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The 'Immigrant Depot' on the Kleine Waterstraat

Théodore van Lelyveld · c. 1896 · daglichtcollodiumzilverdruk; photographic support

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

About this work

While waiting to be distributed among the plantations, the hundreds of migrants spend several weeks in the depot. This is a fenced-in area with several sheds in which rudimentary sleeping quarters have been installed. The migrants cannot choose their plantation; however, it is policy to keep couples and families together. Here the men wash their white clothes in the river.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

photograph migrants working class, labourers Suriname Koeliedepot Paramaribo (stad)

Credit lineHet ‘Immigranten dépôt’ aan de Kleine Waterstraat. c. 1896. Théodore van Lelyveld. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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