Légende
Boiling rig in the channel, Belawan Ocean Harbor, photograph, Floating raft with a drilling rig, at work in the channel of the new harbor, October 1921. Numbered: 67. Part of the group of loose photographs regarding the construction of the port of Belawan on the coast off Medan, Sumatra 1921-1922., inscription: 'No 67 Belawan Ocean Harbor, Boiling rig in the channel', date: '5, 10-21', Belawan, 1921-10-05, photographer, Sumatra, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 160 mm x width 220 mm, harbor, building-site, economic history, overseas history, traffic and transport, infrastructure, Period, 1921 - 1922, A large wooden raft floats on calm water with cylindrical flotation drums visible along its underside and simple mechanical winches mounted near its corners, a tall tripod of rough wooden poles rises from the raft center supporting a pulley and hanging cables, and several men in varied clothing stand and sit on the raft around a suspended platform while one man in light clothing stands near a corrugated metal shelter, distant shoreline and low buildings are visible on the horizon under a cloudy sky.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A75_406
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49.9Mo (6.4Mo) / 41.7cm x 30.0cm / 4921 x 3542 (300dpi)