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This photograph shows a view of the town taken in about 1879 from the saluting battery on Fort Canning Hill. The Raffles Institution can be seen on the extreme left and the St. Andrew's Cathedral can be seen in the middle of the photograph. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Richard Hale. Date of creation estimated.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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