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This is a postcard from E. A. Brown's collection. It shows an itinerant street vendor selling satay, or grilled skewered meat. The street vendor squats next to his makeshift stall. His young assistant, seated on a low stool, fans the fire to grill the satay. In the background is an unidentified building. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Richard Hale.
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- All rights reserved, Celia Mary Ferguson and National Library Board, Singapore 2008
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