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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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.

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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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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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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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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.

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237 x 192 mm. A view looking towards the altar of an unidentified Chinese temple, probably in Singapore.

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139 x 90 mm. A view looking over the audience toward the speaker on the platform.

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272 x 214 mm. A view looking north along Collyer Quay towards Johnston's Pier and the Exchange buildings, with rickshaws parked and plying their trade in the roadway.

Scope and Contents 214 x 272 mm. A view looking across the crowded square towards the Collyer Quay waterfont, with boats anchored in the harbour beyond. Dominating the square are the buildings of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The offices were completed in 1892 on the site of A.L. Johnston's building and stood until 1919 when they were demolished to make way for newer premises which were completed in 1925. Commercial Square is more correctly Fullerton Square, Commercial Square being the...

Scope and Contents 269 x 208 mm. A similar view to BAM 1/21 but showing a band and company of Indian soldiers marching through the square. These are identified in 'Singapore retrospect through postcards' (Tan, 1982, p. 119) as being members of the Madras Infantry marching through the square after an official reception in 1906. The exact occasion is not identified but, judging from Straits Settlements Reports for 1906 (cd. 3729-4) the most noteworthy official visit was that of Prince Arthur, Duke of...

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273 x 214 mm. A view from the sea looking towards Fullerton Square, with Johnston's Pier at the left and the offices of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation beyond. At the back of the square are the Chartered Bank Buildings which replaced the premises of McAlister and Co., and at the right can be seen part of the Exchange Buildings, built between 1865-1870. With sampans in the foreground.

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Landscape format. [Children walking with their hands behind their backs beside wrought-iron fence with buildings beyond across the street].

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Half-plate. Chinese children fan drill.

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292 x 180 mm. Showing a dragon dance in progress on the Padang in Singapore on National Day.

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Half-plate (landscape format).