Tobacco factory with native workers
ca. 1900 | Johann Schild
With the politics of "Cultuurstelsel" ('forced labour'), the Dutch were able to drive up the export of tobacco, coffee, and sugar worldwide. Mainly people from Java and China worked in the plantations, and they had to live under inhuman conditions.
With the politics of "Cultuurstelsel" ('forced labour'), the Dutch were able to drive up the export of tobacco, coffee, and sugar worldwide. Mainly people from Java and China worked in the plantations, and they had to live under inhuman conditions.
Collection:
Johann Schild (1865 - 1932) DNB
Time:
ca. 1900
Object Name
print
Culture
Padang
Stamp / markings
1891
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien, Fotosammlung
Collection area
Photo Collection
Geography
Insulares Südostasien/Indonesien
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