Album Photographieën the Netherlands / Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) c. 1898 - 1915
fritsfreerksfonteinfz
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photography
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This album of photographs, “Album Photographieën,” was compiled by Dutch photographer Frits Freerks Fontein Fz. between 1898 and 1915. It contains images from the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), documenting the life and landscapes of these regions during this period. The album's cover, with its rich burgundy color and elegant gold lettering, hints at the artistic and cultural significance of the photographs within.
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There are a substantial number of albums in the Netherlands of entrepreneurs, administrators, military men, and engineers who were stationed for some time in the Dutch East Indies. Fontein was a chemical engineer at the Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Batavian Oil Company) and sailed from Harlingen to Pekalongan. With over 160 photographs, this album bears witness to both his time in the Netherlands and years in the tropics.
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