Singapore (1969)
Inner city harbor & Sago Lane
Singapore, Inner city harbor
The barges unloaded the ships anchored outside, and the barges were unloaded in the city harbor.
Two men carrying boxes on their heads in a busy street.
The Inner city harbor stank, especially at low tide.
Many who worked in the harbor were illiterate. But there was the story teller. Nearly every evening he could be found at the harbor front, reading the latest news or telling tales of bygone glorious times.
Terrace houses
A black and white photo of an elderly man with a beard, short hair, and a gentle smile, standing outdoors.
Black and white photo of an elderly man wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a leather jacket, sitting outdoors.
Sago Lane, noodle soup stall.
Sago Lane. Those noodles are slippery.
A young Chinese girl eating ramen soup with chopsticks and a spoon at a table. | Sago Lane, Singapore. | 1969 | Chas Gerretsen
Sago Lane. A Chinese girl eating a noodle soup.
Sago Lane, a coffin maker.
Sago Lane, closing a 'door'
Sago Lane, lifting a coffin onto a funeral truck.
A group of Taost priests dressed in traditional |1969 robes participating in a religious ceremony or ritual indoors.| Sago Lane, Singapore. |1969| Chas Gerretsen
Taoist priest
Sago Lane, a Taoist funeral
Sago Lane, a young family member of the deceased.
A young Chinese boy with a Taoist ritual headband and wearing a padded vest, with a concerned woman applying something to his chest. | Sago Lane | Singapore | 1969| Chas Gerretsen
Sago Lane, a Taoist funeral
Sago Lane. The funerals were quite noisy.
Sago Lane. A Taoist funeral.
Funeral parlor
Sago Lane. Effigies of cars, houses and money were burned to accompany the deceased.
Sago Lane. Poverty and opium addiction, leftovers from British colonialism.