Title
A stereoview of an Indian man with a bullock cart
Year/Period
1890s-early 1900s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 8.9 x 17.8 cm
Accession No.
2008-02279
Collection of
The bullock cart was typically used to ferry goods from the river banks and godowns into town. Though an inefficient and sometimes unreliable mode of transport, it nonetheless played a crucial role in the transportation system of early colonial Singapore before the advent of motorization.