Anniversary celebrations, 1959 : group photograph



Photograph

01 Jan 1959

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This is a group photograph of instructors and students of a sewing school at its first anniversary celebration. Such classes provided many young ladies seeking self-reliance with valuable, practical skills in dressmaking. Photograph donated by Teo Gee Lan and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_504. Title devised by Library staff.


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This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Teo Gee Lan.

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