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This is a general view of the street scene and old shophouses at Garden Street near the New 7th Storey Hotel. The photograph shows laundry being hung on bamboo poles to dry, sticking out from the windows of the shophouses. Vehicles are seen lining one side of the street below. This photograph is donated by Poon Lee Eng and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_510. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Poon Lee Eng.
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