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Photo Album of the Boom-Gonggrijp Family in Suriname and Curaçao
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Photo Album of the Boom-Gonggrijp Family in Suriname and Curaçao

Andries Augustus Boom · 1897 - 1914 · photography; leather; cardboard; photographic support

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

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Photo album in a green cover with angels and flowers, and the word "Album" printed in gold on the front. The interior consists of 76 sheets of thick cardboard on which 258 photos are pasted. The focus of the album is on Suriname. It contains various photos of plantations, mostly taken by Andries Boom himself, as well as city views of Paramaribo, the Lawa railway line, and the botanical garden. Most photos have inscriptions and dates. Photos of Curaçao (Willemstad, the interior, and Mal Pays plantation), Haiti, Guatemala, and Costa Rica are also included, as well as photos of excursions in Europe, Berlin, Vitznau, Valencia, friends in the Dutch East Indies and the Netherlands.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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photograph albumAndries Augustus BoomGonggrijp, familieSurinameParamaribo (stad)Curaçao
Credit lineFotoalbum van familie Boom-Gonggrijp in Suriname en Curaçao. 1897 - 1914. Andries Augustus Boom. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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