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Straits Settlements: Singapore. 1 panoramic photograph taken from the look-out house...
Catalogue reference: CN 1/46
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This record is about the Straits Settlements: Singapore. 1 panoramic photograph taken from the look-out house... dating from 1924 in the series Photographs Extracted from ADM series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CN 1/46
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924
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Description (What the record is about)
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Straits Settlements: Singapore.
1 panoramic photograph taken from the look-out house belonging to the master attendant in Fort Canning, depicting the view that would be obstructed by the erection of naval offices on the battery shown in the foreground, extracted from MR 1/776 (originally extracted from ADM 116/3150).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 776/1b
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 photograph(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 25 cm x 129 cm
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11486703/
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CN 1
Photographs Extracted from ADM series
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Photographs Extracted from ADM series
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Straits Settlements: Singapore. 1 panoramic photograph taken from the look-out house...
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