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Bauxite mining in Moengo and a ride through the jungle
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Bauxite mining in Moengo and a ride through the jungle

anonymous · 1927 - 1931 · gelatin silver print; paper; photographic support

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

About this work

Album page with two photographs. Top: transport by train with wagons carrying ore during bauxite mining in Moengo. Bottom: a group of men posing next to a wagon on a forest road blocked by a fallen tree. Part of the album of the Guilonard family concerning bauxite mining in Moengo and Albina in Suriname in the years 1929-1930.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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albumbladphotographGuilonard, familieopencast minestrip miningjungleAlbinaMoengoSuriname
Credit lineBauxietwinning in Moengo en rit door de jungle. 1927 - 1931. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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