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First aerial view of Jakarta 1924
Aerial view of Noordwijk and Rijswijk, 1924 One of the first aerial photographs of Jakarta, taken on 24 November 1924, moments before the first plane ever touched down in Indonesia. Jan Thomassen à Thuessink van der Hoop (1893-1969) was captain of a Fokker F.VIII...
Jalan Wahid Hasyim 1971
This road between Jalan Thamrin and Pasar Tanah Abang in Jakarta is officially part of the subdistrict Tanah Abang and has had many names over the years. Around 1800 it was called "Weg van Weltevreede naar Tanna Abang" (road from Weltevreden to Tanah Abang). It...
Harmonieplein – Taman Harmoni 1935
Aerial view of Harmonieplein in 1935 A rare aerial view of the plain in front of society De Harmonie, taken by a KNILM airplane in 1935. De Harmonie itself is not visible, but a few other historic Jakarta icons of the past are. On the top and top right the complex and...
Banjir Tanah Abang 1872
Floods on Tanah Abang West (Jalan Abdul Muis), 1872 The floods of 1872 were one of the most destructive in Batavia/Jakarta. The Ciliwung River had swollen so much that even opening of the sluice gates proved insufficient. The river followed the original loop and...
Demolition Pasar Tanah Abang 1973
Demolition of the 1927 market building in Tanah Abang, 1973 By the early 1970s the largest textile market of Indonesia was still housed in a single storey building that dated back to 1927. The market was too small and many sellers used the surrounding streets to set...
Jakarta 1964
A rare glimpse of Indonesia's capital. JAKARTA 1964, seen from a taxi window and a hotel room. The video shows a city in transformation, with bygone colonial era icons like De Harmonie and Hotel des Indes, but also the just opened head...
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