Coolies

Title

Coolies

Year/Period

1939

Region

Indonesia

Object Type

gelatin silver prints

Material

photographic gelatin, silver gelatin paper

Technique

gelatin silver process

Dimension

Image size:,
Image Size: H:15.1 x W:20.0 cm,
Frame size:,
Mount Size: H:17.8 x W:23.0 cm

Accession No.

2011-03058

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

This photograph is part of a set acquired from the National Geographic Society, a non-profit scientific and educational institution. The photographs depict the sights and scenes of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. This particular photograph shows coolies with bicycles fitted to carry their latex tins in Sumatra, Indonesia.