1927 JAYAPURA Hollandia Papua original colonial-era PHOTOGRAPH album + negatives

ORIGINAL NEGATIVES RETAINED BEHIND EACH OF THE WINDOW-MOUNTED PHOTOGRAPHS - OFFERING THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERN-DAY HIGH RESOLUTION REPRODUCTIONS. HOLLANDIA Dutch colonial name for the modern-day city of Jayapura, the largest city in the Indonesian province of Papua on the northern coast of New Guinea island. Vintage photograph album, with images of Hollandia [Jayapura], in Papua, with original negatives retained behind each image, December 1926 to February 1927.

A total of 40 gelatin silver photographs, each 10.2cm x 7.7cm (including narrow white margins). Photos slipped loosely into window mounts, on front and back of thick card leaves, in a blue cloth album. Original negatives kept behind the photos (it is presumed all of the negatives are present though we haven't checked all of the windows). Some light age-toning / fading to several images. A few marks to front cover of album.

Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely. This highly interesting album contains 40 gelatin silver photographs, of which 32 are taken in Hollandia in Papua on New Guinea Island, and the rest are of Kensington Palace Gardens in London (x6) and Oran Harbour (x2). Albums with images of Hollandia are rare.

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