Past and Present: Singapore's 50 Years of Independence

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A combination picture shows the view of the port of Singapore and a cable car during the opening of the Mount Faber to Sentosa cable car system (top) in this photo dated February 15, 1974 and the same location May 11, 2015. Singapore holds a Jubilee weekend from 7 to 10 August to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence. Fifty years ago, hundreds of small boats lined the Singapore river in the city centre. REUTERS/National Archives of Singapore/Ministry of Information and the Arts (top)/Edgar Su (bottom)

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Labourers, mostly Teochew people, gather to listen to a storyteller on Read Bridge along the Singapore River in this photo dated January 2, 1960 (top) and the same location May 8, 2015. The area was popular with labourers who unloaded cargo from boats plying the river. Stories were told for a fee based on the duration of a burning joss stick. REUTERS/National Archives of Singapore (top)/Edgar Su (bottom)

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A combination picture shows (top) a view of the mouth of the Singapore River and General Post Office (R) near reclamation works underway (C) in this photo dated October 28, 1976 and the same scene May 11, 2015. Singapore holds a Jubilee weekend from 7 to 10 August to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence. Fifty years ago, hundreds of small boats lined the Singapore river in the city centre. REUTERS/National Archives of Singapore/Ministry of Information and the Arts (top)/Edgar Su (bottom)

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A combination picture shows people watching the Powerboat Grand Prix near the central business district along the Marina Bay in Singapore in a photo dated November 22, 1986 (top) and the same location July 25, 2015. Today, most small boats are gone, except a handful of neon-lit tourist ferries. Maritime trade is still the backbone of the city-state but after decades of rapid growth Singapore. REUTERS/National Archives of Singapore/Ministry of Information and the Arts (top)/Edgar Su (bottom)

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A combination picture shows small boats, known as bumboats, outside shophouses along Singapore River at Boat Quay area in this photo dated September 27, 1965 (top) and the same location May 11, 2015. Singapore holds a Jubilee weekend from 7 to 10 August to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence. Fifty years ago, hundreds of small boats lined the Singapore river in the city centre. REUTERS/National Archives of Singapore/Ministry of Information and the Arts (top)/Edgar Su (bottom)

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Small boats know as bumboats dock outside shophouses along Clarke Quay in this photo taken in 1980 (top) and the same location May 6, 2015. Fifty years ago, hundreds of small boats lined the Singapore river in the city centre. Today, most small boats are gone, except a handful of neon-lit tourist ferries. Maritime trade is still the backbone of the city-state but after decades of rapid growth Singapore. REUTERS/National Archives of Singapore/Ronni Pinsler (top)/Edgar Su (bottom)

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