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Half-plate. [Similar view to 4204 but with prepared pineapples being carried in by two men in a basket on a pole].

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Coloured oilette postcards of Malaya by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd. marked 'Series II', but not separately numbered.

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A series of photographs relating to the settlement of the city of Singapore.

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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.

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Half-plate (trimmed). Chinese instructor and English Superintendent.

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Singapore is a sophisticated communications centre with links to almost all parts of the world. It is a focal point for more than 150 major shipping lines, more than 33 international airlines, with direct telecommunications facilities to 105 countries. Its telephone density of 26 telephones per 100 population is the third highest in East Asia.

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

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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.

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A series of photographs of universities in Singapore.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A series of photographs of universities in Singapore.

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

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276 x 209 mm.

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...

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

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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.

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

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156 x 185 mm.

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157 x 197 mm

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

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

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

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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.