Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis
Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈbɛɲɑmɪn ˈniuʋənɦœys]; born Niewenhuis; 4 July 1863 in Amsterdam[1] – 20 April 1922 in Padang), often known as C.B. Nieuwenhuis, was a photographer in the Dutch East Indies.[2] He was born in Amsterdam in 1863. He volunteered for the militia in Batavia, Java in December 1883 for a six-year stint as a member of the Royal Military Band.[1] In December 1889, he extended his contract for one more year. He left the army in December 1890.[3] In Batavia, he seemed to have worked at the Koene & Co. photo-studio and later left to Padang on West-Sumatra where he founded his own photo studio in February 1891.[4] He died in Padang in April 1922.[5]
Gallery
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General van Heutz and staff in Bateë-iliëk -
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Girls at an offering house at the entrance of a kampong in South Nias -
Female dancers -
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "| Nationaal Archief". www.nationaalarchief.nl. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ↑ "Ontdek fotograaf Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis". rkd.nl (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ↑ "| Nationaal Archief". www.nationaalarchief.nl. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ "Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad". Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad. 1891-02-26. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ↑ "Een oud ingezetene". Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië. 1922-04-22. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
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