4974 - 5211 FINE ARTS - PHOTOGRAPHS
- Mount foxed.
= The wooden crane in the photograph was in use since the 15th century and was demolished in 1872.
AND 6 other (sm.) photographs/ col. lithogr. photogr. views and 2 souvenir booklets of Haarlem
- Top left of board torn, not damaging the print.
AND 1 other similar size print, (View of the Town Hall), (±1900, mounted onto board, top left of board torn, not affecting the print; sl. faded).
= Exhibition catalogue of the series of photographs taken of Berlin S-Bahn stations which includes the photograph above.
= Mostly official visits, i.a. presenting King George VI her gift of 36 horses in 1946 at Buckingham Palace and with Winston Churchill in Amsterdam.
AND 4 gelatin silver prints showing prince Bernhard, i.a. two portraits by DICK VAN BEURDEN.
ADDED: ±40 miscell. European press photos, not related, various sizes, mostly w. Dutch stamped caption on verso.
= Photographs of the celebration of Michiel de Ruyter's 300th birthday in Medan in former Dutch Indies. Incl. photographs of children in costume, a parade and games being played. The album incl. some newspaper articles about the festivities, and an invitation for G. Meesters, possibly an engineer in the Dutch Indies.
= Photographs of "De Gemeenschappelijke Mijnbouwmaatschappij Billiton" taken throughout Indonesia, i.a. Belitung, Kolong, Tanjung Kiras and Tanjung Pandan. Some names: Dijkstra, Donker, Keuchenius, Kitsen, Phang Tjap Hie, Plantinga, Robertus, Turnhout, Veltcamp Helbach, Verschuur, Versluys, Vleghert,
AND 1 other album w. ±75 photographs of "De Gemeenschappelijke Mijnbouwmaatschappij Billiton".
- Some photographs have been cut or ripped out of the album, leaving some pages w. damage. Bookblock loose.
= Incl. snapshots mainly taken in Indonesia (Batavia, Madura, Sabang, Surabaya). Incl. some other snapshots from around the world, i.a. Colombo (Sri Lanka), Paris (France), Port Said (Egypt).
AND 1 other album w. 11 photographs taken in Java, titled "Surakarta and surroundings, 1915", showing rural views and a portrait of two native children.
= Snapshots of Bali incl. photographs of rice fields, several Balinese temples, children in rural villages, dance scenes, and markets. A note in the album describes the photographs as "Eine Reise von Professor Paul Albethaner [?] im Jahre 1932 von Batavia nach Bali".
= Snapshots of Java incl. the streets of Batavia, markets, rural scenes (i.a. rice fields, mountains, rivers, forests, waterfalls), and huts of indigenous people. Several photographs of the Temples of Prambanan, the botanical garden "des Lands Buitentuin" in Buitenzorg, the Treub Laboratory, and "Laboratorium Binnenvischerij" with views of the interior of the laboratory. The album incl. a few postcards with views of Batavia.
- Some small tears and foxing on board, not affecting the prints.
= Portraits of Dayak people in traditional costume posing by palm trees w. a spear and hair-decorated shield.
AND 1 other anonymous albumen print (21,5x27,2 cm.), ±1860, mounted onto board, showing the house of a Dayak chief w. four men posing in the entrance, with 25 human skulls hanging above them .
- One small tear and foxing on board, not affecting the print.
- Sl. damaged/ stained at the top right.
= Malabar Radio Station opened its doors in 1923 and was situated south of Bandung, Java. The station enabled direct communication between the Netherlands and Dutch-Indies. In 1942, the station was destroyed.
AND 9 other albumen prints, ±1900, various sizes, all mounted onto board.
- Some sl. damaged/ ripped at corners.
= Six photographs (28x36,5 cm.) show the progress of building huts on a new plantation. The others show the Banda Aceh Mosque (21,5x27,5 cm.), "Sociëteit Buitenzorg" (18,5x23,4 cm.) and "Huis van den Ass. res. te Sumedang" (18,5x23,4 cm., blindst. of Woodbury & Page, Batavia).
= Several photographs of Dutch soldiers in the Dutch-Indies. Some titled on verso (in contemp. pen and ink), w. snapshots taken in Bandung, Batavia, and Padang.
AND 3 similar albums, various sizes (between 6x9 cm. and 8,5x12 cm.), w. soldiers, family snapshots and views of Palembang.
= Some titled below photograph (in contemp. pen and ink) dated between 1948-1949.
- Sl. faded around edges, otherwise in great condition.
= Probably taken by George P. Lewis (1875-1926), who worked for Studio O. Kurkdjian in Surabaya. The studio was active from 1890-1915. Caption on verso reads "Souvenir aan de tocht naar de Zandzee en Bromo vanuit Tosari. 14 maart '05". The view also shows Mount Batok and Mount Semeru. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVII.
= Most photographs in good impressions, and showing daily life of a Dutch family, all w. captions below the prints in contemp. pen and ink, i.a. "Onze auto. 2 P.K.", "Morgenwandeling in den tuin; (bij den orchideeën)", "Prachtige waringinboom vlak achter 't huis en vijf oude bediendes", and "Fabriek met centrifuges".
AND an obl. 8vo cloth album w. 55 tipped-in photographs, ±1920, mainly of Tosari and surroundings, various sizes, i.a. photographs of the "Bromofeesten" held on/ near the crater of the Bromo vulcano and of the various houses ("Villa Sylvia", "Beau Sejour" and "Bon Repos") in the neighbourhood of the sanatorium for which Tosari was known at the time; also naming several families shown on the photographs, i.a. "Dr. Barmen 't Loo", "familie v. Ittersum" and "familie der Kinderen". - ADDED: 8 col. picture postcards of Indonesian royal families and their retinue (±1910-1920).
- Some sl. faded.
= Incl. some cabinet cards and a portrait of General Van der Heijden. Some photographers: Kinsbergen (Batavia), Hermann (Buitenzorg), Woodbury & Page (Java), Charls & Co. (Semarang), Charls & van Es (Surabaya), Salzwedel (Surabaya).
= Incl. several views throughout Java, i.a. "Weg naar Hospitaal te Soerabaja" (21x28,2 cm.), "Waterlooplein Batavia" (20,7x28,3 cm.), "Wilhelminapark Batavia" (21x28,6 cm.), "Batavia Koningsplein" (22x27 cm.), "Baraboedoer 1872" (16,6x22,3 cm.), "Gezicht op de weg voor 't huis te Samboer Djeroek. Wagens en passargangers van Kalisat" (12x17 cm.), "Tabakschuur te Soember Djeroek met stapelmeiden [?] J. Jaeggi, G. Kamphuys [?]." (12x15,5 cm.). Incl. some portraits of members of the families Camphuys, Gorssel [?], Van Leeuwen Boomkamp.
= I.a. a panoramic view of the Bromo caldera and the Tengger range on Java (on 6 attached albumen prints, together 21x85,5 cm, ±1880), a view of the red bridge in Soerabaja (gelatin silver print, 21x28,8 cm., laid down on mount), a hotel in Tosari (albumen print, 28,5x38 cm.) and a portrait of 6 men identified on verso as Van Limburg Stirum, Doornik, Tergau, Beck, Regent Sleman, Hildebrandt (21,7x28,4 cm., mounted onto board). The latter possibly taken in Patukan, Sleman, region of Yogyakarta. Also incl. several views of Blitar, Buitenzorg (Bogor City), Palembang, Pekalongan, Sukabumi, Surabaya and 9 later press photographs.






















































