SINGAPORE's large, natural port has served it in good stead, even
before its "founding" by Stamford Raffles in 1824. By the end of Queen Victoria's reign, Singapore had become
a strategically-situated bastion of British imperialism in Asia -- Great Britain's so-called "Gilbrator of the East."
With its business emphasis oriented toward the sea, Singapore's harbor was a busy place. Local and regional trade was conducted among
the go-downs of Boat and Clarke Quays on the Singapore River; steamer and freighter visitors to Singapore would disembark from bumboats at Clifford Pier,
prominently located at Collyer Quay, Singapore's historic waterfront.
This series of postcards trace a history of Clifford Pier -- from its beginnings as Johnston Pier to its later large-scale expansion.
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