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Shown in this photograph are nine naked Malay children squatting on a wooden bridge. Some are hugging themselves probably to keep warm. Behind them is a mountain. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
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- All rights reserved, Margaret Ryan and National Library Board, Singapore 2009
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