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This is a photograph of a typical kampong scene with a cluster of attap houses at one of the islands of Singapore. It was usual to find wooden stilt houses for rural structures built near the sea. Photograph donated by Tan Liang Chu, and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_148. 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) Tan Liang Chu.
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