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The Jennings' Collection : The Ipoh Floods 1919 (2)
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Subject :The Jennings' Collection : The Ipoh Floods 1919 (2)
Published By : None
Location : Ipoh, Perak
Estimated Year : 1919
Media Type : Photograph
Source : Nicholas Jennings, Toronto, Canada
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This is part 2 of the Ipoh Flood series. Shown here are two pictures of Station Road, showing the Whiteaway Laidlaw building.
Also in this entry is that of an article published by The Straits Times about the losses incurred by European firms as a result of the flood with Whiteaway Laidlaw losing up to $80,000. Credits to NLB eResources.
To go to Part 3, click here.
To read more about Whiteaway and Laidlaw, click here.
To read more about Station Road, Ipoh, click here.
Filename : 20110702-009