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This is a 1982 photograph depicting Victoria Bridge and Rochor Canal Road. It shows a view of a canal running parallel to a road, with a partial view of a bridge in the left foreground. 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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