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This 1986 photograph shows a corner two-storey old municipal quarters at Kampong Kapor Road. The house features a pillared porch on the lower floor, and windows with timber louvred shutters on the upper floor. Located in the Little India area, Kampong Kapor means "lime village" in Malay. Title devised by Library staff.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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This 1986 photograph shows the old municipal quarters at Kampong Kapor Road. Kapor is Malay for lime. Lime for chewing betel used to be made in that area. Kampong Kapor Road is near Serangoon Road....
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