Netherlands

Footage of a beach competition for children organized by the newspaper ‘De Telegraaf’, on Tuesday, August 9, 1921.

News item about the Zuiderzee flood of 1916, shown a few days after the disaster happened.

Documentary about SneekThis documentary presents Sneek as a small rural town, with shots of its most important buildings, streets, squares, and waterways. A central focus of the film is Sneek’s Waterpoort, the city’s best-known and most prominent building.

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 the saloon car in which Queen Wilhelmina was riding was spared. Although the devastation was great, only a few people were slightly wounded. Everyone was able to continue the journey on that same day.

Documentary about the Frisian town of Stavoren.

Crime film about a group of travellers stranded on a deserted railway station.

Documentary about Sittard.

The documentary shows the most important buildings, monuments, streets, squares, and waterways of Sittard. What catches the eye are the many churches and other Catholic buildings. We also see the St. Rosa Chapel, a famous destination for pilgrims, but also infamous as a meeting-place for the ‘Buckriders’, a notorious gang of robbers who plagued South Limburg in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Children's film about a cartoon character and his pals.

George goes camping and builds a club house with his friends Dikkie, a sturdy farmer's son, Sjuul, a boy 'who demonstrated quite clearly how not to look like a decent boy', Wimpie, Puckie and tomboy Suzy. Later on they find themselves in Amsterdam and visit the animals in the zoo. The films ends at the seaside with the gang frolicking in the waves.

Reportage about the matches in the challenge cup held by Edam’s Sport Comité.

The football matches for the challenge cup held by Edam's Sports Comité (ESC) were followed by fans young and old. The reportage shows the Edam football field, in a spacious polder area. The teams E.V.C. (from Edam) and K.F.C. (from Koog aan de Zaan) pose for the camera. During the breaks, the audience enthusiastically waves at the camera. A police officer keeps the youngest spectators off the field. After the matches are over, the camera focuses in on the silver cup.

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 stunt work, and was the first aviator who made a loop.