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Interior of the fermentation shed Aneta Mineh, contract laborers in the sorting room Helvetia, Sumatra
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Interior of the fermentation shed Aneta Mineh, contract laborers in the sorting room Helvetia, Sumatra

Carl J. Kleingrothe · 1889 - 1900 · daglichtcollodiumzilverdruk; photographic support

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

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Interior of the fermentation shed Aneta Mineh where workers (likely Chinese contract laborers) are sorting tobacco leaves in the sorting room under the supervision of European overseers. On the tobacco enterprise Helvetia of the Deli Company in Sumatra. Part of the Sumatra photo album of Paul and Lucie Sandel from 1900.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
photographDeli MaatschappijplantationbarnChineseworking class, labourerstobaccoSumatra
Credit lineInterieur van de fermenteerschuur Aneta Mineh, contractarbeiders in de sorteerruimte Helvetia, Sumatra. 1889 - 1900. Carl J. Kleingrothe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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