"Emma Harbour in Padang"
ca. 1900 | Johann Schild
Padang was the administrative capital and at the same time the harbour of province of Sumatra Westkust, which counted amongst the most economically valuable regions of the colony of the Dutch East Indies. Western Sumatra exported a large amount of high-quality coffee and other agricultural products. One of the largest coal mining regions of the colony was also located in the highlands of the Minangkabau.
Padang was the administrative capital and at the same time the harbour of province of Sumatra Westkust, which counted amongst the most economically valuable regions of the colony of the Dutch East Indies. Western Sumatra exported a large amount of high-quality coffee and other agricultural products. One of the largest coal mining regions of the colony was also located in the highlands of the Minangkabau.
Collection:
Johann Schild (1865 - 1932) DNB
Photographer:
Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis (1863 Amsterdam - 1922 Padang)
Time:
ca. 1900
Object Name
print
Culture
Padang
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien, Fotosammlung
Collection area
Photo Collection
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