Jalan Mata Ayer : general view [2]



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25 Jan 1993

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1993 photograph shows Jalan Mata Ayer (from squatter holding, northwards). A wooden hut and a coconut grove can be seen in the middle of the photograph. Jalan Mata Ayer is possibly named after a water spring. Title devised by Library staff.


Subjects

Squatter settlements--Singapore--Photographs

Coconut palm--Singapore--Photographs

Plantations--Singapore--Photographs

Streets--Singapore--Photographs

Categories

Streets

Nature and Environment

Buildings

Streets and Places

Residential buildings

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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