Tuesday, June 2, 2026

What are some rare photos that we rarely see?

 Rare and Historic Photos from Indonesia during the Dutch Colonial Period

1. A Javanese prince with his two servants, 1865-1870

2. A man from Batavia who brought a stall, 1870

3. Raden Saleh, a Javanese romantic painter who pioneered modern Indonesian art, 1872

4. King of Buleleng, Bali, and his secretary, 1875

5. Two Nias fighters in South Nias Regency, 1882-1912

6. A man with a traditional Dayak tattoo, 1896

7. Toba Batak chief with his family at their home, North Sumatra, 1900

8. Men in theatrical masks acting in "Topéing", Java, 1900-1920

9. A Dayak Chief, 1900-1920

10. Seudati Dance performed in Samalanga, Bireun, Aceh, in 1907

11. A native Balinese woman spinning, 1910

12. Batak family, Sumatra, 1910

13. Workers at a construction site for a railway tunnel in the mountains, Java (circa 1910)

14. Villagers in Batavia listening to a gramophone, 1910

15. Balinese family, 1910-1920

16. Opium trader and smoker, 1912

17. A Makassar man, 1912

18. Nias people moved and erected megaliths, 1915

19. Dayak soldiers from Longnawan, North Kalimantan, 1917

20. Baris dancers drinking beer, Bali, 1918

21. Students of STOVIA, or "School for the Training of Native Physicians", Batavia, 1919

22. Woodcarver making a mask, 1919

23. Batak farmers, Sumatra, 1919

24. An old Batak woman, Sumatra, 1919

25. A Dayak man with earrings and a spear, 1919