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]

Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis

Group of warriors in South Nias

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
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  Female dancers
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