"Highway" near Bandung, in 1866. When is the river too wide for a suspension bridge to be built, carriages to be crossed by ferry boats; when the slope is too steep, the towing animals have to be released and the carriage is lowered to the riverbank while being held with rattan ropes. The end of the rope is worn by little girls and boys without any clothing.
Comte de Beauvoir (Ludovic Hébert Beauvoir, 1846-1929)
1878
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