Caption
Bottom-dump barge 16, Ocean Harbor Belawan, photograph, Transport ship, bottom-dump barge. Numbered: 255. Part of the group of individual photographs regarding the construction of the port of Belawan on the coast off Medan, Sumatra 1921-1922., date: '12, 10-22', annotation: 'No. 255 Bottom-dump barge 16', Belawan, 1922-10-12, photographer, Sumatra, paper, gelatin silver print, height 160 mm x width 220 mm, building-site, motorized barge, economic history, overseas history, traffic and transport, infrastructure, harbor, dredging, Period, 1921 - 1922, A long, dark-hulled barge sits on calm water with slight ripples, stretching across the middle of the image with a low profile and an open cargo area; a few figures stand near the stern, and small structures and equipment are visible on the deck toward the rear. A tree-lined shoreline runs behind the barge, with scattered taller elements rising above the treeline. The sky is light and mostly clear with faint, diffuse blemishes, and the water in the foreground reflects the sky and the silhouette of the vessel.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A75_400
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