Nitrogen Bomb Holland | 20220806 | 1-memo•com | Dutch national flag upside down – symbol of the dutch farmers protests against the government’s radical plans to cut nitrogen compound emissions by requiring farmers to reduce livestock numbers, reduce the use of fertilizer, and consequently obliterate the farmers livelyhoods in Holland.
Netherlands’ Fight World War II | 20220303 | Settela•Com | Three years of the Netherlands’ fight against the axis 1940-1943
Film about the Dutch urge for freedom in the Second World War, which is said to be rooted in Dutch history. This is followed by images of the pre-war Netherlands with typical views (including the Rijksmuseum, the Night Watch (Nachtwacht), the Muntplein square in Amsterdam, the viaduct of the Hofplein line, new industrial residential areas, Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol), the Afsluitdijk dike, the Dutch East Indies, Curaçao and the Hague Peace Palace (Vredespaleis). A look back at the mobilization with Hr.Ms. Tromp, artillery and soldiers along the waterline. The German invasion including Rotterdam, Moerdijk bridges and Zeeland. HMS Queen Wilhelmina on arrival in England accompanied by baron C. de Vos van Steenwijk. A look at the contribution of the Dutch East Indies. Negotiation with Japanese envoy. Mobilization with images of new material. The declaration of war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bombardment of Catalinas on [Japanese submarine]. Glenn-Martin’s Bombardment of [Japanese Ships]. The Battle in the Java Sea. The Japanese invasion. Training center for Dutch people in Canada and England and the training of Dutch pilots in America. Images of the army in Suriname during the war with Marmon-Herrington tank. Training in the Netherlands Antilles. Convoy protection. Torpedo boat (TM-8) in view. Patrolling in the West Indies and the transfer by President Roosevelt of the submarine fighter Hr.Ms. Queen Wilhelmina to HMS Queen Wilhelmina on 30 July 1942. The merchant navy fleet of the Netherlands. Images from the occupied Netherlands.
World War II documentary produced in 1944 by the Netherlands Information Bureau (N.I.B.) – an Agency of the Netherlands Kingdom, in het Rockefeller Center in New York , USA . Propaganda – Dutch diplomacy – during World War II for international public (especially the USA) aiming at international cooperation in the fight against the Axis alliance – that is : against Germany, Italy, and Japan . Source : Collection Netherlands Institute of Military History (NIMH).
Vincent van Gogh | 20220228 | 1-memo•com | Impressions ;) of dutch lecture ‘expressionistische golven’ by Helen Westgeest, Leiden University, the 26th Feb 2009. On impressionism versus expressionism focussing on post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh and his painting The Night Café (Het nachtcafé) with his explanantion in letter to Theo, as compared with the impressionist Renoir with Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, and the early influence by first post-impressionist Seurat with A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Additional photographs inserted from WikiMedia/commons. Filmed with Sony DSC T500 and external sound recorded with Olympus LS10.
Book in Bed | 20220103 | 1-memo•com | Dutch learning to read 3 Jan 2019, Holland – Juf is in luf by Anneke Scholtens & Pauline Oud (dutch for ‘teach is in love’).
Catkins
Katjes (dutch for catkins) in the Green Heart of Holland.
Handheld iPhone X with Rode Smartlav plus Rode Minifur-Lav. Film : 20200314 Michel van der Burg | 1-memo.com
