rodekruis

Putting a backlighting to soften the shadows from background.

Your pictures have explained that what all people have gone through in the days of WAR. All pictures are heart touching and gives us an IDEA that how people have struggled to live in those days. Now those days of struggle is gone. People in those days were still helpful to each other and they were loyal. Now when good days have come where there is no bondage then we have becomes each others enemy and making this world more crucial to live then in the days of world war. I hope that we get a lesson from this and work to make this world a better place.

Ik zie geen Europeanen.

translation: Red Cross United States distributes packages with coffee and milk amongst 700 formally interned Europeans, who were released by the republic [Republik Indonesia], after their arrival by train at Batavia [Jakarta]

- barmsijs - Je ziet de echtgenotes en kinderen van Europeanen (zie bv de drie blanke mannen op de achtergrond)

your compositions are beautiful....great...

translation: Serial "Merdeka" [Freedom]. After Dutch troops had to intervene due to the actions of the military and civil republican authorities at Palembang, immediate action was taken to help the hard hit population. The Red Cross was present at the spot and established policlinics to handle the medical emergency of the Indonesian and Chinese population

I reckon this is the original 1940's propagandistic text of the photo --if so, it really shows colonialism at its end. I personally find the combination of photo and text sickening, but also very educational --a strong image out of Dutch history.

Yeah, this whole series is pretty disgusting. Historical documents though, so definitely interesting to see. Thanks otkuda, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's upset at these photos.