelope contains photographs numbered in the range 4152-4310 (originally there were 150 in the album). Added numbers are: 4201A and 4284A; spoiled: 4190; not used: 4162, 4179, 4180, 4187, 4191, 4223-4225, 4239, 4281, 4304; missing 4156, 4160, 4166, 4197, 4198, 4245, 4247, 4252, 4257, 4288, 4294; discarded (because of water damage): 4151, 4173, 4182, 4184, 4189, 4194-4196, 4201A, 4202-4203, 4206-4208, 4211-4212, 4216-4217, 4219, 4221, 4226-4228, 4332, 4334-4336, 4241-4242, 4226, 4268,...
Dates: 1908-12
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Police Court, Singapore, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/30
Scope and Contents 277 x 220 mm. Taken from the junction with North Canal Road this view looks south-west along South Bridge Road, with the Magistrates Court in the right foreground and the Central Police Station further down on the opposite side of the road. Both these buildings were among the substantial public works erected in the 1880s, the courts being completed in 1885 and the Police Station opened in 1886. Neither of these buildings now exists, the courts being demolished to make way for the Hong Lim...
Dates: 1880 - 1889
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Porch of a Chinese house, Singapore, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/73
Scope and Contents

Showing an array of potted plants in front of the porte cochere of a Chinese house in European style in Singapore.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
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Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles by G.F. Joseph, 1817, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/88
Scope and Contents

146 x 186 mm. A photographic copy of George Francis Josephs (1764-1846) seated, three quarter length portrait of Raffles in the National Portrait Gallery. Photograph by National Portrait Gallery.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles by James Lonsdale, 1818, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/90
Scope and Contents

91 x 115 mm. Photographic copy of a half length profile portrait of Raffles by James Lonsdale (1777-1839), exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1818. This photograph appears to have been printed in reverse.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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Portraits, 1900 - 1969

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

Contains prints by various photographers, including some professional, mounted portraits. Some are autographed. The subjects include Malay rulers, Malayan Civil Service Officers, post-independence officials and ministers, and others connected with Malaysia and Singapore. A few are unidentified.

Dates: 1900 - 1969
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Possibly near Changi, Singapore, 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/52
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1920 - 1929
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Possibly near Changi, Singapore, 1920 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/53
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1920 - 1929
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Post Office and Exchange Building [Singapore], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/27
Scope and Contents 273 x 207 mm. A view looking north across Fullerton Square with the Post Office and Exchange Building at the right and The Tan Kim Seng Memorial Fountain at the left. Part of the Cavenagh Bridge can be seen in the background. The Post Office was moved from its original site near Empress Place to this location (where Fort Fullerton had once stood) in 1874 and this building, erected in 1884, remained in 1924. The temporary building on Collyer Quay then housed the Post Office until the...
Dates: 1880 - 1889
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Post Office and Exchange Building [Singapore], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/34
Scope and Contents

264 x 207 mm. A view looking across Fullerton Square towards the south-west façade of the Post Office and Exchange Building, with the Tan Kim Seng Memorial Fountain in the middle of the square.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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Premises of A.L. Johnston, Collyer Quay, 1870s, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/19
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1870 - 1879
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Preparing a meal, 1910 - 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/160
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1910 - 1929
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Prince of Wales, Singapore, 1922, 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/63
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1922
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Prize Day Song The Cross Street Corps, 1908-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4193
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. [Row of five little boys with drums and bugles watched by people on the steps behind].

Dates: 1908-12
 Sub-sub-class

Prostitution, 1940-11 - 1969

 Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/6/5
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PSA Container Port, covering 51 hectares, comprises 5 main berths, a feeder berth and a cross berth, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E CO/7
Scope and Contents

The caption continues 'The main berths can accommodate 5 third-generation container vessels at a time'.

Dates: 1982
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Pulo Brani, Singapore, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/96
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1890 - 1899
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Pulo Brani, Singapore, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/97
Scope and Contents From the File:

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: 1890 - 1899