Title
A group of Indian labourers
Year/Period
c. 1870
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 15.7 x 21.7 cm
Accession No.
1994-05110
Collection of
By the middle of the 19th century, Indians made up the second largest community in Singapore. Most had arrived as traders or labourers, while others came as convicts. Indian labour was tapped for backbreaking work such as repairing roads, building bridges and quarrying stone.
