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This photograph has the stamped numbers "768 768" on the back. It shows a Chinese temple altar, along the street, amidst rundown houses. At the right hand corner, there is a road sign displaying the fee for hourly parking. Date of creation estimated.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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