Netherlands in 1966 Through Beautiful Vintage Photos
This post was originally published on this siteGovernment-encouraged emigration efforts to reduce population density prompted some 500,000 Dutch people to leave the country after the […]
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Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of Amsterdam in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThroughout the 1970s, Amsterdam experienced rapid development. To reduce the use of automobiles, city planners have favored public […]
30 Amazing Photos of Bergen, North Holland in the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteBergen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its North […]
36 Vintage Photos of a Peasant Wedding in the Schermer in 1942
This post was originally published on this siteTwo years after the German troops invaded the Netherlands, the small village of Stompetoren filled with curious audiences. […]
Vintage photographs of Amsterdam streets taken by George Hendrik Breitner, 1890-1900
This post was originally published on this siteStarting from the 1890s, the famous Dutch impressionist painter George Hendrik Breitner (1857 – 1923) used his camera […]
20 Amazing Photochrom Prints of Amsterdam in the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe 17th century is considered Amsterdam’s Golden Age, during which it became the wealthiest city in the western […]
Amazing Photos Show Interior Design of Dutch Houses in the 1920s and ’30s
This post was originally published on this siteThe first architecture exhibitions in the Netherlands were held from about the middle of the 19th century, a […]
Beautiful Black-and-White Photos of Amsterdam Taken by Dutch Painter George Hendrik Breitner
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Hendrik Breitner (12 September 1857 – 5 June 1923) was a Dutch painter and photographer. An important […]
DAF-Domburg Diesel Bus With Slide Out Motor for Ease of Maintenance
This post was originally published on this site1949 innovation where the motor can be “taken out” of the bus, literally, so it can be easily […]
42 Beautiful Photos of the Netherlands in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe post-war years were a time of hardship, shortages and natural disaster for the Netherlands. This was followed […]
Crossdressing in the Hartjesdag Festival in Amsterdam, ca. 1900
This post was originally published on this siteOriginally Hartjesdag (Day of Hearts) was a festival celebrated on the third Monday in August in the Dutch […]
30 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of Amsterdam During WWII
This post was originally published on this siteNazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 and took control of the country. Some Amsterdam citizens […]
30 Rare Photos Capture Street Scenes of Amsterdam in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteAmsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands. It is colloquially referred to as the […]
Some Snapshots of Amsterdam’s Red Light District in the 1990s
This post was originally published on this siteAmsterdam is as synonymous with tulips and cycling as it is smoking weed and sex workers advertising their […]
Photographs of Excited Dutch Boys Hanging on a Moving Train After the Liberation, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1945, photographer Menno Huizinga took these photos of excited Dutch boys hanging on the door of a […]
Life of the Netherlands in the 1970s Through Amazing Black and White Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe 60s and 70s marked a period of great cultural and social change throughout the world, including the […]
18th Century Prosthetic Nose Made by a Man Who Had Lost His Nasal Cartilage
This post was originally published on this siteThe 28-year old man did not only lose his nose, but also most of the cartilage of the […]
40 Rarely Seen Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Europe After World War II
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Spring of 1947 This Week assigned David “Chim” Seymour to photograph Europe during the second anniversary […]
Vintage Photos of Dutch Housewives Using Their Stoves in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1930s, gas range manufacturers found a way to hide the gas manifold behind the sheet […]
22 Fascinating Studio Portraits of Dutch Brides in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1970s wedding dress continued where the 1960s finished; with long, floaty gowns and wide romantic sleeves. The […]
30 Fascinating Color Photos Capture Street Scenes of Europe in 1960
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1960s sees the emergence of ‘youth culture’, with groups such as The Beatles attracting huge crowds of […]
Death, Blood, and Mayhem: A Collection of 48 Scary Vintage Dutch Workplace Safety Posters
This post was originally published on this siteThese posters, which represent over 50 years of finger-wagging, are mostly terrifying, but each is also pretty gorgeous […]
Alice Cooper and Colonel Sanders: When Two Famous Killers of Chicken Meeting in Amsterdam, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteNot all things with wings can fly – a fact that Alice Cooper learned during his performance at […]
One of the Greatest Painters of the Dutch Golden Age: 23 Beautiful Paintings by Johannes Vermeer in the Mid-17th Century
This post was originally published on this siteJohannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was a Dutch Baroque Period painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class […]
30 Rare Photographs Capture Daily Life in the Netherlands From Between the 1900s and 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Netherlands was an industrial late bloomer. Between 1880 and 1920 the economy transited from dominantly agricultural towards […]