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Maroons on the Marowijne near Albina
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Maroons on the Marowijne near Albina

Gomez Burke · 1891 · gelatin silver print; photographic support

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

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A group of Marrons with their boats on the shore of the Marowijne (Maroni) at Albina. In the distance, the island with dwellings for lepers deported there. Part of the photo album Souvenir de Voyage (part 4), about the life of the Dooyer family in and around the Ma Retraite plantation in Suriname in the years 1906–1913.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
photographDoijer, familieMarowijneAlbinaSuriname
Credit lineMarrons op de Marowijne bij Albina. 1891. Gomez Burke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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