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'Passengers Sleeping on the Deck of a Colonial Vessel' (Koloniale Vaartuigen)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The amateur photographer Doijer often seeks out indentured labourers at the depot. In the photograph at the upper left, a man grips a young woman firmly by the arm, while another man holds his hand on her head. The woman seems to have no say in the matter and looks uncomfortable. From the clothing, this appears to be a group of Muslims from India.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit line‘Passagiers, slapend op het dek eener boot der K.V.’ (Koloniale Vaartuigen). 1903 - 1910. Hendrik Doijer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.