Finding Aid for Souvenir of JAVA, 1860-1890
Finding aid prepared by Beth Guynn
Descriptive Summary
Title: Souvenir of Java
Date (inclusive): 1860-1890
Number: 2002.R.6
Creator/Collector:
Woodbury & Page
Physical Description:
1.0 album(s)
(88 photographic prints)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: This photograph album depicts events and sites in the city of Batavia (Jakarta) and surrounding countryside.
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Language: Collection material is in
English with some
French
Biographical/Historical Note
The young Englishmen Walter B. Woodbury and James Page met while seeking their fortunes in the Australian goldrush the 1850s.
In 1857 they traveled to Java and opened the Woodbury and Page portrait studio in Weltevreden, Batavia (now Jakarta). Although
Page returned to England in 1860, and Woodbury returned in 1864, the firm Woodbury and Page existed in Java until 1901, run
first by Woodbury's younger brothers (Henry James and Albert), and later by Adolf Groth. Woodbury's successful career in photography
continued after his return to England. He is best known for inventing the Woodburytype process (photo-relief printing).
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Souvenir of Java, 1860-1890, Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Accession no. 2002.R.6
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2002r6
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 2002.
Processing History
Processed and cataloged by Beth Guynn; finding aid encoded by Holly Larson with grant funding from the Council on Library
and Information Resources (CLIR).
Scope and Content of Collection
This album includes views of the European and Chinese quarters of Batavia, and its canals and rivers. Scenes from the Chinese
quarter (Glodok) include festivals and parades with floats and costumed figures, and the decorated coffin, funeral procession,
and tomb of a local dignitary. There are portraits of indigenous officials and their retinues, and studio portraits and street
shots of indigenous peoples including street vendors, gamelan orchestras, and theater troupes. Views of temple ruins include
those on the Prambanan plain (Candi Lara Jonggrang and Candi Sewu), Borobudur, the large, free-standing sculptures of raksasa
(giants) and other dieties from Singasari, and two views of the Kraton palace complex at Yogyakarta. There are also views
of the countryside, hillside villages and plantations, processing plants, and natural landmarks such as the volcanoes at Tenger
and Krakatoa. Most of the photographs are by Woodbury & Page; a few are attributed to Isidore van Kinsburgen. Also included
are three studio portraits of North African people.
The album has red full-leather covers.
The photographs are numbered sequentially in their lower left corners up through number 79. Pages 80 through 88 are unnumbered.
There are some modern pencil annotations on the mounts as noted; otherwise descriptions are provided by the cataloger.
Arrangement
In original order.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Topics
Borobudur (Temple : Magelang, Indonesia)
Buddhist temples--Indonesia
Candi Sewu (Prambanan, Indonesia)
Festivals--Indonesia--Jakarta
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Indonesia--Jakarta
Gamelan--Indonesia
Indigenous peoples--Indonesia
Kraton Yogyakarta
Lara Jonggrang (Temple : Prambanan, Indonesia)
Parade floats--Indonesia
Parades--Indonesia
Subjects - Places
Indonesia--Antiquities
Indonesia--Description and travel--History--19th century
Indonesia--Social life and customs--History--19th century
Jakarta (Indonesia)--Description and travel
Krakatoa (Indonesia)--Description and travel
Genres and Forms of Material
Albumen prints--Indonesia--19th century
Studio portraits--Indonesia--19th century
Contributors
Kinsbergen, Isidore van, 1821-1905
Page 1
2002.R.6-1
Canal on river,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Batavia W&P.
Page 2
2002.R.6-2
Kali Besar river [?],
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Batavia.
Page 3
2002.R.6-3
Boat on canal or river,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Batavia.
Page 4
2002.R.6-4
Canal,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Batavia.
Page 5
2002.R.6-5
Street,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Batavia WP.
Page 6
2002.R.6-6
House and garden with large birdhouse,
undated
Page 7
2002.R.6-7
Display of weapons,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: WP.
Page 8
2002.R.6-8
Thatched ox cart,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: WP.
Page 9
2002.R.6-9
Studio portrait of three street vendors and their "kitchen,"
undated
Page 10
2002.R.6-10
Chinese quarter garden,
undated
Page 11
2002.R.6-11
Village scene with street vendors,
undated
Page 12
2002.R.6-12
Studio portrait of a young man,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Possibly a groom.
Page 13
2002.R.6-13
Studio portrait of a girl,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Possibly a bride.
Page 14
2002.R.6-14
Group of men at a banquet,
undated
Page 15
2002.R.6-15
Performance group with horse costumes,
undated
Page 16
2002.R.6-16
Gamelan orchestra,
undated
Page 17
2002.R.6-17
Gamelan orchestra,
undated
Page 18
2002.R.6-18
Studio portrait of a theater group,
undated
Page 19
2002.R.6-19
Studio portrait of a theater group,
undated
Page 20
2002.R.6-20
Festival pavilion,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Glodok quartier chinois, Batavia.
Page 21
2002.R.6-21
People in procession line,
undated
Scope and Content Note
People are holding standards and are lined up in the street for a procession, Chinese quarter, Batavia.
Page 22
2002.R.6-22
Gardens, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 23
2002.R.6-23
Parade, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 24
2002.R.6-24
Parade floats, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 25
2002.R.6-25
Parade float, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 26
2002.R.6-26
Parade float, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 27
2002.R.6-27
Parade float, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 28
2002.R.6-28
Parade float, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 29
2002.R.6-29
Coffin guarded by lion statues, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 30
2002.R.6-30
Funeral procession, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 31
2002.R.6-31
Tomb, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 32
2002.R.6-32
Residence, Chinese quarter, Batavia,
undated
Page 33
2002.R.6-33
Village street,
undated
Page 34
2002.R.6-34
Tree-lined road,
undated
Page 35
2002.R.6-35
Tree-lined road,
undated
Page 36
2002.R.6-36
Interior of a factory,
undated
Page 37
2002.R.6-37
Interior of a factory,
undated
Page 38
2002.R.6-38
Landscape,
undated
Page 39
2002.R.6-39
Mountain village,
undated
Page 40
2002.R.6-40
Steep mountain road leading to plantation,
undated
Page 41
2002.R.6-41
Mountain village,
undated
Page 42
2002.R.6-42
Mountain landscape,
undated
Page 43
2002.R.6-43
Mountain village,
undated
Page 44
2002.R.6-44
"Tosari,"
undated
Page 45
2002.R.6-45
Volcano Tengger,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Title from mount.
Page 46
2002.R.6-46
Krakatao,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Title from mount.
Page 47
2002.R.6-47
Volcano erupting,
1866
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Epousse. Circa 1866.
Page 48
2002.R.6-48
Volcano crater,
undated
Page 49
2002.R.6-49
Volcano crater,
undated
Page 50
2002.R.6-50
Waterfall,
undated
Page 51
2002.R.6-51
Landscape,
undated
Page 52
2002.R.6-52
Rapids,
undated
Page 53
2002.R.6-53
Waterfall,
undated
Page 54
2002.R.6-54
Waterfall,
undated
Page 55
2002.R.6-55
Bridge [?] over land,
undated
Page 56
2002.R.6-56
Bridge over river,
undated
Page 57
2002.R.6-57
Bridge over river,
undated
Page 58
2002.R.6-58
Temple,
undated
Page 59
2002.R.6-59
Candi Mendut,
undated
Page 60
2002.R.6-60
Temple and statue,
undated
Page 61
2002.R.6-61
Candi Sewu,
undated
Page 62
2002.R.6-62
Borobudur, 1st gallery, north face, relief sculpture,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Borobudur
Lower register: King Rudrayana, ministers sailing to new island and giving alms to inhabitants.
Page 63
2002.R.6-63
Temple terrace, Borobudur,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Borobudur
Page 64
2002.R.6-64
Temple,
undated
Page 65
2002.R.6-65
Shiva temple, Candi Lara Jonggrang, Prambanan,
undated
Page 66
2002.R.6-66
Gate, western entrance, Tamansari water castle, Kraton complex,
undated
Page 67
2002.R.6-67
Courtyard, Kraton complex [?],
undated
Page 68
2002.R.6-68
Giant sculptures, Singasari,
undated
Page 69
2002.R.6-69
Giant sculptures, Singasari,
undated
Page 70
2002.R.6-70
Cow sculpture, Singasari,
undated
Page 71
2002.R.6-71
Epousse, statue de "Raksara" de le temple de Singasari,
1866
Page 72
2002.R.6-72
Statue of Ganesha, Singasari,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: I.v.K. [?]
Page 73
2002.R.6-73
Statue of a raksara, Singasari,
undated
Scope and Content Note
On mount: Ph: Isidore von Kinsbergen [?]
Page 74
2002.R.6-74
Group with offering bowls,
undated
Page 75
2002.R.6-75
Retinue,
undated
Page 76
2002.R.6-76
Retinue,
undated
Page 77
2002.R.6-77
Retinue,
undated
Page 78
2002.R.6-78
Studio portrait of a woman,
undated
Page 79
2002.R.6-79
Law court,
undated
Page 80
2002.R.6-80
Canal,
undated
Page 81
2002.R.6-81
Residence,
undated
Page 82
2002.R.6-82
Village street,
undated
Page 83
2002.R.6-83
Studio portrait of a Muslim woman and young boy,
undated
Page 84
2002.R.6-84
Studio portrait of two men,
undated
Page 85
2002.R.6-85
Studio portrait of two Muslim women,
undated
Page 86
2002.R.6-86
Gardens and statue of a Catholic priest,
undated
Page 87
2002.R.6-87
Retinue,
undated
Page 88
2002.R.6-88
European woman and two children standing under fan palm,
undated