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This photograph shows two men standing at a gate to a Thai temple on Mount Faber, which was formerly known as Telok Blangah Hill. Photograph donated by Khoo Twon Yong and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Khoo Twon Yong.
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