Picturesque Kuala Lumpur railway station, 1950s : general view
Photograph
01 Jan 1950
Photographed By Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
Information About
A [1950s] photograph showing the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station undergoing rebuilding. It is the third railway station, the first being at Jalan Cheng Lok and the second, Sultan Street Station, which was at the present site. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." Title transcribed from album. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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