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A 1995 photograph showing Kim Yam Road, towards River Valley Road. Seen in the picture are rows of derelict residential and commercial buildings on both sides of the narrow road. Kim Yam Road was named after Wee Kim Yan (1855 - 1914), an opium and spirit farmer. 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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A 1995 photograph shows dilapidated and vacant shophouses and warehouses at Kim Yam Road, from Mohamed Sultan Road. Located off River Valley Road, Kim Yam Road was named after Wee Kim Yan (1855 - 1914), an opium and spirit farmer. Title devised by Library staff....
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A 1982 photograph depicting Kim Yam Road with colonial houses, towards River Valley Road. Kim Yam Road was named after Wee Kim Yam (1855-1914), eldest son of Wee Ah Hood, prominent Teochew gambier planter and junk owner....
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