View of Singapore River and Boat Quay with Fort Canning Hill in the background

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1123621
Title
View of Singapore River and Boat Quay with Fort Canning Hill in the background
Year/Period
1890s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Dimension
Image size: W9.2 x L13.7 cm
Accession No.
1999-02563

Elgin Bridge can be seen below Fort Canning Hill, originally built in 1862 and marked the boundary between the Malay and Chinese kampongs. A new Elgin Bridge was later built on the same site in 1927.