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This photograph is mounted on a board, with the handwritten words "A view of Singapore River Straits Settlements Malaya 6853 PLEASE RETURN TO PHOTOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS LTD 110 STRAND W.O.2" on the back. This photograph shows bumboats and barges, docked beside godowns and warehouses, along the Singapore River. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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