Foto uit archief Philip Zilcken 1893 - 1930

This anonymous photograph from the Philip Zilcken archive, taken between 1893 and 1930, depicts a man in military attire standing against a cloudy sky, with a distant landscape of a train track and smoke rising from the engines visible at the bottom of the image. The use of a high-contrast monochrome style emphasizes the subject's somber posture, suggesting a sense of reflection or perhaps even melancholy in the face of industry and modernity. The image is a poignant reminder of the time period and the changing landscape of the early 20th century.