Indian labourers at work, repairing the road

Title
Indian labourers at work, repairing the road
Year/Period
c. 1910
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: L13.8cm X W8.6cm
Accession No.
1991-00435
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

By 1860, Indians had become the second largest community in Singapore, after the Chinese. Such back-breaking jobs as building and repairing roads were often done by Indians. Here, the labourers were working along Beach Road.

 

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