Colonial Dutch-Indies (1938-39 in colour) [Part 2 of 4]

Original Title: Coveted East Indies
Director: Deane Dickason
Production date: ca. 1938-39

A public-domain footage I found on www.archive.org - thought better share it here!

These are scenes from the latter years of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia - and it appears much of the footage has been shot around 1938-39.

The footage is full of street scenes, colonial lifestyles and 'orientalist' landscapes.

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http://www.archive.org/details/coveted_east_indies_2

This film appears MOS, but originally had sound and was produced and narrated by the radio world travel radio commentator Deane Dickason. Interesting silent portrait of cultural life in the East Indies during Dutch colonialism.
PA8530 Coveted East Indies, The 16mm Koda travelogue, 2 reels, ca. 1938-39

This item is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Deane Dickason
Audio/Visual: Si, color

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Indonesia
• Dutch-Indies
• Colonialism
• Hindia-Belanda
• Batavia
• Jakarta

[FloristheKing]

Listen up i'm dutch and in our history books once stood great stories about the east-indies but we also learndt it had a darker side, war and explotation. but in the 20s it slowly changed we learnd explotation is not the solution it is a crime and there changed a lot we started building railroads an hospitals and the training of a javanian army. now that time is long ago and indonesians have their freedom in their own country, so they can dicide whats best for themselfs.

[Phosfert]

@tommyk1214, Most likely a Wahabist Muslim idiot? Ha ha, Why don't you understand about the Nationalist? Let me teach you: In Indonesia, there is no different between Christ, Muslim, Hinduist, Budhist, and other religious people. They are all Nationalists framed with "single-interest relationship". Wahabist Islam & science? You don't understand what the essence of Wahaby, Sunny, Syiah & Sufy in Islam. They are all anti-colonialist and slavery!! Your IDIOT thought should have been thrown away!

[DKITNG]

let's learn the good thing from dutch and throw away the bad one.

[thesasongko1]

stop hating guys.. it's a history, learn from it, deal with it. Okay? Time changed a lot, indeed, and stop living in the past hatred. I'm Indonesian, i love my country and I love peace.

[MrEdobob]

@Phosfert Agreed it's not always about prosperity and welfare, it's about self-determination and dignity

[maraginda]

wow, the hatred.... but I still wish Pemkot Jakarta rebuild the old town like Kota and preserve old colonial building. And they need to start the mass transit subway, ASAP.

[Davidkiser13]

I loooove black people and I believe in Islam but practice Judaism

[Phosfert]

@tommyk1214, Thanks a lot for your sadness, but we, Indonesian people, really don't ask your sadness!! GDP is a standard of welfare for countries? Welfare is not Math, but WELFARE is: Freedom X Security X Money X Harmony X Natural Resources. Your mind should be changed when you don't want to be considered as a neo Evil!!