A street view in a village in Sembawang, Singapore

A street view in a village in Sembawang, Singapore. The photographer is standing on the left side of a road with single story corrugated iron shops on the opposite side. A white Rover 90, a blue and white Singer Gazelle and a third unidentified car parked outside the shops on the right hand side of the image. 8 people are standing just outside or near the shop entrances. 5 people are in the background on the left and right hand side of the road. A blue and white banner, bearing the national emblem of Singapore is hanging from a lamppost in the foreground on the left side of the image. This is Slide 28 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Second Officer on board the bulk carrier London Explorer [ex Overseas Explorer] (1959), owned by London & Overseas Freighters Ltd. from 11 July 1972 to 16 October 1972. The series consists of 39 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16397
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bird, Henry P.
Date made: Between early and mid August 1972
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm
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