Planten van tabak met ossenwagen op een plantage op Sumatra c. 1900 - 1915

"Planten van tabak met ossenwagen op een plantage op Sumatra" (c. 1900 - 1915) by Carl J. Kleingrothe captures a scene of everyday life on a Sumatran tobacco plantation. The photograph depicts workers tending to tobacco plants, while a cart drawn by oxen passes by, conveying the scale of the operation. Kleingrothe, a photographer active between 1864 and 1925, documented the Dutch colonial era in Indonesia, offering a glimpse into the labor and landscapes that fueled the global tobacco trade. This image, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a valuable artifact for understanding the history of Dutch colonialism and its impact on Southeast Asia.