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This is a photograph of three girls dressed for a wedding, standing outside a shophouse in Eu Tong Sen Street. They are looking graceful and pretty in dresses with layered frills and ribbons in their hair. Photograph donated by Cheong Hang Foon and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_429. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Cheong Hang Foon.
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