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The 1992 photograph shows the interior of a pre-War coffee shop with ceiling fans, located at no. 197, New Bridge Road. Customers can be seen seated at round tables with chairs. 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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