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Malay children brushing teeth

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11.3cm x 16.3cm

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Malay children brushing teeth at a public stand pipe in a kampong (village). In the 1950s, the provision of safe water supply was regarded as one of the most important oublic health measures by the Singaporean Rural Board, which administered matters such as water supply, markets and parks. As many households still could not afford piped water, public standpipes were erected to provide rural residents wit portable water, 1959.

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In front of a shophouse in Chinatown

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The front of a shophouse in Chinatown displaying lanterns for sale during Mid Autumn Festival in Singapore. Also known as lantern or Mooncake Festival, it is celebrated by the Chinese on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar (around mid or late September in the Gregorian calendar) as a celebration of abundance of togetherness, 1961.

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Postcard: Reminiscences of the Straits Settlements through postcard (7)

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Malay House at Tanjong Katong, Singapore

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11cm x 15cm

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This timber house illustrates the traditional Malay house in a village with compound. Coconut trees were the common tropical trees grown by villagers around their compound. Milk extracted from the fruits is used as an ingredient in Malay cooking.

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Borneo Wharf, Singapore (c. 1870s)

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As Singapore grew in popularity as the gateway to the far East, the old harbour at the mouth of the Singapore River became overcrowded, forcing companies such as the Borneo Company Limited to build Borneo Wharf in deeper water areas around the New Harbour (now Tanjong Pagar) to cater to more steamers. In 1885, Borneo Wharf, which allowed for underwater repairs and easy transportation if combustible fuel, was sold to the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company. The Colonial Government in turn acquired it in 1905.

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Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore (c. 1890)

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Founded by the Methodist Missionaries on 1 march 1886, the first Anglo-Chinese School was located in a small shophouse along Amoy Street but soon relocated to Canning Rise. In the 1900s, the original building was replaced with the present building, which the National Archives of Singapore took over for its offices in 1997.

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Postcard: Reminiscences of the Straits Settlements through postcard (1)

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Botanical Gardens, Singapore (c. 1900-1910)

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The idea of a spice garden was first mooted by Stamford Raffles, soon after he established Singapore as a trading port for the East India Company. The Botanical Gardens eventually took the shape of a public park and experimental station for economic crops in 1859 on land donated by Chinese pioneer. Hoo Ah Kay (also popularly known as Whampoa). The Gardens remain "among the loveliest institutions of the kind in the Est" as described in an early 20th century guidebook.

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