Holland: Winter 1917

[edhopper]

Speed corrected and sound added footage.

[Jeebo]

1. I spent some time in Amsterdam in the early 20-aughts.

About 90 years after these films. That was fascinating. Thank you very much for posting that. Real places and people who really existed in another world.

-- Ron

[Laha]

16. I got to visit around the same time.

First time they were still using the guilder, then stayed for a couple years after they switched to the euro. Fascinating difference between the two periods, and even more fascinating to see that video. The winters never got cold enough for us to skate on the canals while I was there.

[KT2000]

2. Thanks so much for this

I did a set of traditional clothing (doll size) for someone and I am happy to see I was spot on in the beginning of the video.
They seem to be having a lot of fun!

[SMC22307]

3. What an awesome find! I love winter and winter sports...

and it made me wish I was out skating on a frozen canal rather than watching the rain fall as I sit at my kitchen table.

[Turbineguy]

4. My Dutch Grandparents were married in 1913

In 1917 they lived in Haarlem. When this film was made my Grandmother was expecting my Father in May of 1917.

[FakeNoose]

5. This is really cool

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It shows their transportation in winter is basically all on ice. The canals froze over and everybody skated wherever they wanted to go. They used sleds a lot too. The flat-bottom sledding boats were like sailboats, but on skis.

[BobTheSubgenius]

17. Hans Brinker!

[bucolic_frolic]

6. A lost era and a reminder to keep searching YouTube because new stuff is posted frequently

Thanks!

[edhopper]

7. Cool stuff

instead of random people telling us why COVID is a hoax.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. I found some tourist videos of some of my ancestors' locales but nothing from 1917

I know they had cameras back about 1900 because photos exist of them in NYC. Which is why I say search frequently. Far more of this stuff survived than is known, it's just hiding in someone's basement or attic.

[zentrum]

9. Than so much for posting this.

[nuxvomica]

10. They skate so effortlessly

It's striking how awkward they are in the wooden catwalk and then graceful once they get their skates on the ice, like a species that is only comfortable on that surface. I find it amazing because I never learned to skate properly and would prefer cleated boots on the ice.

[leighbythesea2]

11. Mesmerizing Thank you

For posting!!!
I have so many thoughts and feelings. Lol

I grew up near Holland, Michigan. My step family was dutch.
I knew wooden shoes were real but to see this is incredible.
They look cold but unfazed.
The sound really makes such a big impact.
I'm a textile designer and am fascinated with all historical wovens, prints and embroideries/embellishments, so to see scandanavian style up close, "live" in video, is also so wonderful. Such a treat.

[erronis]

12. Thanks, Mr. Ed. Damn - that looks cold - even for a Saranac Lake NY boy.

The ice surfaces also looked incredibly difficult to skate on - no Zamboni machines to slick them down.

Thanks so much for the visuals (and audio add-ons.)

[Karadeniz]

13. Fascinating! I love the everyday people side of history... Hard to relate to thousands of young men

Being obliterated on a beach. I didn't see a society of fatties, did you? Less processed food, less overeating, regular exercise...

[LiberalLovinLug]

14. No wonder they do so well in winter sports

They've been dealing with transporting though ice and snow for centuries.

Its funny how many are so enraptured by the camera itself. Gather around when they see one and stare into it. Some with suspicious looks.

[My Pet Orangutan]

15. And next winter came the pandemic.