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NILLMIJ documentary Kompas TV
https://youtu.be/XVHZgcsqcXg Sven Verbeek Wolthuys of Lost Jakarta featuring in Kompas TV documentary about NILLMIJ An interesting documentary about the history of insurance companies in Indonesia on Kompas TV this week. Featuring Sven Verbeek Wolthuys of Lost Jakarta...
Jalan Menteng Raya 1927
Car dealer and showroom Verwey & Lugard, 1927 Fuchs & Rens was probably the most well-known car dealer in colonial Jakarta, however Verwey & Lugard were close behind. In 1927 they occupied this characterful building at number 29 on the road that was then...
Demolition Amsterdam Gate 1950
The Amsterdam Gate in the 1930s (left) and during the demolition in 1950 (right) In the early morning hours of Friday 15 December 1950 men with sledgehammers arrived at Jalan Cengkeh (the former Prinsenstraat) to start demolishing the "Amsterdamse Poort" (Amsterdam...
Olislaeger Jewellers 1971
The front facade of Olieslaeger Jewellers on Jalan Juanda 11, 1971 The first jewellery store in Indonesia, established in 1850, did still exist in 1971. We look at the shopfront along Jalan Juanda 11 (formerly Noordwijk 11) where it was based since 1934. On 10 April...
Jalan Veteran 1947
The temporary post office at Rijswijk (Jalan Veteran), 1947 Former Batavia/Jakarta residents will immediately recognise this characteristic building as the well-known boutique clothing store of August Savelkoul along Rijswijk 8 (now Jalan Veteran). However in February...
Taking the train to Tanah Abang 1940s
An original train ticket from Parung Panjang to Tanah Abang, 1940s We have obtained a rare train ticket for the trip from Pandjang (or Paroeng Pandjang, now Parung Panjang in West Java) to Tanah Abang in Batavia/Jakarta. It is not known from what year exactly but...
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