Village hut, 1900s : general view



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01 Jan 1900

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This 1900s photograph shows a hut in a village, surrounded by trees. The hut is built above the ground, on wooden columns. There appears to be bushels of leaves outside the house. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.


Subjects

Huts--Singapore--Photographs

Wooden-frame houses--Singapore--Photographs

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Buildings

Nature and Environment

Residential buildings

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

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