Blad 20 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949) Possibly 1930 - 1939

This is a page from a register of students, likely created around the 1930s, at The Colonial School for Girls and Women in The Hague. The photographs, signatures, and neat rows of text capture the names and identities of these young women. Observe the symbol of the photograph itself. It's not just a record, but a memento. Consider its journey through time, carrying the weight of a moment frozen, an individual immortalized. These images prompt a psychoanalytic reflection. The faces of these women look at us from across time. Are they not echoing through the ages, reminiscent of the Fayum mummy portraits from Roman Egypt? Similarly, the signatures act as personal marks and symbols of identity, like the medieval illuminated manuscripts where the scribe leaves a mark. What becomes clear is the continuity and non-linear progression of this symbol of the photographic portrait through history. Resurfacing, evolving, and taking on new meanings in different contexts, this page serves as a reminder of our shared human experience through time.