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Railway Construction - Track from Dam towards Paramaribo
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Railway Construction - Track from Dam towards Paramaribo

anonymous · 1905 - 1910 · photography; photographic support

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

About this work

Earthworks for the construction of the route of the new railway line. Photograph in the album documenting the construction of the Lawa Railway in Suriname, 1903–1912. Part of a group of objects from the Wesenhagen family in Suriname.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
photographJacob Evert Wesenhagenrailway, tramwayrack railwaySuriname
Credit lineSpooraanleg - Baan van Dam uit richting Paramaribo. 1905 - 1910. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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