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Train accident and opening of new bridge at Poeloe Radja
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Train accident and opening of new bridge at Poeloe Radja

anonymous · 1929 · gelatin silver print; cardboard; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with six small photos of a derailed locomotive and high water levels, and two large photos of the festive opening of the new bridge at Poeloe Radja (Pulau Raja) in North Sumatra, 1929. Labels with captions under the photos. Part of the photo album about the plantations Brussel and Pernantian of the Sumatra Caoutchouc Company on the East Coast of Sumatra in the years 1910-1935.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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albumbladphotographSumatra Caoutchouc Maatschappij NVplantationaccident with locomotivefloodbridgeSumatra
Credit lineTreinongeluk en opening nieuwe brug bij Poeloe Radja. 1929. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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