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Album with 68 Postcards 'As a Souvenir of Suriname'
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Album with 68 Postcards 'As a Souvenir of Suriname'

diverse vervaardigers · 1900 - 1910 · paper

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

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Collection of 68 postcards from Suriname assembled in an album as a souvenir of a stay in Suriname in September 1911. The cards depict street scenes in Paramaribo, the interior, and various population groups. Examples of inscriptions: Market on the Heiligenweg, also known as Wowojo; Announcement of fresh meat; On the roadstead of Paramaribo; Javanese immigrants with musical instruments; Landing place Cabenda above Saramacca; Mulatto; Indian woman; Sakoonath; British Indian; Javanese; Creole; Bush Negro; Doctor in Boven-Cottica; and Tjin-A-Mooy with her Creole wife.

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prentbriefkaartpostcard albumSuriname
Credit lineAlbum met 68 prentbriefkaarten 'Als aandenken aan Suriname'. 1900 - 1910. diverse vervaardigers. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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