Caption

Beach scene 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 240 mm, beach, trees: palm-tree, A sandy beach lined with tall palm trees, their fronds spreading overhead and casting shadows on the shore, with waves gently lapping at the waterline and a distant tree-covered headland across the water; several people are on the beach and near the trees, some standing, some sitting or crouching, and a few near a small dugout canoe pulled up on the sand; the foreground shows leaf litter and scattered debris on the ground beneath the trees, and vegetation and a woven fence are visible at the left edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_258

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Rights managed

Available size

34.2Mb (6.9Mb) / 13.5in x 9.9in / 4043 x 2959 (300dpi)

Keywords

Beach scene Dutch East Indies photograph Part Travel Album Forty Photos photographer Onnes Kurkdjian 1912 paper daylight gelatin silver print height 175 mm x width 240 mm beach trees palm-tree sandy lined tall palm trees fronds spreading overhead casting shadows shore waves gently lapping waterline distant tree-covered headland across water several people near standing sitting crouching small dugout canoe pulled up sand foreground leaf litter scattered debris ground beneath vegetation woven fence visible left edge