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This photograph shows a young Chinese woman holding a grinning toddler in her arms, together with five children, all crammed closely together posing for a photograph, at Mei Ling Street in Queenstown. Photograph donated by Tan Siew Chin, and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_202. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Tan Siew Chin.
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