EU: Gezicht op Albina (1947) through time

Albina 1891–1947 6 photos of this spot

6 photographs taken at the same spot in Albina, spanning 1891–1947 — 6 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The main street, or 'Hoofdstraat', of Albina photographed in 1891, a small settlement on the Marowijne River in what was then Dutch Suriname, on the border with French Guiana.

EU: Hoofdstraat Albina (1891) 1891 The main street, or 'Hoofdstraat', of Albina photographed in 1891, a small settlement on the Marowijne River in what was then Dutch Suriname, on the border with French Guiana.

EU: Aan den steiger te Albina (1891) 1891 The jetty at Albina in 1891, where river traffic on the Marowijne connected the settlement to the rest of Dutch-administered Suriname and to neighboring French Guiana across the water.

EU: Straat in Albina in Suriname (1947) 1947 A street in Albina, the Surinamese town on the Marowijne River bordering French Guiana, is pictured in this 1947 photograph, showing the modest riverside settlement during the late colonial period.

EU: Boten bij Albina in Suriname (1947) 1947 Boats gather at Albina, Suriname, in this 1947 photograph, reflecting the river town's role as a crossing point on the Marowijne River opposite French Guiana.

EU: De oever van de Marowijnerivier bij Albina in Suriname (1947) 1947 The bank of the Marowijne River at Albina, Suriname, is pictured in this 1947 photograph, showing the waterway that forms the border with French Guiana.

EU: Gezicht op Albina (1947) 1947 This 1947 photograph presents a general view of Albina, the Surinamese border town on the Marowijne River across from French Guiana.