Stamford Raffles statue, 2003 : close-up



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23 May 2003

Photographed By M. Ashif Padili

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This is a close-up of a statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, with his arms folded across his chest and dressed in a tailcoat and ruffled shirt and close fitting trousers. Title devised by Library staff.


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Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826--Statues

Statues--Singapore--Photographs

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Sculpture

Raffles, Thomas Stamford

Colonial administrators

Architecture

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All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2004.

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