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Houses for Contract Labourers on Plantation Kwatta
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Houses for Contract Labourers on Plantation Kwatta

Théodore van Lelyveld · 1895 - 1898 · daglichtcollodiumzilverdruk; photographic support

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

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Housing for the contract laborers, so-called coolie housing, on the Kwatta Plantation. To the left the director J.H. Eggers and the administrator S. van Sierop. To the right two laborers and a child. Photographic print in a photo album by Théodore van Lelyveld on Suriname from 1895–1898.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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photographplantationworking class, labourersKwatta
Credit lineWoningen voor de contractarbeiders op Plantage Kwatta. 1895 - 1898. Théodore van Lelyveld. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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