A rickshaw puller and his customers

Title
A rickshaw puller and his customers
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Image size: 7.4 x 12.6 cm
Accession No.
1991-00762
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

As a cheap yet efficient mode of transportation, rickshaws were popular in every stratum of society in Singapore. From shopkeepers, sailors and pedlars, to colonial officials, businessmen, housewives and schoolchildren, many looked to the rickshaw puller to send them to their destination.

 

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