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This photograph shows a female tourist posing for the camera, with a python draped from her shoulders. Title devised by Library staff.
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Raffles' landing site : close-up
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Raffles' landing site : general view [1]
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Shown in this photograph is the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, beside a travellers' palm. Tourists mill round a snake charmer, who has a golden coloured snake draped round his neck. In the background is the Singapore River, retail outlets along Clarke Quay and part of the Singtel Building. Title...
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Raffles' landing site : general view [2]
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Shown in this photograph is a white polymarble statue of Sir Stamford Raffles, with tourists in the foreground. ...
Polymarble statue of Raffles : exterior
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Shown in this photograph is the replica of the original bronze statue of Sir Stamford Raffles at the Raffles' Landing Site. This polymarble statue was built in 1972. Title devised by Library staff....
Raffles' landing site, plaque : close-up
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This is a picture of a plaque elaborating on the historical importance of Singapore's founding father Sir Stamford Raffles. Title devised by Library staff....
Tourists at Empress Place : general view
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This photograph shows some tourists, with their cameras, sightseeing at the Empress Place [Asian Civilizations Museum] area within the Civic District. Some are seen boarding a blue tour coach; while an excursion van is parked nearby. Title devised by Library staff....
View of Telok Ayer and Amoy Street, 1880 : general view
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This 1880 photograph shows a view of Telok Ayer Bay and Amoy Street. Telok Ayer Bay was an area set aside by Stamford Raffles for the Chinese community in 1822. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated....
Japanese Garden, early 1970s : single
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This is a photograph of a lady sitting on a park bench, poses for the camera. The pond is seen in the background. The Japanese Garden (Seiwaen) is minimalist and abstract, with an emphasis on simplicity. Photograph donated by Lee Ai Kew and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_505...
