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Singapore (island)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 207 Collections and/or Records:

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A crowded waterway in Singapore, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302D/2
Scope and Contents

247 x 174 mm. View of the Boat Quay on the Singapore River.

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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A Malay Boys School, 1908-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4167
Scope and Contents

The largest Malay vernacular school. (Govt.) Infant Class.

Dates: 1908-12
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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A residence near the Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 1908-12 - 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4161
Scope and Contents

[View from lawns with steps up to the house up grassed slope].

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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Aerial view of city, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E I/1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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: 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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Aerial view of Singapore River [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/144
Scope and Contents

139 x 193 mm. A view looking down onto the Boat Quay, crowded with moored junks.

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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Aerial view of the East Coast Park showing recreational amenities, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E I/10
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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: 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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Aerial view of the shipbuilding and shiprepairing[sic] industrial zone in Jurong, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E CO/8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1982
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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Aerial view of the shipbuilding and shiprepairing[sic] industrial zone in Jurong, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E CO/9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1982
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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Air view of Singapore showing the Victoria Memorial Hall, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302D/3
Scope and Contents

190 x 142 mm. Aerial view showing the Victoria Memorial Hall and the War Memorial obelisk in the foreground, with the Padang and St Andrew's Cathedral beyond.

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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Air view of waterway and junk basin, Singapore, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302D/1
Scope and Contents

191 x 240 mm. Aerial view looking down on the Singapore River, with the Boat Quay in the left middleground and Fort Canning Hill in the right background.

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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Another view of the East Coast Park showing recreational amenities, 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30311E I/11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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: 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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Armenian Street, Singapore, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/47
Scope and Contents

198 x 130 mm. A view looking south along Armenian Street from the junction with Stamford Road. In the left foreground are the premises of Wilson and Co. photographers. Possibly taken by Wilson and Co.

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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[? Armistice Day Parade] Singapore, The Padang, 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/100
Scope and Contents

145 x 100 mm. Showing troops on parade on the ground in front of the Europe Hotel, which has the word PEACE emblazoned on its frontage.

Dates: 1919
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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At the school gates, 1908-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4171
Scope and Contents

Tuck shop rice in leaf packets : cucumbers : hard eggs, bean cakes, pineapples, sweet potatoes. [Jolly faces around the tuck shop, wearing hats without rims].

Dates: 1908-12
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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Boat Quai, Singapore, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/14
Scope and Contents

269 x 208 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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Boat Quai, Singapore, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/15
Scope and Contents

273 x 208 mm.

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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[Boat Quay, Singapore, 1950s], 1950 - 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/143
Scope and Contents

204 x 156 mm. A view looking along the waterside steps of the Boat Quay, with twakoys moored at the right.

Dates: 1950 - 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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Borneo wharf, Singapore, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/12
Scope and Contents

278 x 211 mm. A view looking over warehouses and coal stores towards the wharves, where a number of steamers are moored. The view looks north-east along the waterfront, towards the Albert and Victoria Docks on the headland in the distance. The wharf of the Borneo Company was purchased by the Tanjong Pagar Docks in 1885 for $1,000,000.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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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Botanical Garden, 1907

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 17/14
Scope and Contents

290 x 201 mm. General view of paths and ornamental lake.

Dates: 1907
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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Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 1908-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4175
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. Botan. Gardens, Singapore Kitool palms - Caryota urens - Malay and India. / Pychosperma McArthuri (Australia) / Kitool / Kitool. [Man standing beside one of the tall palms.

Dates: 1908-12
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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Botanical Gardens [Singapore], 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/29
Scope and Contents

272 x 204 mm. Showing the ornamental lake in the foreground and looking towards pathways, lawns and trees.

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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Bullock cart and house in suburbs of Singapore, 1908-12 - 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 18/4160
Scope and Contents

[No print. Missing].

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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Calophyllum - thick branches - stump roots, Jurong, 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031M/616
Scope and Contents

(image missing)

Dates: 1933
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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Campong Kallang [Singapore Island], 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/32
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271 x 215 mm. A view looking across a stretch of water towards a village of thatched huts raised on stilts, and with a group of young Malay boys in the foreground. Campong Kallang is situated in the north-east section of Singapore Island at the mouth of the Kallang River.

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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Cavenagh Bridge, 1890 - 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 1/16
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1890 - 1899
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).