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194 x 141 mm. Showing a brush vendor with his wares at the side of the road.

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265 x 202 mm. A view from the waterfront near the Post Office (near the site of the present Anderson Bridge) looking up the Singapore River towards the Cavenagh Bridge. The imposing buildings beyond, at the corner of Bonham Street and Boat Quay, are the premises of the Katz Brothers, traders in Singapore since 1864.

Scope and Contents 270 x 205 mm (mounted on card). A view looking north across the Cavenagh Bridge from the south bank of the Singapore River (a photograph probably taken from the first floor of the Post Office). Built at the mouth of the river, the bridge was completed in 1869 and it was originally suggested that it be called the Edinburgh Bridge in honour of the recent visit of the Duke. In the event, the view of theTown Council that it should commemorate the last Governor appointed by the East India...

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204 x 93 mm.

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131 x 80 mm. A view of the Cenotaph with the harbour in the background. Designed by Denis Santry, the monument is in the form of a rectangular column surmounted by squat Greek Doric orders supporting a sarcophagus. The foundation stone was laid by the Governor, Sir Laurence Guillemard on November 15 1920 in the presence of the French Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau, then visiting Singapore. The cenotaph was unveiled by the Prince of Wales on March 31 1922.

Scope and Contents 112 x 150 mm. Showing the crowd gathered outside the Victoria Memorial Hall on February 6 1919 for the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the settlement. To celebrate the occasion Raffles statue was moved from its original location on the Padang and placed, together with an inscribed tablet, in front of the hall. The unveiling was performed by Sir Arthur Young (Governor of the Straits Settlements 1911-1919) who can be seen reading the address near the base of the...

Scope and Contents An undated 16 mm, black-and-white cinefilm, without sound. Written on the film can is ‘Bombay, Ceylon, Burma, Singapore, Karachi’.0 - 12sec. A view of a ship in full sail, as seen from another vessel.12sec - 22sec. Number of men dragging a small (fishing?) boat (an outrigger canoe) into the sea.22sec - 47sec. Youth climbing a tall palm tree, and coming back down.47sec - 49sec. Some people paddling along the shoreline.49sec - 55sec. Man wearing an ornate...

Scope and Contents 0 - 12sec. A view of a ship in full sail, as seen from another vessel.12sec - 22sec. Number of men dragging a small (fishing?) boat (an outrigger canoe) into the sea.22sec - 47sec. Youth climbing a tall palm tree, and coming back down.47sec - 49sec. Some people paddling along the shoreline.49sec - 55sec. Man wearing an ornate headdress, long necklace and tapping a drum-like instrument (?) whilst turning in circles.55sec - 59sec. River scene, with boats.59sec - 1...

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272 x 215 mm. A view, looking down the garden towards the water where a paddle steamer is moored, and across a stretch of water towards Changi, situated on the eastern tip of Singapore Island.

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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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280 x 207 mm. (mounted on card). A view looking across a stretch of water towards the wooded shore, with the bungalow standing on a small headland. Maurice Alexander Cameron R.E. was Deputy Colonial Engineer and Surveyor General of the Straits Settlements from 1883-1892. Photograph probably by G.R. Lambert and Co.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of albums, containing captioned black and white photographs, taken by one, or more, people travelling in the same group. The albums form a photographic account of a six-month long touring holiday.Of the albums, the first ten are all of the same style and manufacture and each has an embossed title on the front. They follow the journey chronologically. The remaining two contain a smaller selection of images from the same journey, again in chronological order. They are...

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136 x 83 mm. Showing the decorated arch of welcome built by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in honour of the Princes visit.

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143 x 92 mm. A view looking across a courtyard towards Chinese buildings.

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274 x 180 mm (mounted on card). Showing a row of Chinese houses in Telok Ayer Street which, prior to reclamation in the 1880s, ran close to the seashore of Telok Ayer Bay. Photograph probably by G.R. Lambert and Co.

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Owing to its multi-racial nature, Singapore has a diverse culture influenced by its three major ethnic groups - the Chinese, Malays and Indians. Schoolchildren have a choice of learning music and dance as part of their extra-curricular activities.

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Owing to its multi-racial nature, Singapore has a diverse culture influenced by its three major ethnic groups - the Chinese, Malays and Indians. Schoolchildren have a choice of learning music and dance as part of their extra-curricular activities.

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269 x 208 mm. Showing three Chinese priests in ceremonial robes gathered around a large metal vessel.

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93 x 144 mm. Showing a beached sampan, probably at Singapore, silhouetted against the sky at dusk.

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77 x 95 mm. A snapshot looking along a Chinese street in Singapore, with a rickshaw in the foreground.

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90 x 151 mm. A view looking along an unidentified Chinese street.

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277 x 208 mm. A view, showing the Thian Hock Keng Temple in Telok Ayer Street.

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274 x 207 mm. (mounted on card). A view from Telok Ayer Street showing the Thain Hock Keng Temple, built between 1839-1842 with materials imported from China. Dedicated to the goddess Ma-Cho-Po, Mother of Heavenly Sages, it was declared a national monument in 1973.