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This photograph shows a portrait view of the glass skylight roof in the MICA Building. Title devised by Library staff.
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This photograph shows an aerial view of the Singapore River, with rows of bumboats and shophouses lined along the Boat Quay area. A bumboat laden with goods is moving through the centre of the River. Parts of Fort Canning and the present-day MICA Building can be seen in the background....
