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This 1863 photograph captures a scene showing three kampong (village) houses on stilts, with a couple of sampans (small boats) floating nearby. The image was digitised from a Sachtler & Co. album entitled "Views and types of Singapore, 1863". Title information from donor. 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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