Clarke Quay godown, near Read Bridge : side view [2]



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08 Aug 1982

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This is a 1982 photograph depicting a side view of a 1925 godown near Read Bridge at Clarke Quay. A lorry and a pick-up truck are parked in front of the two-storey building. Another two-storey building can be seen in the background. Title devised by Library staff.


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Clarke Quay (Singapore)--Photographs

Warehouses--Singapore--Clarke Quay--Photographs

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Commercial buildings

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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