Caption

Dredger Amsterdam, Ocean Harbor Belawan, photograph, The dredger 'Amsterdam' on the water next to another ship. Numbered: 240. Part of the group of individual photographs regarding the construction of the harbor of Belawan on the coast off Medan, Sumatra 1921-1922., date: '9, 10-22', inscription: 'No. 240 Baggermolen Amsterdam', Belawan, 1922-10-09, photographer, Sumatra, paper, gelatin silver print, height 160 mm x width 220 mm, building-site, dredge, dredging machine, economic history, overseas history, traffic and transport, infrastructure, harbor, dredging work, Period, 1921 - 1922, A sepia-toned waterfront scene showing a large, flat-topped barge with heavy industrial machinery mounted on it, including a multi-bucket wheel structure with curved chutes and supporting beams, a tall smokestack emitting a dense plume of dark smoke, and various cables and poles rising from the deck. The barge's weathered hull sits low in the water, with visible rails and ladders along its side and a smaller vessel moored alongside under a simple sheltered platform where several figures stand and sit. On the right a metal crane arm extends over the water with a suspended hook and pulley, and an arched metal framework with a hanging lamp rises behind the platform. The foreground shows rippling water reflecting the vessels and equipment, and the sky above is mostly empty except for the smoke.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_399

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Keywords

Dredger Amsterdam Ocean Harbor Belawan photograph dredger Amsterdam water next another ship Numbered 240 Part group individual photographs regarding construction harbor Belawan coast off Medan Sumatra 1921-1922 date 9 10-22 inscription No 240 Baggermolen Amsterdam 1922-10-09 photographer Sumatra paper gelatin silver print height 160 mm x width 220 mm building-site dredge dredging machine economic history overseas history traffic transport infrastructure dredging work Period 1921 - 1922 sepia-toned waterfront scene showing large flat-topped barge heavy industrial machinery mounted multi-bucket wheel structure curved chutes supporting beams tall smokestack emitting dense plume dark smoke various cables poles rising deck barge's weathered hull sits low water visible rails ladders side smaller vessel moored alongside under simple sheltered platform several figures stand sit right metal crane arm extends suspended hook pulley arched metal framework hanging lamp rises platform foreground rippling water reflecting vessels equipment sky mostly empty except smoke