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[We Like It Rare] The Garden Club and the Social Emancipation of Chinese Women in Singapore
[We Like It Rare] The Garden Club and the Social Emancipation of Chinese Women in Singapore
Senior Librarian Ong Eng Chuan looks back at the origins and heyday of the most influential Chinese Club in early 20th-century Singapore.
National Library Singapore
Mar 19
[We Like It Rare] Tiny Treasures: Exploring Miniature Books
[We Like It Rare] Tiny Treasures: Exploring Miniature Books
Discover the miniature gems of the National Library Rare Collection with Senior Librarian Gracie Lee.
National Library Singapore
Feb 27
[We Like It Rare] Photograph of Municipal Abattoir and its Staff, Singapore, 1932
[We Like It Rare] Photograph of Municipal Abattoir and its Staff, Singapore, 1932
Senior Librarian Makeswary Periasamy seeks out the origins and development of Singapore’s Municipal Abattoir at Jalan Besar.
National Library Singapore
Dec 28, 2023
[We Like It Rare] Vignettes of an Early Japanese Photography Studio in Singapore
[We Like It Rare] Vignettes of an Early Japanese Photography Studio in Singapore
Through resources from the National Library, Janice Loo uncovers the story of an early Japanese photography studio and its proprietors.
National Library Singapore
Nov 2, 2023
[We Like It Rare] Richard Myrddin Williams: Letters to Katherine Paterson, 1913–1918
[We Like It Rare] Richard Myrddin Williams: Letters to Katherine Paterson, 1913–1918
Join Mages as she explores the mystery behind a photograph tucked away in a collection of letters written in the early 20th century.
National Library Singapore
Jun 29, 2023
[We Like It Rare] Taking Cover: Air Raid Precaution Measures in Singapore During the Second World…
[We Like It Rare] Taking Cover: Air Raid Precaution Measures in Singapore During the Second World…
Senior Librarian Gracie Lee looks at air raid shelter plans and Singapore’s precaution measures during the Second World War.
National Library Singapore
Feb 9, 2023
[We Like It Rare] A “Crazy Rich” Peranakan Wedding
[We Like It Rare] A “Crazy Rich” Peranakan Wedding
Weddings have always been expensive affairs. This was also the case back in the 1930s, as Gracie Lee finds out from a little blue notebook.
National Library Singapore
Dec 6, 2022
[We Like It Rare] Taking Flight: An Air Show in Singapore in 1913
[We Like It Rare] Taking Flight: An Air Show in Singapore in 1913
What does a 1913 flyer advertising an air exhibition tell us about aviation history in Singapore? Senior Librarian Eng Chuan finds out…
National Library Singapore
Jun 23, 2022
[We Like It Rare] Tai Foong Chee — A Traditional Chinese Remedy for Leprosy in Western Medical…
[We Like It Rare] Tai Foong Chee — A Traditional Chinese Remedy for Leprosy in Western Medical…
Find out how this traditional remedy, demonstrated to be effective through scientific assessment, was used to treat leprosy patients.
National Library Singapore
Sep 29, 2021
[We Like It Rare] Bock on Borneo
[We Like It Rare] Bock on Borneo
Uncover the work of naturalist and explorer Carl Bock, who encountered the Dayaks in Borneo despite earlier failed (and fatal) expeditions.
National Library Singapore
Aug 4, 2021
[We Like It Rare] 19th Century Japanese Impressions of Early Singapore
[We Like It Rare] 19th Century Japanese Impressions of Early Singapore
Explore the settlement through the cultural lens and aesthetics of Japanese artists and writers living in the Meiji era.
National Library Singapore
May 12, 2021
[We Like It Rare] A Book’s Journey from Batavia to Chusan
[We Like It Rare] A Book’s Journey from Batavia to Chusan
Retrace the journey taken by a 19th-century book and discover an ingenious printing technology.
National Library Singapore
Mar 21, 2021
[We Like It Rare] What’s in a Name?
[We Like It Rare] What’s in a Name?
Learn more about Chinese surnames and their dialectal variations through a book printed in 1924.
National Library Singapore
Jan 6, 2021
[We Like It Rare] Snapshot of Life in 17th-Century Batavia
[We Like It Rare] Snapshot of Life in 17th-Century Batavia
Uncover what life was like in the Dutch East Indies through the eyes of a 17th-century Dutch traveller.
National Library Singapore
Nov 16, 2020
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