Desker Road, towards Jalan Besar Road : general view [5]



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17 Jan 1982

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This 1982 photograph shows a row of shophouses along Desker Road, looking towards Jalan Besar. High-rise buildings can be seen at the background. Desker Road is in the Little India area. Title devised by Library staff.


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Little India (Singapore)--Photographs

Commercial buildings--Singapore--Little India--Photographs

Shophouses--Singapore--Little India--Photographs

Streets--Singapore--Little India--Photographs

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Streets

Commercial buildings

Architecture

Streets and Places

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

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