A street side hawker, possibly selling pork innards soup and/or bak kut teh. Diners sit on wooden stools around the stall facing the hawker who would take their orders and serve the food hot from the pot. Hawkers usually wear cotton shorts or pants with white cotton sleeved tee shirts to keep themselves cool and comfortable.
c.1965
19980005142 - 0080
87,428/0A & 11,862/06
5162
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Ministry of Culture Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
Contribution received from Malcolm David via Citizen Archivist portal

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A street side hawker, possibly selling pork innards soup and/or bak kut teh. Diners sit on wooden stools around the stall facing the hawker who would take their orders and serve the food hot from the pot. Hawkers usually wear cotton shorts or pants with white cotton sleeved tee shirts to keep themselves cool and comfortable.

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