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This publication contains a picture history of Singapore. Important events in the country’s 150-year history are written in a way that will appeal specially to children. Each essay is accompanied by photographs and full-colour illustrations. Additional Details. Creators. Chua, Amy. Subject. Singapore--History--Pictorial works. Publisher.
- Picturing Singapore: A Visual History - National Library Board
Consisting of more than 35,000 digitised and “born-digital”...
- Looking Back at 700 Years of Singapore - National Library Board
Looking Back at 700 Years of Singapore. 31 JAN 2019....
- Picturing Singapore: A Visual History - National Library Board
- Photographs of Early Singapore
- Modern Singapore
- Performing Arts Photographs
- Public Contributions
- Picturing The Future
Some of the oldest works in the National Library’s photograph collection were taken by early commercial photography studios – such as Sachtler & Co. and G.R. Lambert & Co. – that operated in Singapore in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These studios produced picturesque scenes and portraits of people that became popular tourist souvenirs at the ...
The majority of photographs in the National Library’s collection date to the first three decades of Singapore’s independence and were donated by prominent individuals, professional photographers as well as the general public. These images document the changing physical and social landscape as the country underwent rapid development and urbanisation...
The National Library also has a collection of more than 4,500 images capturing the activities of local arts groups and organisations, with the majority of them coming from established Chinese performing arts groups. These materials were received as part of larger donations that included publications, ephemera, and audio and video recordings. In 200...
In 2007 and 2008, the library organised a series of Heritage Roadshows during which people were invited to contribute photographs of historic buildings, landmarks, places and street scenes of Singapore from before the 1980s. About 800 photographs – mainly of family events, everyday life and leisure activities – were loaned to the library for digiti...
Today, images of Singapore are being created and disseminated at an unprecedented speed and volume due to the widespread use of smartphone cameras and the proliferation of social media platforms such as Instagram. While technology has made it easier to capture scenes of events as they unfold, such photographs are transient and may be difficult to l...
‘A Picture History of Singapore’ (Second edition) by Amy Chua. Collections. This book is part of a collection owned by John Bastin, a renowned scholar and historian. He has written many books and articles on the history of Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia and is also the leading authority on Sir Stamford Raffles. . Share on. .
The first practical method of creating permanent images with a camera was unveiled to the world by Frenchman Louis Daguerre in 1839, so it is no surprise that Europeans dominated the photography business in 19th-century Singapore.
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Jan 31, 2019 · Looking Back at 700 Years of Singapore. 31 JAN 2019. Singapore’s history didn’t begin in 1819 when Stamford Raffles made footfall on the island. Tan Tai Yong makes sense of our 700-year history in this wide-ranging essay.
From the 1930s to now, see how Singapore has changed over the years with images from the Straits Times archives.
Nov 17, 2013 · History of Singapore in 50 objects: A picture gallery (From left) An SIA kebaya, a coinafon and Tiger Balm. Tell us what items you think could help tell the history of Singapore....
