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This 1895 A G.R. Lambert & Co. photograph shows a view of the Esplanade (The Padang), with a man posing beside a horse carriage. The Singapore Cricket Club and the Old Parliament House (present Arts House) are located in the far background. Inscribed with "Esplanade Spore". 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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