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Men and women packing and pressing tobacco in a shed on Sumatra
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Men and women packing and pressing tobacco in a shed on Sumatra

Carl J. Kleingrothe · c. 1900 - c. 1915 · gelatin silver print; paper; photographic support

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

About this work

Possibly depicting contract laborers. Part of a travel album with photographs of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the journey to and from the Dutch East Indies.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
albumbladphotographplantationworking class, labourerstobaccoSumatra
Credit lineMannen en vrouwen bezig met pakken en persen van tabak in een schuur op Sumatra. c. 1900 - c. 1915. Carl J. Kleingrothe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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