Kampong Bahru water village, 1919 : general view [1]



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01 Jan 1919

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This 1919 photograph is mounted on a board, with handwritten words "Kampong B" on the front and "Kampong Bahru, 1919" on the back. The photograph shows a village with boats and houses built above the water. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.


Subjects

Pasir Ris (Singapore)--Photographs

Villages--Singapore--Pasir Ris--Photographs

Architecture, Domestic--Singapore--Pasir Ris--Photographs

Huts--Singapore--Pasir Ris--Photographs

Boats and boating--Singapore--Pasir Ris--Photographs

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Streets and Places

Architecture

Nature and Environment

Residential buildings

Transportation

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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