Butcher shop, 1960s : general view



Photograph

01 Jan 1960

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This is a photograph of a butcher shop at Hock Lam Street, in Chinatown. A man in a sarong is standing at the shop, where cuts of meat are displayed on the chopping table and hung from skewers. Photograph donated by Ho Khuan Lin and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. HRS3_610


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Credit Line
This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Chin Yeow Min.

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