Nationaal Archief

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About the Nationaal Archives of the Netherlands The National Archives in The Hague preserves almost one thousand years of history, in the form of over 125 kilometres of archives, almost 300,000 maps and drawings and more than 15 million photos. The archives were created by the national government, but archives from private institutions and individuals are also preserved at the National Archives as interesting supplements to the government archives. Bij het Nationaal Archief in Den Haag ligt bijna duizend jaar geschiedenis opgeslagen in 125 kilometer archieven, bijna 300.000 kaarten en tekeningen en ruim 15 miljoen foto’s. De archieven zijn afkomstig van de rijksoverheid. Daarnaast vormen archieven van particuliere instellingen en personen een interessante aanvulling op de overheidsarchieven.

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THE BRITISH ADVANCE IN THE WEST

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  • Fredo_photo said:
    This gives us a scale of the effort. Mesmerizing.
  • 70_musclecar_RT+6 said:
    No photo will ever truly depict the horrors of WW1 in particular the battles in western europe around France and Belgium [Flanders Fields]. My grandfather served in WW1 as part of the ANZAC. He was a corporal in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Auckland 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade D Company and spent 3 years 157 days overseas from 1915-1919. Fought in theatres in Egypt 2x 1915 & 1916, then embarked for France/Belgium and fought there in 1916 where was finally wounded. He also suffered every illness going around including piles, phlebitis, hemorrhoids, septic throat and influenza. It must have been hell on earth for him. Thankfully he survived and returned to New Zealand. But there was no psychological counselling available in those days. So he would have suffered mentally. Nobody who fought in WW1 wouldn't have suffered mentally. War affects families in strange ways I can vouch for that.

Artis. struisvogel leest krant van oppasser / Ostrich reads newspaper of caretaker

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  • Juancho said:
    great!!!!
  • batvoca said:
    translation: Artis [Zoo Amsterdam]. Ostrich reads newspaper of caretaker. remark: the ostrich can read upside down it seems, because the paper is the wrong side up!
  • Javier Pimentel said:
    LOL, good point.
  • famous shade said:
    amazing
  • Lucy "The Pirate" Muller said:
    that is so awesome. I love it.

Huisvrouwengymnastiek / Gymnastics for housewives

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  • Pat Clou said:
    : )
  • Becca(at BrightHaven) said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Lady Vintage, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • MARVIN 345 said:
    super
  • Standel said:
    Great Picture! Google's translation of the entire caption: "Gymnastics housewife in the early sixties: in daily household activities, it is entirely possible to [include] fitness and agility work. The carpet beater is handled here with grace and suppleness." (I'll have to learn Dutch - "Mattenklopper" for "carpet-beater" is wonderful!)
  • Math Paul said:
    Kijk naar het patroon van de rok van mevrouw. Een beter tijdsbeeld is er niet! En dat in kleur is fantastisch.

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