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Artifact

Battery Road, Singapore

Description

  • Postcard showing a sketch of Battery Road, Singapore. 
  • Back reads: "Greetings from Singapore, Father." 

Background Information

  • Sent by William McRae on his way home from drilling in Java in 1915.

Map Location

Latitude: 1° 17' 12.7" N
Longitude: 103° 51' 10.048" E

Date

August 04, 1915

Dimensions

inches
Length:
5.3
Height:
3.3

Events, Places, People

  • William McRae

  • Singapore

Originating Location

Asia›Singapore

Subject

  • The front of a postcard. It features a sketch of a street and three buildings including a "Medical Hall." There is a fountain with three trees around in and a number of carts and a car in the street. It reads: "Singapore. Battery Road."
  • The back of a postcard sent to Mrs. McRae. The paper is cream-coloured and there is a red postage stamp in the top right corner with a black postmark inked on top of it.

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