Dutch East Indies Photograph Albums
Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff
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Guide to the Dutch East Indies Photograph Albums, ca. 1920s
Collection number: Bernath Mss 209
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- Sept. 28, 2012
- Encoded by:
- A. Demeter
© 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Dutch East Indies Photograph Albums
Dates: ca. 1920s
Collection number: Bernath Mss 209
Collection Size:
0.3 linear feet
(1 flat oversize box).
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Abstract: Collection contains five black and white photograph albums, mostly of images on tour around Sumatra Island of the Dutch East
Indies (now Indonesia). Photographs begin in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands then continue to coastal Europe (Italy,
Gibraltar) on a cruise to Sumatra via the Suez Canal. The remainder of photographs are from the traveler's presumed temporary
residence in North Sumatra and car trips around the island.
Physical location: Del Norte Oversize.
Languages:
English, Dutch
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[Item description], Dutch East Indies Photograph Albums. Bernath Mss 209. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2006.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection contains five black and white photograph albums, mostly of images on tour around Sumatra Island of the Dutch East
Indies (now Indonesia). Photographs begin in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands then continue to coastal Europe (Italy,
Gibraltar) on a cruise to Sumatra via the Suez Canal. The remainder of photographs are from the traveler's presumed temporary
residence in North Sumatra and car trips around the island. Some location names are in Dutch.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Sumatra (Indonesia)--Pictorial works.
Box 1
Album 1: "Bavaria, Rotterdam, Medan-Deli"
Additional Note
Contains 104 black and white snapshots of travels from Europe to Indonesia, with captions primarily in English. Locations
include Munich, Bavaria (Germany); Vienna (Austria); Rotterdam, the Hague, Amsterdam (the Netherlands); Stromboli, coastline,
Genoa (Italy); Gibraltar; Suez Canal; Gulf of Aden; Ceylon; Medan, Berastagi (N. Sumatra). Photos include traveling companions,
local peoples and street scenes, ships and shipboard views, residences and interior shots (presumably places they stayed),
village and scenic views, and "my first car," an Overland Whippet, manufacturing briefly from 1926-1931. Front interior cover
has business card pasted in for an Erich Kollowratek in Vienna. One loose professional portrait with inscription in Dutch,
dated 1932.
Box 1
Album 2: "Medan-Deli"
Additional Note
Contains 191 black and white snapshots of North Sumatra, with occasional captions in English and some Dutch. Locations include
Aceh, Sigli, Berastagi (N. Sumatra). Photos feature extensive auto, motorcycle and pony touring of the countryside, with many
scenic views; interiors and exteriors of residences; a crocodile hunt; the interior of a Dutch submarine.
Box 1
Album 3: "Sumatra, Medan to Deli"
Additional Note
Contains 165 black and white snapshots of Sumatra with occasional captions in English. Album documents a trip from the north
down the east coast of Sumatra and to the west. Locations include Tarutung, Sibolga, Lake Singkarak, Sawah Lunto, Padang,
Pajacombo. Photos feature auto trips around the countryside and scenic views, including waterfalls and caverns; and coal mines
in Sawah Lunto.
Box 1
Album 4: "Medan – Padang, Soengei Poenoeh, Return to Medan"
Additional Note
Contains 149 black and white snapshots of Sumatra with occasional captions in English. Album continues previous set of photos
from trip around Sumatra (with some duplicates), with locations including Tarutung, Sibolga, Padang, Sawah Lunto, Lake Singkarak.
Photos feature a marker of the equator, a volcanic crater (Mount Merapi), caverns, the coal mines in Sawah Lunto, and other
scenic views; bridges and railways;
Rafflesia arnoldi, "the biggest flower in the world," a carnivorous plant; and one of the travelers (possibly the creator of the albums) holding
a tiger cub.
Box 1
Album 5: "Medan – Padang – Medan"
Additional Note
Contains 176 black and white snapshots of Sumatra with occasional captions in English. Album continues previous set of photos
(some duplicates), with locations including Mount Merapi crater, Padang, Soebang Pass. Photos feature the volcanic crater;
scenic and coastal views; boats, cars, bridges, roads and railways;
Rafflesia arnoldi; monkeys.
