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This is a photograph of a lady and a child at Tanglin Road, taken during Chinese New Year. The background depicts the simplicity and rustic living in the 1970s. Photograph donated by Dorothy Seah Lee Khim and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_242. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Dorothy Seah Lee Khim.
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