Photograph of trishaw riders along Raffles Square

Title
Photograph of trishaw riders along Raffles Square
Year/Period
1950
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 5.8 x 8.3 cm
Accession No.
2014-00408
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

Trishaws were first introduced to Singapore in 1914 but only gained popularity during the late 1920s as more Chinese immigrants arrived in Singapore and found employment as trishaw riders.

 

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