Elgin Bridge and surroundings : aerial view [7]
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01 Jan 1950
Photographed By Kouo, Shang-Wei, 1924-1988
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This photograph shows an aerial view of Elgin Bridge and bumboats (also called twakows or tongkangs) in the Singapore River. Towering over the shophouses is the OCBC Centre. Title devised by Library staff. 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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