Post Office and Exchange Building. 213, 1900 : general view



Photograph

01 Jan 1900

Photographed By Lambert, G. R.

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This is a G.R. Lambert & Co. 1900 photograph of the Exchange Building and the old Post Office (on right, now the Fullerton Hotel). The fountain to the left is the Tan Kim Seng fountain. Title from inscription.


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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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