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This 1900s photograph shows a house, in the middle of a tropical plantation. A pavilion can be seen on the right side of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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