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Tanjong Katong beach

Title

Year/Period

Late 19th century

Region

Singapore

Object Type

positives (photographs), photographic prints

Material

photographic paper, ink

Technique

photographic processes, photographic printing techniques

Dimension

Image size: 21.6 x 27.2 cm

Accession No.

1993-00285-023

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

Tanjong Katong means 'turtle point' in Malay. In the early days, sugar cane and cinnamon were planted in the area but during the 1840s, large expanses of land were cleared for coconut plantations. Tanjong Katong was to become like a holiday resort for affluent town dwellers and some wealthy Chinese businessmen even built houses along the beach.