Caption

Tandjong-Morawa Coolie Houses, Lane with houses of indentured laborers in Tandjong Morawa on Sumatra, photomechanical print, Part of Album with heliogravures of Sumatra's east coast., number: '20', photographer: Carl J. Kleingrothe, Sumatra, cliché maker: Johann Baptist Obernetter, Munich, in or before 1898, Carl J. Kleingrothe, Johann Baptist Obernetter, photographer, cliché maker, Bavaria, paper, photoaquatint, heliogravure, height 172 mm x width 284 mm, forest path or lane, rural housing, eg country-house, villa, cottage, trees: palm-tree, working class, laborers, indentured laborers, A long dirt road runs through the center of the scene, flanked on both sides by tall slender palm trees with long fronds; rows of simple single-story buildings with thatched roofs and small porches sit to the left of the road, some partially obscured by tree trunks, while more palm trees and foliage occupy the right side and background; the sky appears light and clear, and a small animal is visible on the road near the foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B09_474

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Rights managed

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45.1Mb (9.5Mb) / 15.6in x 11.2in / 4687 x 3365 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tandjong-Morawa Coolie Houses Lane houses indentured laborers Tandjong Morawa Sumatra photomechanical print Part Album heliogravures Sumatra's east coast number 20 photographer Carl J Kleingrothe cliché maker Johann Baptist Obernetter Munich 1898 Bavaria paper photoaquatint heliogravure height 172 mm x width 284 mm forest path lane rural housing eg country-house villa cottage trees palm-tree working class laborers long dirt road runs center scene flanked sides tall slender palm trees long fronds rows simple single-story buildings thatched roofs small porches sit left road partially obscured tree trunks foliage occupy right side background sky light clear small animal visible road near foreground