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EU: Gezicht op Kali mati, Padang Sumatra (1865) through time

Padang 1865–1900 3 photos of this spot

3 photographs taken at the same spot in Padang, spanning 1865–1900 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A view of Kali Mati near Padang, Sumatra, taken in 1865. Padang served as the principal Dutch colonial trading port on Sumatra's west coast, and the surrounding landscape of rivers and hills was a recurring subject for photographers working in the Dutch East Indies at the time.

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EU: Gezicht op Kali mati, Padang Sumatra (1865), Padang, 1865

EU: Gezicht op Kali mati, Padang Sumatra (1865) 1865 A view of Kali Mati near Padang, Sumatra, taken in 1865. Padang served as the principal Dutch colonial trading port on Sumatra's west coast, and the surrounding landscape of rivers and hills was a recurring subject for photographers working in the Dutch East Indies at the time.

EU: Panorama uitzicht vanaf een berg over een kust stad op Sumatra (1900), Padang, 1900

EU: Panorama uitzicht vanaf een berg over een kust stad op Sumatra (1900) 1900 A panoramic view taken from a hillside looks out over the coastal town of Padang on Sumatra in 1900, with the settlement and its harbor spread along the shoreline below.

EU: Een moskee of Mesjid met minaret gelegen aan het water op Sumatra (1900), Padang, 1900

EU: Een moskee of Mesjid met minaret gelegen aan het water op Sumatra (1900) 1900 A mosque with a minaret stands beside the water near Padang on Sumatra in this 1900 photograph, reflecting the town's long-standing role as a coastal trading center on the island.