STREET SCENE IN CHINATOWN, SINGAPORE
Main street in Chinatown, Singapore, with shophouses on both sides. Modes of transport include the trishaw which was introduced in April 1914. With the subsequent rising popularity of motor-cars, trishaws were relegated to providing cheap transport for short distances and for carrying goods from the wet market.
1940s
19980005038 - 0116
NA 84/20
338
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Main street in Chinatown, Singapore, with shophouses on both sides. Modes of transport include the trishaw which was introduced in April 1914. With the subsequent rising popularity of motor-cars, trishaws were relegated to providing cheap transport for short distances and for carrying goods from the wet market.

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