This photograph shows Government House (the Istana) nestled among the trees. A lone figure in the foreground looks in its direction. ‘20209. P. Z. – Singapore. Government House’ is printed at the bottom edge of the photograph. Government House was built in 1869 for the first governor of the colony of Singapore. It was renamed the Istana when the Yang di-Pertuan Negara Yusof bin Ishak took residence. Today, it is the official residence of the President of the Republic of Singapore.
