Raffles Place, 1960s : night view



Photograph

01 Jan 1960

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Shown here is a night scene at Raffles Place in the 1960s, pictured with colourfully-lit buildings and a water fountain standing in the foreground of a landscaped park. Photograph donated by Pan Yew Keng and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by Library staff.


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This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Pan Yew Keng.

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