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data-source="collection_category---4------1-----------------------" data-post-id="b2c4412730a3" data-index="1"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-tiny-treasures-exploring-miniature-books-b2c4412730a3?source=collection_category---4------1-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-tiny-treasures-exploring-miniature-books-b2c4412730a3?source=collection_category---4------1-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-width600 u-height272 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*iU26_NbcjgNbLi-xx0pYeg.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">[We Like It Rare] Tiny Treasures: Exploring Miniature Books</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 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Lee.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*lyDEdPavWeJpVDOX" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of National Library Singapore"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto">National Library Singapore</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-02-28T07:59:31.041Z">Feb 27</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="7 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row u-marginTop30 u-marginLeftNegative12 u-marginRightNegative12"><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_category---4------2-----------------------" data-post-id="b73a9e91281c" data-index="2"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-photograph-of-municipal-abattoir-and-its-staff-singapore-1932-b73a9e91281c?source=collection_category---4------2-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-photograph-of-municipal-abattoir-and-its-staff-singapore-1932-b73a9e91281c?source=collection_category---4------2-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*e-aFu1lrJXER95ZaMz8L9A.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">[We Like It Rare] Photograph of Municipal Abattoir and its Staff, Singapore, 1932</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-photograph-of-municipal-abattoir-and-its-staff-singapore-1932-b73a9e91281c?source=collection_category---4------2-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_category---4------2-----------------------" data-post-id="b73a9e91281c"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">[We Like It Rare] Photograph of Municipal Abattoir and its Staff, Singapore, 1932</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Senior Librarian Makeswary Periasamy seeks out the origins and development of Singapore’s Municipal Abattoir at Jalan Besar.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*lyDEdPavWeJpVDOX" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of National Library Singapore"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto">National Library Singapore</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2023-12-29T01:49:30.063Z">Dec 28, 2023</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="8 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_category---4------3-----------------------" data-post-id="b58fffc1ce97" data-index="3"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/vignettes-of-an-early-japanese-photography-studio-in-singapore-b58fffc1ce97?source=collection_category---4------3-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/vignettes-of-an-early-japanese-photography-studio-in-singapore-b58fffc1ce97?source=collection_category---4------3-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*8krLeJVxxk44AqfZXD1YHg.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">[We Like It Rare] Vignettes of an Early Japanese Photography Studio in Singapore</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/vignettes-of-an-early-japanese-photography-studio-in-singapore-b58fffc1ce97?source=collection_category---4------3-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_category---4------3-----------------------" data-post-id="b58fffc1ce97"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">[We Like It Rare] Vignettes of an Early Japanese Photography Studio in Singapore</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Through resources from the National Library, Janice Loo uncovers the story of an early Japanese photography studio and its proprietors.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*lyDEdPavWeJpVDOX" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of National Library Singapore"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto">National Library Singapore</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2023-11-03T07:46:29.327Z">Nov 2, 2023</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="10 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_category---4------4-----------------------" data-post-id="d0ccee372961" data-index="4"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-richard-myrddin-williams-letters-to-katherine-paterson-1913-1918-d0ccee372961?source=collection_category---4------4-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-richard-myrddin-williams-letters-to-katherine-paterson-1913-1918-d0ccee372961?source=collection_category---4------4-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*AyxnA9o9U7ZX6tGgmJdERA.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">[We Like It Rare] Richard Myrddin Williams: Letters to Katherine Paterson, 1913–1918</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-richard-myrddin-williams-letters-to-katherine-paterson-1913-1918-d0ccee372961?source=collection_category---4------4-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_category---4------4-----------------------" data-post-id="d0ccee372961"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">[We Like It Rare] Richard Myrddin Williams: Letters to Katherine Paterson, 1913–1918</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Join Mages as she explores the mystery behind a photograph tucked away in a collection of letters written in the early 20th century.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*lyDEdPavWeJpVDOX" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of National Library Singapore"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto">National Library Singapore</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2023-06-30T03:33:03.077Z">Jun 29, 2023</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="9 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row u-marginTop30 u-marginLeftNegative12 u-marginRightNegative12"><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_category---4------5-----------------------" data-post-id="d31239510488" data-index="5"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-taking-cover-air-raid-precaution-measures-in-singapore-during-the-second-world-d31239510488?source=collection_category---4------5-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-taking-cover-air-raid-precaution-measures-in-singapore-during-the-second-world-d31239510488?source=collection_category---4------5-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*EZgxKIm5-GYEJ4qAjjOEEQ.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">[We Like It Rare] Taking Cover: Air Raid Precaution Measures in Singapore During the Second World…</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-taking-cover-air-raid-precaution-measures-in-singapore-during-the-second-world-d31239510488?source=collection_category---4------5-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_category---4------5-----------------------" data-post-id="d31239510488"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">[We Like It Rare] Taking Cover: Air Raid Precaution Measures in Singapore During the Second World…</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Senior Librarian Gracie Lee looks at air raid shelter plans and Singapore’s precaution measures during the Second World War.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*lyDEdPavWeJpVDOX" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of National Library Singapore"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto">National Library Singapore</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2023-02-09T08:14:38.231Z">Feb 9, 2023</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="8 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_category---4------6-----------------------" data-post-id="f2d36d8cd164" data-index="6"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-a-crazy-rich-peranakan-wedding-f2d36d8cd164?source=collection_category---4------6-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-a-crazy-rich-peranakan-wedding-f2d36d8cd164?source=collection_category---4------6-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*jjoSjVbKUTPz0_gPl-W21g.png"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">[We Like It Rare] A “Crazy Rich” Peranakan Wedding</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-a-crazy-rich-peranakan-wedding-f2d36d8cd164?source=collection_category---4------6-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_category---4------6-----------------------" data-post-id="f2d36d8cd164"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">[We Like It Rare] A “Crazy Rich” Peranakan Wedding</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">Weddings have always been expensive affairs. This was also the case back in the 1930s, as Gracie Lee finds out from a little blue notebook.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*lyDEdPavWeJpVDOX" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of National Library Singapore"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto">National Library Singapore</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2022-12-07T01:09:45.961Z">Dec 6, 2022</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="7 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_category---4------7-----------------------" data-post-id="f558069652f0" data-index="7"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-taking-flight-an-air-show-in-singapore-in-1913-f558069652f0?source=collection_category---4------7-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-taking-flight-an-air-show-in-singapore-in-1913-f558069652f0?source=collection_category---4------7-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*bGiN_3W5Hq0jL4IYi7-i4A.jpeg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">[We Like It Rare] Taking Flight: An Air Show in Singapore in 1913</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://medium.com/the-national-library-blog/we-like-it-rare-taking-flight-an-air-show-in-singapore-in-1913-f558069652f0?source=collection_category---4------7-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_category---4------7-----------------------" data-post-id="f558069652f0"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">[We Like It Rare] Taking Flight: An Air Show in Singapore in 1913</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">What does a 1913 flyer advertising an air exhibition tell us about aviation history in Singapore? Senior Librarian Eng Chuan finds out…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/0*lyDEdPavWeJpVDOX" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of National Library Singapore"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@nationallibrarysg" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="964a06665f2c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="964a06665f2c" dir="auto">National Library Singapore</a><div 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