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This picture shows three men and a child posing in front of a display board at the open-air carpark of the Capitol Theatre in the 1960s. Pasted on the display board were protest posters demanding overtime pay for the workers at the theatre. Photograph donated by Koh Peng Khim and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Koh Peng Khim.
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