Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the circular Council House or Legislative Assembly building. A wartime photograph, with caption and censor's clearance on the reverse.
La Tour des Signaux à Batavia. Photographer: Woodbury and Page.
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View looking along the Ciliwung River towards the Culemborg Lookout (the tower on the right of the photograph), with old Dutch East India Company warehouses beyond.
La Grande Douane à Batavia. Photographer: Woodbury and Page.
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View from the Hoenderpasarbrug (Chicken Market Bridge), looking along the Ciliwung River towards the white, two-storeyed building of the Groote Boom, or Large Custom Post, with local craft moored along the riverbank. The tower of the Culemborg Lookout (see print 2), can just be seen in the backg...
Porte de l'ancien Arsenal à Batavia. Photographer: Woodbury and Page.
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View looking along the roadway towards the Amsterdam Poort, the southern entrance and the only surviving part of the old castle of Batavia. Reproduced in Scott Merrillees, Batavia in nineteenth century photographs (Archipelago Press, Singapore, 2000), plate 11.
Le Bazar Pisang à Batavia. Photographer: Woodbury and Page.
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View looking along the façade of the premises of the merchants Van Vleuten and Cox, situated on the southern side of Pasar Pisang (Banana Market), with European and local figures posed in front of the building.
Le Maison de Commerce (Toko) Bahre et Kinder à Batavia. Photographer: Woodbury and Page.
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View looking across the street towards the premises of the German trading firm of C. Bahre and G. Kinder, located near the southern corner of Kali Besar West and Utrechtsche Straat. A large group of European staff and locals are posed in front of the building. A very similar image, clearly taken...