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Men and women pressing and sewing up tobacco bales in a shed on Sumatra
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Men and women pressing and sewing up tobacco bales 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.

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