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If you look closely you can see two birds sitting in a cage hung outside a window in this picture of a street in Chinatown, Singapore, taken in 1989. There's also an electric fan sung outside a window to provide a drying breeze in case nature fails to.

Daily Photo – Two Caged Birds

Richard Davis January 5, 2013
Travel 1

There are two birds sitting in a cage outside one of the windows here – actually there’s a second cage but I can’t see how many birds are in that one. There’s also an electric desk fan hung outside one of the windows to provide a drying breeze in case mother nature decides not to. The ragged tarpaulins and corrugated iron sheets enclose a produce/grocery store.

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A man looks upwards while walking in the street. Singapore, August 1989. Most likely taken in the blocks bounded by Upper Cross Street, South Bridge Road, Smith Street and New Bridge Road.

Daily Photo – Looking Up

Richard Davis December 12, 2012
Black and White / Travel 1

Typical of the area were the laundry poles projected from the windows above the streets to dry clothes in what breeze passed by. Also typical is the commercial nature of the ground floor, shops, workshops, cafes, bars, offices – any type of commerce you can imagine could be found here. Then on the floors above, what I imagine to be cramped living quarters.

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