Caption
Tugboat 'Jacobus', Ocean Harbor Belawan, photograph, The motor tugboat 'Jacobus'. Numbered: 236. Part of the group of individual photographs regarding the construction of the harbor of Belawan on the coast off Medan, Sumatra 1921-1922., annotation: 'No. 236 Tugboat 'Jacobus'', date: '7, 10-22', Belawan, 1922-10-07, photographer, Sumatra, paper, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print, height 160 mm x width 220 mm, tug, pusher tug, economic history, overseas history, traffic and transport, infrastructure, harbor, dredging, Period, 1921 - 1922, A medium-sized steam launch floats on calm water with a canopy over its midsection, a tall funnel rising behind the canopy, and a mast extending upward toward the sky; two people are visible on the deck, one seated near the bow and another near the cabin, and coiled ropes hang along the hull. In the background a tree-lined shore runs across the horizon with several other boats and masts visible near the right edge of the scene, and a small boat with a standing figure is seen at left near the shore. The image has a wide expanse of water in the foreground with gentle ripples and a pale sky above.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A75_397
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58.1Mb (5.5Mb) / 18.0in x 12.6in / 5385 x 3770 (300dpi)