Let's drive to the cinema: Singapore’s only open-air drive-in cinema in Jurong drew about 900 cars on its opening night. Featuring a giant screen and ...

On guard: A trooper from the Singapore Infantry Regiment standing on duty at the Istana open house, staying focused as visitors dressed in their Chine...

Merger: Celebrations at City Hall, marking Singapore's entry into a new regional alliance with the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo (later renamed S...

Winds of change: Thousands attending a Merdeka Rally at Kallang Airport to discuss bringing Singapore towards self-governance. The rally ended in a ri...

Freedom in the air: About 100 balloons carrying a cardboard poster with the word 'Merdeka' wafted over the huge crowd gathered at the PAP's independen...

Food on the go: Itinerant hawkers were a common sight in Singapore from the 19th to mid-20th century, peddling food, drinks, vegetables, poultry and s...

From barges to bars: The Boat Quay stretch of the Singapore River transformed from the hustle and bustle of tongkangs, godowns and stevedoring activit...

3D action: Movie magic came alive for this audience wearing polarised spectacles at the screening of the 3D colour movie Bwana Devil at Capitol cinema...

Life behind the counter: A shopkeeper and his children in Kampong Teban, Jurong. (Jan 9, 1958).

This is home: A family living in a pillbox in Sennett Estate hopes for better days. The father, Mr Chan Chao Foot, 53, fell ill the year before, and a...

Rain buggies: Men using wheelbarrows to transport children after many low-lying areas in Singapore were badly affected by flooding. There was a scramb...

Game on: Before video games, the ever-popular pinball machine provided entertainment at amusement parks. (Feb 19, 1955).

The postman cometh: Rain or shine, postal workers made their rounds on foot or by bicycle, even to far-flung corners of the island. They usually began...

No need for ERP: Vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians making their way along New Bridge Road. Built in 1842, the road was named after Coleman Bridge. (M...

Wheels up: When there is a wheel, there is a way. Better still with two wheels and plenty of leg power, as this rickshaw puller plies the streets of e...

Ooh, a parade: Fascinated children watching soldiers march past during the Queen's Birthday Parade on Elgin Bridge. (June 5, 1952).