Malay kampong with four Malay men at a river bridge : general view



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01 Jan 1900

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This photograph shows some Malay kampong houses along the river bank with a bridge of wooden planks leading to them. Three Malay men are seen standing on the bridge and another one is about to cross it. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.


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All rights reserved, Margaret Ryan and National Library Board, Singapore 2009

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