The Maria Austria Institute manages the KLM Historical Photo Archive, chronicling the lifestyle and changes in the city. Here's a sneak preview, from a 50s wedding in the working class neighbourhood of Jordaan to squatters' lives in the 80s
Amsterdam, the greatest planned city of northern Europe, has always been a well-known name in world history and played a central role in the history of the Netherlands. In the 17th century Amsterdam was the centre of world economy, and nowadays the city is known for its tolerant character. The 19th century also marked an era of massive land reclamation projects that created the Nordzeekanal, most of Amsterdam Noord and Stationseiland, where Central Station stands today. These stunning photochroms from black and white photographs illustrate the explosive growth Amsterdam experienced throughout its second Golden Age in the late 19th century. Old Zÿds, the Kolk (canal), Amsterdam Nicolaaskerk, Amsterdam Voorburgwal & Nicolaaskerk, Amsterdam Amsterdam Dam The square, palace, and church, Amsterdam The post office, Amsterdam The museum, Amsterdam Fishmarket and bourse (i.e. weighing house), Amsterdam The new market and bourse (i.e. weighing house), Amsterdam The Heerengracht (main canal), Amsterdam The Binnen Amstel (inner Amstel), Amsterdam Kloveniersburgwal (canal), Amsterdam Groen Burgwal (canal), Amsterdam Prince Henry's quay, Amsterdam De Oude Schans, Amsterdam Mint tower, Amsterdam The station, Amsterdam Blue bridge and the Amstel River, Amsterdam The Buiten Amstel, Amsterdam The great sluice, Amsterdam Amsterdam Gate, Haarlem (Images: Library of Congress)
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English artist Edward Linley Sambourne had a tour through Holland in April, 1906. He was with his wife Marion and maybe his daughter but as always he took photographs of women in the street. In the cities The Hague and Amsterdam he saw women dressed in the usual middle class day wear as seen in his pictures of London and Paris. Here in The Hague a lone woman waits outside a grand building. On a quieter street a group stop to talk, in a poorly composed picture (but understandable if Sambourne was using his right angle camera) One of the districts of The Hague is Scheveningen, a seaside area where Sambourne found young women dressed in traditional working class costume. One of this trio is giving him a suspicious look. But this pair seem happy to pose for a picture with part of the pier behind them. An excellent view of a woman crossing over one of the canals. Here, more tall windows, traditional costume and curious glances. The next stop was Haarlem. Although the picture is also badly composed, Sambourne has inadvertently captured a tram line and a group of women carefully crossing it, along with his main subjects the two women in the foreground. And in this picture, his interest is probably in the uniform of the nursery maid, but we can also see some characteristic Dutch architecture. Although the picture has faded with age it is still a good street scene especially the curious man in the background not looking where he’s going. The picture was taken in Amsterdam. Another picture taken the same day which catches activity in the background. From Amsterdam they went south to Utrecht where he met these three, who stopped long enough for a picture. Utrecht may have been an excursion as the same day they make their way back towards Amsterdam. This is a river or canal side view taken in Muiden, a suburb or district of Amsterdam. This woman was photographed having difficulty in the wind another place near Amsterdam. The party turned south again and a few days later were in the city of Middelburg, the capital of Zeeland. Here he found another traditional costume. This group look fairly serious but the picture was taken in Westkapelle, a small city surrounded on three sides by water. A group of teenagers pay no attention to Sambourne but what three of them are looking at and the other one is ignoring we’ll never know. (via The Library Time Machine)