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Smoking volcano in the Dutch East Indies, photograph, Part of Travel Album with Forty Photos of the Dutch East Indies., photographer: Onnes Kurkdjian, Dutch East Indies, The, 1912, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 175 mm x width 238 mm, volcano, A large conical mountain with steep, deeply ridged slopes sits in the foreground, its summit appearing flat and dark; behind and rising from its base is a massive dense plume of billowing smoke and ash that fills much of the sky with rounded, turbulent shapes; surrounding terrain shows eroded ridges and valleys with a wide flat plain in front, a winding pale stream crossing the plain, and distant low hills along the horizon; the overall palette is muted and monochromatic with textured surfaces and a hazy atmosphere.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Smoking volcano Dutch East Indies photograph Part Travel Album Forty Photos photographer Onnes Kurkdjian 1912 paper daylight gelatin silver print height 175 mm x width 238 mm volcano large conical mountain steep deeply ridged slopes sits foreground summit appearing flat dark rising base massive dense plume billowing smoke ash fills sky rounded turbulent shapes surrounding terrain eroded ridges valleys wide flat plain front winding pale stream crossing plain distant low hills horizon palette muted monochromatic textured surfaces hazy atmosphere