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This photograph shows a lady carrying a child standing in front of a stone lion statue at the Kallang Park. The statue was relocated from Nicoll Highway to Kallang Park in the 1970s and is now at the entrance of the SAFTI Military Institute. Photograph donated by Liew Soi Kin and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Liew Soi Kin.
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