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This photograph shows a man standing outside the Aljunied family home at 5 Lorong 37 Geylang Road. It was the first house of Syed Haroon bin Hassan bin Abdul Rahman Aljunied. The house was demolished to make way for an apartment building but the two stone benches can still be found outside the Arab Association building. Donated by S. Zahra Aljunied, and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_134. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) S. Zahra Aljunied.
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