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This is a group photograph of four Zhong Zheng student volunteers teaching children of a village school. In the background is a wooden school building, something typical during the kampong days in Singapore. The picture depicts how rudimentary a school was in 1950s Singapore. Photograph donated by Tan Ewe Liang and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_277. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Tan Ewe Liang.
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