Kallang airport

Collections
1605513
Title
Kallang airport
Year/Period
1937
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Object size: 35.5 x 42.8 x 0.2 cm,
Image size: 22.2 x 29.1 cm
Accession No.
2025-00703
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mythili and the family S L Perumal

B Govindasamy Chettiar was a pioneer Singaporean who ran the Indian Labour Company, the main contractor supplying workers to the Singapore Harbour Board (now Port of Singapore Authority (PSA)). This photograph depicts the opening ceremony of Kallang Airport on 12 June 1937, with B Govindasamy seated with the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Shenton Thomas. The Kallang Airport was Singapore’s first commercial international airport building.