Caption
Sterilizing kettle for palm oil, album page, photograph, Album page with a photo of a sterilizing kettle for palm oil, manufactured June 22, 1935 and intended for the Sumatra Caoutchouc Maatschappij. A boy poses standing in the kettle. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and structures of the NV Machinefabriek Braat in Soerabaja, Soekaboemi, and Tegal from the period 1931-1937., Surabaya, 1935-06-22, photographer, Java, East Java, paper, pasteboard, gelatin silver print, developed gelatin silver print, height 171 mm x width 227 mm, height 250 mm x width 320 mm, Person, NV Machinefabriek Braat, factory-interior, machine shop, machines, parts of machines, tools and appliances, economic history, overseas history, palm oil cultivation, company history, Period, 1931 - 1937, A large industrial interior with a vaulted metal roof and structural steel framework contains a long cylindrical metal vessel laid horizontally across the floor. The vessel is open at one end, revealing a dark circular interior rim and exposed bolt holes, and a young person stands inside the opening with one arm raised to touch the rim and the other arm relaxed at their side, wearing a light shirt, light trousers, a belt, and sandals. Above the cylinder a complex assembly of pipes, valves, and gauges is mounted, with chains and rigging hanging from the ceiling nearby. Metal scaffolding and trusses flank the vessel on both sides, and a curved metal support piece rests on the floor in front of the open end. The concrete floor shows industrial wear and scattered small objects, and bright overhead lamps run along one side of the building.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A76_024
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45.3Mb (8.6Mb) / 14.6in x 12.1in / 4379 x 3617 (300dpi)