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273 x 212 mm. View from the junction of two unidentified streets in Batavia, with a small building in classical style with a niche containing a statue in the foreground.

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106 x 146 mm.

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208 x 168 mm. View looking along canal lined with sailing vessels towards the harbour, with customs buildings in the right foreground.

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212 x 156 mm. View looking across the waterfront, with the Customs House at the right and the look-out buildings in the left background.

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214 x 166 mm. View looking along a canal towards customs buildings, with shipping moored at the wharves.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection was originally housed in seven boxes, four of which were specially made with individual slots for slides. These were numbered 3, 6, 10 and 11 and the remaining boxes were unnumbered. Presumably these formed part of a larger collection, but nothing is known of the original owner or the fate of any other boxes. For conservation reasons, the collection has since been re-boxed. The captions given are normally those which appear on the slides themselves. They have been used as...

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213 x 166 mm. View showing part of the buildings seen in the preceding print, with the harbour beyond at right.

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A view showing two Javanese walking beside one of the many canals that criss-cross Jakarta.

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A view showing ships at anchor in the Jakarta roadstead, with harbour wharves on either side.

Scope and Contents A view showing a courtyard and part of the hotel premises: 'The Hotel der Nederlanden, established since 1840, is another of the leading hotels in Jakarta. Centrally situated, fronting Rijswijk, it possesses every convenience calculated to ensure the comfort of visitors. Large airy rooms, lighted by electricity, an excellent cuisine, and a well-trained staff of Javanese servants, together with a courteous management combine to make this hotel a most comfortable place to stay at. Large...

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A view showing the street and part of the hotel premises.

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A view along the street with the hotel on the right.

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A view from the street looking towards the balconied frontage of this small hotel.

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A view showing the roadway with the hotel premises on the right.

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175 x 120 mm. Photograph of the Indonesian Premier, Dr. Wilope, proposing the toast of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II at a reception given by H.E. Sir Derwent William Kermode (1898-1960) British Ambassador in Djakarta on 5 June 1952. Photograph by Ipphas, Indonesia. With accompanying correspondence.

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275 x 201 mm. View looking along the river (here embanked to form a canal), with a tree-lined avenue running along the left-hand bank.