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Amsterdam 1939 | 20240110


Screenshots from the film Amsterdam 1939 a trip through the canals and along the old facades of Amsterdam in 1939 , published first by Polygoon in 1940 a few months before World War II. Images are discussed in detail in the film.

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1. Amsterdam 1939 | 20240109 | Miracles•Media | @michelvanderburg | URL https://michelvanderburg.com/2024/01/09/amsterdam-1939-20240109/
2. Resolution is low, since the original archive footage from Sound & Vision (Open Images) is only 352 × 288 pixels.

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Amsterdam 1939 | 20240109


Amsterdam 1939 | 20240109 | Miracles•Media
Documentary – Dutch spoken , English subtitles.

EN – In 1939 with Polygoon film company through… the canals and along the old facades of Amsterdam. Published in 1940 a few months before World War II.

NL – In 1939 met de Polygoon filmfabriek door de grachten en langs de oude gevels van Amsterdam. Gepubliceerde in 1940 kort voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Tocht langs de Stadsbank van Lening, Vondels huis, huis op 3 grachten, Kolkje, schuilkerk Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder, Schreierstoren, Montelbaanstoren, Gooyer molen, Jordaan, Lange Jan, Westertoren, Bickerseiland, Waaggebouw, Amsterdamse universiteit, Agnietenschool, gildekamer chirurgijnen.

Film edited (image and sound) from a 1940 Polygoon-Profilti documentary | Sound & Vision (Open Images).
Music : (1) RAF March String Chorus, and (2) Roses in the Garden , both by Jean-Miles Carter | Artlist.
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Jackson Girls Kickline | 20240108


The Jackson Girls dancing , Summer 1925, on the Scheveningen beach (The Hague) in Holland. Touring troupe of the German-based company of high-kicking precision dancers managed by impresario Alfred Jackson.
Silent film edited from August 1925 film by Willy Mullens | Haghefilm | Sound & Vision (Open Images).
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Foxtrot Dance | 20240106


Rembrandt Theatre, Haarlem, Holland, January 1930 (silent film). Demonstration of the Foxtrot by dance teachers Cor Klinkert & Liesje Santen , including slow motion close up shots.
Film edited from dutch Polygoon-Profilti cinema news reel week 02 , 1930 | Sound & Vision (Open Images).
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Slowfox Dance | 20240104


Slow Foxtrot dancing after arrival May 1934 at the Amsterdam Schiphol airport of dance couples participating in the International Dance Competition that is being organized in Amsterdam to coincide with the release of the MGM film ‘Dancing Lady’. The winning dance couple will be delegated to Hollywood by MGM .
Film edited from dutch Polygoon cinema news reel week 21 , 1934 | Polygoontoon | Sound & Vision (Open Images).
Music in this Polygoon footage is the hit song of MGM’s “Dancing Lady” : Everything I Have Is Yours by George Olsen & his Music.
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