About The Photograph
This is a postcard from E. A. Brown's collection. It shows several houses which are built on stilts over the water. A group of ducks are swimming in the water, in the foreground. A caption on the postcard reads “Malay House, Singapore”. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Richard Hale.
Additional Details
- Credit Line
- All rights reserved, Celia Mary Ferguson and National Library Board, Singapore 2008
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