Java. Government House, Britenzorg [Buitenzorg]. Photographer: Unknown
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General view of Government House in Buitenzorg with the garden in foreground. Buitenzorg was visited by the compiler of this album between 5th and 7th February, 1879.
Java. Painting Sarongs. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
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Women at work on batik pieces on the verandah of a house. 'Production of kain batik on K .F.Holle's plantation Waspada near Garut. Kain means cloth, while batik refers to a traditional technique of painting textile.' (Steven Wachlin, Woodbury and Page (KITLV Press, Leiden, 1994), p. 98). Photog...
Singapore. Government House. Photographer: G. R. Lambert and Company
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Distant view of Government house and garden. Photograph unsigned, but probably by G. R. Lambert and Co. Singapore was visited by the compiler of this album between 28th January and 1st February 1879.
[Union Square] New York. Photographer: Frith's Series
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Numbered and titled in the negative: 4006. Union Square. N. York. With Frith's Series blindstamp. General view of Union Square, with the equestrian statue of George Washington in the right foreground.
General view across the Haven Kanaal (Harbour Canal), looking towards the ocean in the distance; with Customs offices and port administration buildings on the canal's eastern bank on the right-hand side. The white building in the centre is the Pasar Ikan (Fish Market). The photograph was taken f...
Java. Chinese camp. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
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General view towards southern end of the Pintu Kecil district. This photograph would have been taken from the corner of Jalan Pintu Kecil bending around to the left towards Jalan Toko Tiga. The name 'Pintu Kecil' means 'small door' or 'small gate' in Indonesian, and was derived from a gate that ...
View looking along a canal towards an obelisk shaped monument in the distance. Visited by the compiler of this album between 16 and 17th February, 1879.