Tabaksveld op het Bindjey Estate van de Deli-Batavia Maatschappij op Sumatra (40 dagen na aanplant) c. 1900 - 1920

This anonymous photograph, titled "Tabaksveld op het Bindjey Estate van de Deli-Batavia Maatschappij op Sumatra (40 dagen na aanplant)", depicts a tobacco field on the Bindjey Estate of the Deli-Batavia Company in Sumatra, Indonesia, taken around 40 days after planting. The image, housed in the Rijksmuseum, captures a vast expanse of tobacco plants with a few workers visible in the distance, offering a glimpse into the colonial-era tobacco industry in Sumatra. This black and white photograph, characteristic of early 20th-century photography, provides a fascinating record of the economic and agricultural landscape of the Dutch East Indies.