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This 1890s photograph shows heavy equipment being loaded onto or unloaded from Barge PPV No. 5 by the use of a wooden structure. A group of workers is by the shore, standing near the barge. The photograph was taken in Banjoewangi (now Banyuwangi), looking westwards across the river towards the Ijen volcanoes. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated. Information contributed by Richard Hale.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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