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