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This is a photograph of a mother and her three children outside the National Theatre at River Valley Road. The mother is standing on a grass verge, while her daughters and son are seated on the grass in front of her. Photograph donated by Neo Siok Leng and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_451. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Neo Siok Leng.
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