Sir Stamford Raffles statue : close-up



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01 Jan 1950

Photographed By Kouo, Shang-Wei, 1924-1988

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This is a photograph of the statue of Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall. The photographer was standing close to the base of the statue so the view is slightly slanted upward against the backdrop of the Victoria Memorial Hall to show some clouds. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.


Subjects

Historic buildings--Singapore--Photographs

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

Categories

Sculpture

Raffles, Thomas Stamford

Colonial administrators

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All rights reserved, Family of Kouo Shang-Wei and National Library Board Singapore 2007

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