UOB Building, bumboats at Singapore River and birds flying in the sky : general view
Photograph
01 Jan 1950
Photographed By Kouo, Shang-Wei
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This photograph shows bumboats moored along the Singapore River in the foreground. UOB Building, other commercial buildings and shophouses along Boat Quay are seen in the background. The picture also captured a flock of birds in mid-flight, flying across the cloudy sky. Date of creation estimated.
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- All rights reserved, Family of Kouo Shang-Wei and National Library Board Singapore 2007
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