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Sensationeele vliegdemonstratie door den Franschen luchtacrobaat Pegoud
Reportage about the flight demonstration held by Adolphe Pégoud in Rotterdam.
In November of 1913, the French aviator Adolphe Pégoud held a spectacular flight demonstration for an enthusiastic audience in Rotterdam. Pégoud was known for his...
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Het spoorwegongeluk tusschen Houten en Schalkwijk waarvan H.M. de koningin bijna het slachtoffer werd
Reportage about the havoc following a railroad accident between Houten and Schalkwijk.
On June 7, 1917, the royal train travelling from Den Bosch to Utrecht had a serious accident between Schalkwijk and Houten. Seven carriages derailed, but...
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De Vechtstreek
Documentary about the area along the river Vecht.
This documentary shows the landscape and buildings along the banks of the Vecht. In Vreeland, for example, we see the Straatweg and the Klapbrug, and in Breukelen we see the Stationsweg,...
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Vijfhonderd jaar St. Antoniusgilde
Reportage about the celebrations for the St. Anthony's Guild in Beek en Donk.
In 1520, for the Saint Anthony Abbot, an altar was dedicated in the St. Martin church in Beek en Donk. It had long been assumed that 1520 was also when the St....
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Het wrak in de Noordzee
Fisherman’s drama by actor-director Theo Frenkel.
Het wrak in de Noordzee (The North Sea Wreck) was the first film made by director Theo Frenkel's own company Amsterdam Film Cie. Before Frenkel returned to the Netherlands...
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Het Nederlandsche reddingswezen
Educational film about the rescue activities of the Zuid-Hollandsche Redding-Maatschappij.
In the 1920s, informative films like this one were shown in so-called 'school cinemas’. This film, produced for Rotterdam’s Gemeentelijke...
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Concert ten bate van de nieuw te bouwen kerk te Oost-Maarland
Reportage about a benefit concert in Oost-Maarland, Limburg.
On August 25, 1918, an outdoor concert was held in Limburg’s Eijsden for the benefit of a planned new church in the neighbouring town of Oost-Maarland. The reportage shows a park-...
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De Leidsche studenten-feesten
Reportage about a parade of students in Leiden on the occasion of the annual celebrations.
The annual celebrations of students in Utrecht, Delft, and Leiden were accompanied by festive parades that drew a large audience. These parades were...
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De Gooise feestweek te Hilversum
Reportage about the Gooi Festival Week, held to promote the Gooi area which includes the town of Hilversum.
The reportage shows the celebrations in Hilversum on the occasion of the Gooi Festival Week. Footage of the historical pageant, the...
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Koninginnefeesten te Steenwijk 31 aug. - 1 sept. 1920
Reportage about the Queen’s Celebrations in Steenwijk.
Film about Steenwijk during the Queen’s Celebrations. We see children playing games: the sack race, ‘tilting at the ring’, and a game involving buckets of water. A flight demonstration...