Caption
Centrifugal pumps for Banka tin extraction in progress, album page, photograph, Album page with a photo of the manufacture of pumps. Manufactured by Machinefabriek Braat and intended for Banka tin extraction. Part of the photo album Machinefabriek Braat Soerabaia-Djocja-Tegal, ca. 1916-1924., Surabaya, 1916 - 1924, photographer, Java, East Java, paper, pasteboard, gelatin silver print, developed gelatin silver print, height 157 mm x width 208 mm, height 240 mm x width 290 mm, Person, Banka tin mining, NV Machinefabriek Braat, colonial system, factory-interior, machine shop, machines, parts of machines, tools and appliances, economic history, overseas history, sugar industry, company history, Period, A black and white photograph shows an industrial workshop filled with large cast metal machinery and heavy components arranged on the floor and on platforms, with a prominent machine casting in the foreground featuring a rounded housing and cylindrical protrusions, flanged circular parts, and mounting bases with visible wear and grime; overhead a metal truss roof with skylights and hanging chains runs the length of the space, supported by a framework of beams and columns, while light streams through windows and gaps, illuminating dust and surfaces; scattered around are additional machine parts, pulleys, wheels, and blocks, and the floor is littered with debris and tools, all presented within a white-bordered photographic print mounted on a dark textured backing.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A75_488
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48.4Mb (9.1Mb) / 15.4in x 12.2in / 4628 x 3652 (300dpi)