Arkivism
Women engaged in stringing tobacco leaves in a drying shed on Sumatra
Public domain

Women engaged in stringing tobacco leaves in a drying 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 female 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
albumbladphotographplantationbarnworking class, labourerstobaccoSumatra
Credit lineVrouwen bezig met aanrijgen van tabaksbladeren in een droogschuur op Sumatra. c. 1900 - c. 1915. Carl J. Kleingrothe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

Processing sugarcane stalks in a central hall by Javanese workers.Processing sugarcane stalks in a central hall by Javanese workers. Chinese contract workers sorting tobacco leaves in a fermentation shed, SumatraChinese contract workers sorting tobacco leaves in a fermentation shed, Sumatra Rubber cultivation in BrusselsRubber cultivation in Brussels Contract laborers sorting tobacco at the Bekioen enterprise, SumatraContract laborers sorting tobacco at the Bekioen enterprise, Sumatra Interior of the fermentation shed Aneta Mineh, contract workers in the sorting room Helvetia, SumatraInterior of the fermentation shed Aneta Mineh, contract workers in the sorting room Helvetia, Sumatra Clearing of primeval forest for the establishment of a tobacco field on SumatraClearing of primeval forest for the establishment of a tobacco field on Sumatra