Be Inspired

_{Key visual:}

_{Zubir Said. Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore. (This image has been flipped laterally.)}

_{Raffles Hotel newspaper clipping. Singapore Tourist Promotion Board Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Royal Warrant. National Museum Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Map of the Town and Environs of Singapore. Maritime Museum (Singapore) Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Aerial photo. Aerial photographs by the British Royal Air Force between 1940 to 1970s, from a collection held by the National Archives of Singapore. Crown copyright.}

_{Map of Singapore City (Road Gazetteer). Singapore Land Authority Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Majulah Singapura; Music Score. Composed by Zubir Said and arranged by Iskandar Ismail, Iskandar Ismail Collection, courtesy of the National Library Singapore.}

_{All images in this work have been cropped and tinted.}

_Videos:

_{Bạch Ngô, The Classic Cuisine of Vietnam (New York: Barron's / Woodbury, 1979), 41. (From National Library Singapore, call no. RSEA 641.59597 BAC).}

_{Berita Singapura: Touring Places of Worship. Source: Ministry of Culture, courtesy of the National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Chulia Street shophouse, 1982. Lee Kip Lin Collection, National Library Singapore.}

_{Chulia Street, 1950. Kouo Shang-Wei Collection, National Library Singapore.}

_{Connie Yee, MRT Survey at HDB Block. Singapore Monitor, 6 February 1984, 3. (From NewspaperSG).}

_{Electoral Divisions of Rochore, Kampong Glam and Bras Basah, 1959. Singapore Land Authority collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Indian washmen, Singapore, 1900s. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Kling Street (Chulia Street). Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Legislative Assembly electoral Divisions. City (of) Singapore, 1959. Singapore Land Authority collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Lim Boon Tin, 1900s. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Louis-Frédéric, The Art of Southeast Asia: Temples and Sculpture (New York, H. N. Abrams, 1965). (From National Library Singapore, call no. RSEA 726.1430959 FRE).}

_{Map of Singapore City (Road Gazetteer), 1954. Singapore Land Authority Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Oral history interview with Little, James Johnston (accession no. 003825, track no. 4), 2013, Oral History Centre, National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Phia Sing, Traditional Recipes of Laos (London : Prospect, 1981), 36, 37. (From National Library Singapore, call no. RSEA 641.59594 PHI).}

_{Plan of the Town of Singapore, 1843. Surveyed by J. T. Thomson, Government Surveyor. Published by London Mission Press, Singapore.}

_{Police at Margaret Drive, 1962. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Queen Elizabeth II visits Toa Payoh housing estate, 1972. Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Raffles Hotel Menu, 17 September 1936. Roberto Pregarz Collection, National Library Singapore, courtesy of Raffles Singapore.}

_{Raffles Hotel Menu, 5 July 1934. Roberto Pregarz Collection, National Library Singapore, courtesy of Raffles Singapore.}

_{Raffles Hotel Menu, 8 February 1936. Roberto Pregarz Collection, National Library Singapore, courtesy of Raffles Singapore.}

_{Reno Andam Suri, Rendang: Minang Legacy to the World (Jakarta, Indonesia: Afterhours Books, 2018). (From National Library Singapore, call no. RSEA 641.59598 SUR).}

_{Rirkrit Tiravanija, Cook Book: Just Smile, Don't Talk (Bangkok: River Books; London: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 2010). (From National Library Singapore, call no. RSEA 641.59593 TIR).}

_{Rosemary Brissenden, Southeast Asian Food (Singapore: Periplus Editions, 2007). (From National Library Singapore, call no. RSEA 641.595 BRI).}

_{Selegie Road, 1993. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Series of aerial photographs from east to west, 1951. Aerial photographs by the British Royal Air Force between 1940 to 1970s, from a collection held by the National Archives of Singapore. Crown copyright.}

_{Series of aerial photographs, 1958. Aerial photographs by the British Royal Air Force between 1940 to 1970s, from a collection held by the National Archives of Singapore. Crown copyright.}

_{Singapore. North Sheet. Second Edition, 1945. Source: David Turner, First published by War Office, 1944. 2nd ed. 1945.}

_{Spring Street, from Banda Street, 1982. Lee Kip Lin Collection, National Library Singapore.}

_{The Certificate History of Malaya, 1400-1965 (Singapore: Preston Corp., 1971). (From National Library Singapore, call no. RSING 959.5 EDI).}

_{The Hui, New Zealand. A Singapore game maker and a Dannevirke iwi using technology to share our histories | The Hui 2025. YouTube, 1 July 2025.}

_{The Singapore Stock-Exchange, 1900 (Postcard). Lim Shao Bin Collection, National Library Singapore.}

_{View of Stamford Canal, Singapore, 1890s. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Social Media Posts:}

_{A display of batik fabric, late 1980s. Singapore Tourist Promotion Board Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Bumboats berthed at Boat Quay along Singapore River, 1942-45. Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Eu Tong Sen Street/ New Bridge Road hawker centre in front of Thong Chai Medical Institution, 1970, Paul Piollet Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Is your neighbour a stranger? (English and Chinese), 1983. Ministry of Communications and Information Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Jerome Lim on walking tour, 2024. Courtesy of DECK Photography Art Centre Ltd.}

_{Judith Yong, My Date with Dior. Straits Times, 24 December 1967, 4. (From NewspaperSG)}

_{Residence of the Inspector General of Opium, 1980. Ronni Pinsler Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Singapore River – view of bumboats on Singapore River, 1966. Ministry of Information and the Arts Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, 1985-89. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}

_{The Stranger's Guide to Singapore (Singapore: Singapore Press, 1890). (From National Library Singapore, call no. RCLOS 959.57 DAR).}

_{Wayang Street, 1962. Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore.}