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This is a photograph of an elderly Chinese man is working with his tools in a hardware shop at Orchard Road. Next to him is a pile of vehicle exhaust pipes. Photograph donated by Yang Wanna and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_619. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Yang Wanna.
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