Hindostaanse contractarbeiders in het immigrantendepot 1903 - 1910

This cyanotype photograph, "Hindostaanse contractarbeiders in het immigrantendepot" by Dutch photographer Hendrik Doijer, captures a group of South Asian indentured laborers waiting in a holding area. The image depicts a group of men, likely from the Indian subcontinent, in a crowded and makeshift room. They are all wearing light-colored clothing, and some are sitting while others stand. The photograph, created sometime between 1903 and 1910, provides a glimpse into the lives of South Asian laborers during the period of indentured servitude, a system of forced labor that brought millions of people from India, China, and other countries to work on plantations and in mines around the world. The image is a testament to the photographer's interest in documenting the lives of everyday people, particularly marginalized groups.