Pasir Panjang Power Station, 1960s : general view



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01 Jan 1960

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This 1960s photograph shows a general view of the Pasir Panjang Power Station. Flats next to the power station, in the foreground of the image, are quarters for employees of the power station. Cylindrical storage tanks on Pulau Bukom can be seen in the background. Photograph donated by Chua Ai Lin and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.


Subjects

Electric power-plants--Singapore--Photographs

Apartment houses--Singapore--Photographs

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Energy industries

Residential buildings

Streets and Places

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This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Chua Ai Lin.

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