#historicalphotograph

Auto Polo between 1910 and 1915 (Library of Congress) Do you think racing is the only sport that is done by car? Think again! Racing is indeed an inseparable part of the history of the car, but it is not

Pinboys working at the Subway Bowling Alley, Brooklyn, New York, 1910. (Lewis Wickes Hine/Library of Congress) Do you play bowling? Ever heard of pinboys? I guess the answer is no, because the term has

Becak/rickshaw as a mode of transportation once dominated major cities in Asia, including Jakarta. This human-based mode of transportation emerged when there were not as many motorized vehicles as it is

Who doesn't know Bali? A tropical island that is a favorite tourist destination for international tourists. People sometimes even know Bali better than Indonesia. Bali is home to the Hindu community in

General Spoor's grave in Jakarta, 1949 (Wikimedia Commons) On Wednesday, 25 May 1949, news struck the Dutch military in Indonesia: news of the death of General Simon Hendrik Spoor. The commander-in-chief

Three generations of a Chinese family, probably in Java, 1947 (John Florea/LIFE) The Chinese have a long history in Indonesia. Its history spans thousands of years from the time of ancient kingdoms in

In this post I want to share photos of life in a Karo Tribe village in 1930, photographed by W. Robert Moore. The Karo are one of the largest tribes that inhabit the North Sumatra and Aceh regions of

A beverage seller in Bali, 1928 (Franklin Price Knott/CORBIS) Who doesn't know Bali? Almost everyone knows Bali. This tourist destination island is so famous that people may not even know Indonesia but

Children of the Revolution in Purwokerto, 1946 (John Florea/LIFE) After Japan's defeat in World War II, the nation's founders cleverly and courageously took the opportunity to proclaim Indonesia's independence

Graffiti on the wall of Borsumij, one of the five major Dutch companies in Indonesia, 1957 (Bettman/CORBIS) After the Dutch left Indonesia in 1949, some of their legacy remained. Apart from Dutch citizens

Lt. Col. Ahmad Husein spoke in front of the crowd (James Burke/LIFE) After the departure of the Dutch from Indonesia at the end of 1949, various security and political unrest took place. One of them was

A Dutchman with an Indonesian woman is on the veranda of the house with their two Indo (half-blooded) children in Java around 1906. All of them wore traditional Indonesian clothes, called batik. This was

Auto Polo between 1910 and 1915 (Library of Congress) Do you think racing is the only sport that is done by car? Think again! Racing is indeed an inseparable part of the history of the car, but it is not

Pinboys working at the Subway Bowling Alley, Brooklyn, New York, 1910. (Lewis Wickes Hine/Library of Congress) Do you play bowling? Ever heard of pinboys? I guess the answer is no, because the term has

Three young women, two of them where holding tennis rackets, from the late 19th or early 20th Century. How did people play tennis around 100 years ago? Times are always changing, and so are sports, including

Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger play tennis on the wing of a biplane in flight, 1925 One of the many things you never thought would happen is seeing people playing tennis on the wings of an airplane that is

Colorized photo of men curling in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1909 For people who live in equatorial regions like myself, curling is a sport that is rarely heard of. This is because curling requires open