Bras Basah Road, from Bencoolen Street : general view



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01 Jan 1977

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1977 photograph shows Bras Basah Road, from Bencoolen Street towards Dhoby Ghaut. At the background of the photograph, it depicts a row of shophouses. Title devised by library staff. Date of creation estimated.


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Streets--Singapore--Photographs

Roads--Singapore--Interchanges and intersections--Photographs

Shophouses--Singapore--Photographs

Bras Basah Road (Singapore)--Photographs

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Commercial buildings

Streets

Streets and Places

Residential buildings

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

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