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This photograph shows the Padang in front of the Municipal Building (City Hall) during the pre-war period. Photograph donated by Loo Say Chong 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) Loo Say Chong.
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