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Singapore - "Lion City".Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 1980
The Esplanade building. Singapore.
The name of Singapore comes from the native Malay name for the country, Singapura, which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for lion city : siṃha means "lion", pura means "city". In Hindu culture, lions are associated with power and protection.

The British governor arrived in Singapore on 28 January 1819 and chose the island for the new port. In 1824-1826, the entire island became a British possession. Singapore became the regional capital in 1836 and by 1860 it had a population of over 80,000, more than half being Chinese. In the 1890s, the island became a global center for the rubber industry.

After the First World War, the British built the Singapore Naval Base - the largest dry dock in the world. When the British forces surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called the defeat "the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history.
After the Japanese surrender in 1945, troops led by Lord Louis Mountbatten returned to Singapore. By late 1947 the economy began to recover with Singapore becoming a separate Crown Colony.

On 9 August 1965, the Malaysian Parliament voted to amend the constitution which left Singapore as a newly independent country, the Republic of Singapore. Despite ethnic tensions and political issues, economic growth continued throughout the 1980s. Singapore developed high-tech industries and became one of the world's busiest ports.
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Groepsportret van schepelingen aan boord van Z.M. stoomboot Timor te Singapore

Groepsportret van schepelingen aan boord van Z.M. stoomboot Timor te S...

Van links naar rechts Theuns, De Reus, Nomen, allen vuurstokers. Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van Robert Daniel Crommelin (1841-1907).

Buffels en herdersjongen in een beek bij Tjandi (Semarang)

Buffels en herdersjongen in een beek bij Tjandi (Semarang)

Onderdeel van Reisalbum met foto's van bezienswaardigheden in Marseille, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore en Nederlands-Indië.

Sint Andrews kathedraal in Singapore gezien vanaf het park gelegen voor de kathedraal

Sint Andrews kathedraal in Singapore gezien vanaf het park gelegen voo...

Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Interieur van het Boustead Institute in Panjong Pagar

Interieur van het Boustead Institute in Panjong Pagar

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Deel van de scheepswerf van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore

Deel van de scheepswerf van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapor...

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Woonhuis van de directeur van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore

Woonhuis van de directeur van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singap...

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Jasper Young's leeszaal in Singapore

Jasper Young's leeszaal in Singapore

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Government Offices from "The Stranger's Guide to Singapore ... With maps"

Government Offices from "The Stranger's Guide to Singapore ... With ma...

This image has been taken from scan 000032 from "The Stranger's Guide to Singapore ... With maps". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Librar... More

Gezicht op de gebouwen en dokken van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore

Gezicht op de gebouwen en dokken van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in...

Panorama bestaande uit zes afdrukken. Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Singapore - gramophone disc, record label

Singapore - gramophone disc, record label

Male vocal solo, with xylophone and orchestra Public domain photograph of gramophone disc label - sticker, record label, music record, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The war in Malaya: mobile canteen for air raid victims

The war in Malaya: mobile canteen for air raid victims

Photograph shows a woman in uniform filling a container of water from a mobile canteen provided by the Passive Defense Services. British Official Photograph no. KF31. Issued by the Mnistry of Information. Tran... More

[The Concourse, Beach Road, Singapore. Floor 1. Plan]

[The Concourse, Beach Road, Singapore. Floor 1. Plan]

Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:126.

ALAM MOLEK. Bulk carrier.. Bernard Spragg photography

ALAM MOLEK. Bulk carrier.. Bernard Spragg photography

IMO: 9717072.MMSI: 565070000.Call Sign: 9V2154.Flag: Singapore [SG].AIS Vessel Type: Cargo.Gross Tonnage: 32725.Deadweight: 58074 t.Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 189.93m × 32.26m.Year Built: 2014.Status: Active

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Singapore

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Singapore

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the centre for performing arts ... More

map from "A Gazetteer of Southern India with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore, ... accompanied by an Atlas, including Plans of all the principal towns and ... cantonments"

map from "A Gazetteer of Southern India with the Tenasserim Provinces ...

This image has been taken from scan 000364 from "A Gazetteer of Southern India with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore, ... accompanied by an Atlas, including Plans of all the principal towns and ... canton... More

Man poserend voor sagopalmen in de botanische tuin van (vermoedelijk) Singapore

Man poserend voor sagopalmen in de botanische tuin van (vermoedelijk) ...

Onderdeel van Album met 50 foto's van een reis door Zuidoost-Azië.

Gezicht op gebouwen, de vuurtoren en de ingang van het Suezkanaal bij Port Said

Gezicht op gebouwen, de vuurtoren en de ingang van het Suezkanaal bij ...

Onderdeel van Reisalbum met foto's van bezienswaardigheden in Marseille, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore en Nederlands-Indië.

South Bridge Road in Singapore met riksja's en (rechts) het politiebureau

South Bridge Road in Singapore met riksja's en (rechts) het politiebur...

Onderdeel van Reisalbum met foto's van bezienswaardigheden in Marseille, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore en Nederlands-Indië.

Karavanserai aan de voet van bergen in Aden

Karavanserai aan de voet van bergen in Aden

Onderdeel van Reisalbum met foto's van bezienswaardigheden in Marseille, Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singapore en Nederlands-Indië.

Sleepboot 'Sunda' van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore

Sleepboot 'Sunda' van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Sleepboot 'Mercury' van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore

Sleepboot 'Mercury' van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Woonhuis van een scheepsbouwer in Singapore

Woonhuis van een scheepsbouwer in Singapore

Onderdeel van Fotoalbum van de Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. in Singapore.

Passagiersschip ss. Rumphius op de rede van Singapore

Passagiersschip ss. Rumphius op de rede van Singapore

Onderdeel van Reisalbum met foto's van bedrijvigheid en bezienswaardigheden op Sumatra en Java en van de reis naar en van Nederlands-Indië.

Visit to an Oil Field in Purissima Hills, USA

Visit to an Oil Field in Purissima Hills, USA

In 1908 Kessler accompanied the director of Koninklijke Olie (Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, later Shell), Henri Deterding, as secretary on a world tour. He travelled to Canada and the United States via the Dut... More

Visit to an Oil Field in Purissima Hills, USA

Visit to an Oil Field in Purissima Hills, USA

In 1908 Kessler accompanied the director of Koninklijke Olie (Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, later Shell), Henri Deterding, as secretary on a world tour. He travelled to Canada and the United States via the Dut... More

Kling Street, Singapore., Sri Lanka

Kling Street, Singapore., Sri Lanka

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marina Bay Singapore., Bernard Spragg Photo

Marina Bay Singapore., Bernard Spragg Photo

In 1970s, land reclamation was carried out at Marina Bay, forming what is today the Marina Centre and Marina South areas. In the reclamation process, Telok Ayer Basin and Inner Roads was removed from the map by... More

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay  Singapore.

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Singapore.

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a performing arts centre located in Downtown Core near the mouth of the Singapore River. Named after the nearby Esplanade Park, it consists of a concert hall which seats about... More

Signalman Kennard Leslie Mobsby in the Australian Army -  WW2

Signalman Kennard Leslie Mobsby in the Australian Army - WW2

Kennard Leslie Mobsby enlisted in the Australian Army in January 1942 at the age of 19 years and was discharged in May 1946. He was a switchboard operator in 3rd Company Signals and saw service in Singapore. Th... More

Singapore city scapes (13). Bernard Spragg photography
Singapore city scapes (12). Bernard Spragg photography
Singapore city scapes (11). Bernard Spragg photography
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