Pagoda Street, 1975 : general view [1]



Photograph

01 Jan 1975

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This is a photograph of shoe retail shop in a bazaar at Pagoda Street, in Chinatown. Ladies shoes, mostly high heals and pumps, of different varieties are displayed, hung from metal poles. A Caucasian tourist is sitting on a stool, trying on a pair of shoes. Photograph donated by Lau Lee Ping @ Liew Lee Ping and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_613. Title devised by Library staff.


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This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Lau Lee Ping @ Liew Lee Ping.

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