This is what daily life in Netherlands looked like from between the 1930s and 1950s.
(via Nationaal Archief)
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Puppet player carrying his Punch-and-Judy show / puppet show theatre across the Dam square in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 1935. |
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Man and woman towing a cargo-boat through a ship-canal. The Netherlands, 1931. |
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Faeces-collector collecting toilet-waste in buckets. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1953. |
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Milkman going from door to door in the streets. The Netherlands, 1956. |
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Type-setter composing a printing text with led letters. |
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Miners returning from work. Limburg (Dutch province), the Netherlands, 1946. |
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Housewife cleaning doormat with carpet-beater. The Netherlands, 1955. |
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Beach photographer taking pictures of mother, children and a dog. The Netherlands, about 1930. |
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Telegram deliverers on bicycle greeting each other in the street. The Netherlands, Place unknown, early 1930's. |
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Town-crier announcing the latest news on the island of Terschelling, the Netherlands, 1938. |
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Men delivering ice in the old days when there were no refridgerators. The Netherlands, 1930's . |
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Human draught-horse. Man dragging carts over a steep bridge, for a small fee. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1934. |
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Scissors-grinder. 1931. |
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Animal trainer with chained performing bear in the street. About 1930. |
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Caller-up waking up inhabitants by tapping a stick at the bedroom window. Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, 1947. |
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Ferryman in a rowing boat in a canal near Lisse, The Netherlands, 1952. |
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School dentist examining a school girl in the class room. The Netherlands, 1935. |
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Recording a radio play. The Netherlands, 1949. |
(via Nationaal Archief)
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