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  • A commentary on the Bangsawan by a Malay historian written in 1898.

  • A description of Samsui women, who worked in many construction sites in Singapore during the 1930s

  • A photograph of a Chinese rickshaw coolie with his customers in the 1900s.

  • A photograph of men from the Detective Branch in civilian clothes in Singapore, 1906.

  • A photograph of the British dancing in The Raffles Hotel at Beach Road, on a weekday afternoon.

  • A picture depicting Chinese coolies visiting an opium den in Singapore, 1941.

  • Adapted from an account by Mr Ng Kar Eng, a rickshaw puller in Singapore in the late 19th century.

  • An account by an Indian immigrant in 1928.

  • An excerpt about the Arab community in Singapore in the early 20th century.

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