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).

Feeding the hungry: Hawker stalls sprang up overnight as thousands of holidaymakers thronged Connaught Drive and the Padang for a fly-past and motorcy...

This was the start of the Straits Times, featuring splendid architecture. The Straits Times Press building was first built along Anson Road but they ...

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