Street in Chinatown, 1950s : general view [2]
Photograph
01 Jan 1950
Photographed By Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
Information About
This is a 1950s photograph of a street scene in Chinatown. Street vendors with their wares and passer-bys (including children and adults) are seen squatting or standing along the sides of the populated street. The street is also lined with 3-storey shophouses, with laundries hung out to dry on bamboo poles. This is part of a compiled album, with a label “PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SINGAPORE." The caption in the album reads “Street Scene”. Date of creation estimated. 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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