Victoria Street, towards Jalan Klapa : general view



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29 Aug 1982

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This 1982 photograph shows shophouses along Victoria Street, from near Jalan Sultan towards opposite Jalan Klapa. Victoria Street was named after Queen Victoria, who, like modern Singapore, was born in 1819. Title devised by Library staff.


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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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