The construction of the socalled Mulberry harbors was one on the technological miracles that contributed to the success of D-day and the subsequent Battle of Normandy in June 1944. It was Sir Winston Churchill who realized the need to build an artificial harbour in order for the invasion of Europe to succeed during WWII. As a navy man with decades of experience and as previous lord of the Admiralty he knew too well what could go wrong during beach landings. Especially the differences between high and low tides in the North of France with sea height differences of 8 meters between ebb and flood, plus the fact that the sea retracts for more than half a kilometer during low tide would make it almost impossible to unload goods during the whole day. In stead the conditions for such would only allow goods unloading during two narrow windows each of about an hour a day. Young engineer Alan Beckett designed most parts of the artificial harbor. The highly secret project was dubbed "Mulberry", probably inspired by a mulberry tree that grew in the back garden of his house. Mulberry was to become a partially floating harbour consisting of the already mentioned artificial breakwater (so called Bombardons), beach heads and mile long floating bridges consisting of pontoons (so called "beetles") connected by bridge elements (so called Whales). At the beginning of each floating bridge would be a pier head that rested on the sea bed using adjustable legs (so called "Spuds"). The height of the pier heads would automatically adjust with the tides. Each floating bridge (or pier) was about 2 km long, consisting of just over 40 Whales and the same number of Beetles. In total 16km of Whale roadways were manufactured. In total all the objects that were part of the breakwater formed an 8 km long arc structure. The concrete Phoenix caissons were equipped with anti-aircraft guns and protected from low level bombing by means of barrage balloons. The first Phoenix was sunk on the 9th of June. The Gooseberry was finished by 11 June. Up to 40.000 people were employed to construct Mulberry's components at and around Southampton. Although the construction was an all British effort, the actual deployment of the harbor was split into two projects, named "Mulberry-A", run by the Americans and "Mulberry-B" by the British and Canadians. Mulberry-A was assembled at Omaha beach and Mulberry-B at Gold beach. Two weeks after D-day, on 19 June 1944 a severe storm hit the coast of Normandy which lasted for 4 days. As a result the American Mulberry-A harbor was largely destroyed whereas the British Mulberry-B survived. Here are some spectacular shots of what happened to the bridge elements and Phoenix break walls. All that remained were twisted heaps of steel. In total 21 of the 28 Phoenixs were destroyed. The Americans decided to abandon Mulberry-A. Some parts that were somewhat useable were towed to the British Mulberry-B side, in particular to be sunk in order to strengthen the Phoenix break walls. One may speculate why one harbor survived and the other didn't. Some historians claim that Mulberry-A to the West was more exposed to the forces of nature. However, another important fact should not be overlooked: Mulberry's designer Alan Beckett had designed special light weight anchors that were intended to keep each bridge element in place. British engineers made every effort to ensure that these anchors did their job and were tightly dug into the sand. The Americans on the other hand did not take this too serious. In stead of using an achor for each bridge element they only deployed one for every sixth element. Also they mixed 60 and 80 meter bridge elements at random. The British Mulberry-B harbor remained in operation for 10 months, although it was originally only intended to be used for 3 months. During this time it was simply renamed to "Port Winston" in honor of British prime minister Winston Churchill who was the original creative genious behind the plan. One may wonder whether the floating piers and spud pier heads were really necessary. Fact is that the Americans continued to unload goods on Omaha beach using landing craft on wheels, so called "Ducks" and by using smaller vessels that took their goods on board by cranes from the large cargo ships. More than half of all the goods were brought on land this way. Thanks for watching! Source: Archive.org Music: Howard Harper Barnes The full description is added under my Pinned Comment.

Welcome to Dresden! You may have seen our restored colorized footage about Dresden before World War II. In September 2024 my wife and I visited Dresden to see it with our own eyes. The first part of this video shows comparison shots of Dresden in the mid 1930s and now. It is remarkable how much of the old city has been restored since the devastating bombing of the city in February 1945 by the allied forces. The second part of this film shows Dresden how it is now. Please enjoy the images of in particular the old city with the Frauenkirche, the Zwinger Palace complex and the area near the Elbe river. The Frauenkirche remained a pile of rubble between 1945 and the German unification in 1989. The DDR government left it as a reminder to the war. In 1993 reconstruction commenced which cost around 130 million Euros and was completed in 2005. The reconstruction is truly remarkable. The dark stones among the new sand stones are from the old bombed church. The interior of the church is a splended mix of stunning craftmanship but also gives a somewhat kitsch impression. It resembles more a theater, including balconies than a church, probably due to the church's octagonal shape (not built in the shape of a cross). The huge inner court of the Zwinger Palast is currently under reconstruction and should be beautiful once re-instated to its original glory with the many fountains. Remarkably enough we filmed the Carola Brucke hours before it collapsed into the Elbe river at 03:00h during the night. A tram passed over the bridge a quarter of an hour before it collapsed. Nobody was injured, but the city's heating system that ran along the bridge was destroyed and shipping on the river Elbe has become impossible. Please read the CC captions (still to be added). Thanks for watching! Music: Howard Harper Barnes. Source 1930s footage: Archive.org. Source 2024 footage: Personal 4K video camera recording.

A.I. historic video generation is here! This is a compilation of A.I. generated motion video based on old colorized photographs. So as fake as can be... This short, 1 minute video was generated just for fun, to see what is already possible with A.I. In no way do I intend to use this technology in my future videos to such extent. I am amazed myself how realistic these images are, which is both pleasing as well as worrying of what the future will bring. Already I hear historians complaining... Even the music is A.I. generated using existing music as reference, but totally different to the original. You will still notice some faults made by the A.I. but nevertheless the result is sooooo amazing!

Last month my wife and I visited the D-day area in Normandy four weeks ago. This video captures the highlights of our visit in the form of then and now: historic 1944 footage versus present day 2024 footage. The following locations were visited and compared to June 1944: - The German Gun battery at Longues sur Mer - The famous house at Juno beach, filmed by sergeant Bill Grant - Canada house at Juno beach: Bernières sur Mer - The old station at Bernière sur Mer - Remnants of tank tracks at Bernière sur Mer - Arromanche and the Mulberry harbour - The emotional British Normandy Memorial near Ver sur Mer - The "Standing with Giants" project at this memorial - The British cemetery at Bayeux - The Pegasus bridge at Ranville, famous for its capture with gliders - The Memorial Pegasus Museum with a replica of a Horsa glider - The famous Pegasus bridge café owned by the Gondré family - Colville sur Mer and its church, destroyed during WW-II - The American war cemetery at Colville sur Mer and Omaha beach - The German Gun battery at Pointe du Hoc. Highlight of this film to my opinion is the emotional "Standing with Giants" display at the British Normandy Memorial. Before watching this film it is recommended to first watch my recent restored and colorized video about D-day, related to its 80th commemmoration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COiRzII62KQ

One of the most memorable and spectacular events of World War 2 was D-day, the allied operation aimed at defeating the Germans and ending their hegemony, thus liberating north-west Europe. This video shows these historic events in stunning color (colorized) and in the highest possible full HD quality that you have ever seen! The invasion of Nazi-occupied France was codenamed Operation OVERLORD and took place on Tuesday 6 June 1944. Originally it was planned for the 5th of June but was delayed because of poor weather. A severe storm battered the Normandy coast, even making the German commander in charge of defending the North French coast, Erwin Rommel, believe that an attack would be highly unlikely. He even went back home to Herrlingen in Germany for his wife's birthday. This error of judgement gave the allies an additional advantage of surprise after military weather stations predicted a spell of calmer weather early the next morning. The Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault in what was to become the largest seaborne invasion in history. In effect it opened a second front to attack the Germans, the first front being the Russian frond. The aim was to weaken the Germans by forcing them to divide their defences over two fronts. The Americans, British an Canadians formed the core of the troups but it should not be forgotten that also Australian, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, Greek, New Zealand, Norwegian, Rhodesian and Polish participated in naval, air and ground support. In total 2 million men were made available for the invasion. In total 156,000 men participated in the first attack wave. There are three important activities that played a crucial role in the success of D-day, namely the use of glider planes to transport large numbers of troups, the provisional Mulberry harbours and Pluto, the Pipeline Under The Ocean to provide essential fuel supply to the allied military vehicles. This footage has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized using the latest A.I. video software. Please note that the colorization may not be entirely historically accurate. About 90% of the audio track has been re-created, using many sound effects (in order to replace original copyrighted music). This video does not contain mutilated or dead bodies in order to obide by Youtube's rules. In part-2 we will address the military advances of the allied troups towards Paris in the Battle of Normandy. *The full transcript of this documentary can be found on our website* : https://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/D-Day1.htm You can also view the entire video there in higher quality and add-free! Please keep your comments decent, to-the-point and respectful. Hatred and racist comments will be deleted without notification. Source: Archive.org, BeeldEnGeluid, Library of Congress Music: Bonnie Grace - Magnificent March

On D-day, the 6th of June 1944 the allied forces commenced their invasion from the beaches of Normandy, under the code name Operation Overlord, in order to free Europe from the German occupation. The invasion was launched with large-scale mass amphibuous beach landings and airborne landings. The U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the British 6th Airborne Division were tasked with the airborn landings. These landings consisted of parachute droppings as well as the use of glider planes for large scale troup transports. Heavy fighting took place on the Normandy beaches. Over 4400 troups were killed on D-day itself, followed by 73000 casualties and 153000 wounded in the follow weeks of trying to capture Normandy. It took until 25 August to liberate France with the capture and surrender of Paris. In this film we will focus on the period after D-day, especially how the allies went about advancing towards German with as main objective to get rid of the Nazi leadership by capturing Berlin. In particular the film shows how massive numbers of troups were transported to compat areas by means of glider planes. It should be noted that not a single glider survived WWII. Many crashed caracusses were converted into temporary homes by bombed out Dutch residents or used for firewood. The gliders that can still be seen in various museums, e.g. in Oosterbeek NL and Saint Mere Eglise in Normandy FR are recreated replicas. This footage has been meticulously restored, A.I. enhanced and colorized using the latest A.I. video software. Thanks for watch. Please do not forget to subscribe to our channel! Source: Archive.org; BeeldEnGeluid and other Music: Various The full transcript of this video is provided in our pinned comment!

This is splendedly enhanced and colorized footage from two fragments of Benjamin Brodsky’s ten-reel film documentary, showing Peking in the 1910s. It is highly interesting material as it shows what China really was like over a century ago in 1917. It should be noted that the film was shot only about 16 years after the ending of the boxer uprising from 1899 to 1901 and 6 years after the Chinese Revolution of October 1911 during which a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty. This lead to the establishment of the Republic of China which ended the imperial system. Many scenes in the film show that at the time China hardly had changed for over a thousand years. Life follows its course almost full time on the streets. We see every day life with many people executing their skills and trades, children playing, artists and acrobats performing their tricks, processions, a funeral, great glimpses of the Forbidden Palace and much more! Text cards explain what is happening in each scene. Now please watch this film without further commentary. This footage has been meticulously and painstakingly restored and enhanced with the latest Artificial Intelligence video software. Music: Sight of Wonders and Christian Andersen. Source: Archive.org

We begin with a stunning birdseye view of old Amsterdam in the 1920's. The area surrounding Amsterdam's central station has for long been a hub that attracts many tourists. The station was designed by architect Pierre Kuypers and built between 1881 and 1889. Its style is very similar to the Rijksmuseum, also designed by this architect. In front of the station near the water we see the Noordhollands Koffiehuisje, later het Smits Koffiehuisje. The old city of Amsterdam is one of the most picturesq places in the world. The houses that border Amsterdams canals, the so-called 'grachten' have distinct facades. There are various types of gables: The clock, step, point and neck gables, easily recognizable by their shapes. A great location is the area near the Nicolaas Kerk not far from the Central Station called "Het Kolkje". The Nicolaaskerk with its characteristic dome is one of the remarkable buildings that comes into sight as soon as you arrive at the Central station. This beautiful basilica was built in 1887 and certainly worth a visit. Amsterdam is well known for its canals, the so called grachten. Three canals that are constructed in a semi circle surround the old center: The Keizersgracht, Prinsengracht and Herengracht. In the summer these canals are filled with sightseeing tour boats. In earlier ages they formed a vital infrastructure for the delivery of goods that arrived at Amsterdam harbour. We see the Ronde Lutherse Kerk, built between 1668 and 1671. It was damaged a number of times by fire. On the way to the Dam we pass the Beurs van Berlage by Hendrik Petrus Berlage and built between 1989 and 1903. Arriving at the Dam you will see the Royal Palace by architect Jacob van Campen and built between 1648 and 1665. Going further into old Amsterdam you are bound to encounter the Munttoren with its nearby floating flower market. The Scheepvaarthuis on the Jan Hendrikkade was built in 1913 and the home of 6 major shipping companies. The characteristic Waag at the Nieuwmarkt, built in the 15th century, used to be one of the entrance gates to the old city, called the Sint Antoniespoort. Another great gate to old Amsterdam is the Muiderpoort at the Alexanderplein and built around 1770. The Stadsuniversiteit building dates from 1632 and was elevated to university status in 1877 Not far from the rear of the Rijksmuseum, opposite the museum Plein is the great Concertgebouw building. Its acoustics are world renowed. The Rijksmuseum is a "must-see" for any tourist. Not only does it house the famous Nachtwacht (Nightwatch) painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, but the museum also has a huge collection of works by the Dutch masters from the 17th century. Its gardens are also most certainly worth a visit. When you say Amsterdam then Rembrandt is a name that immediately springs to mind. The place where he worked and lived in de Jodenbreestraat, the socalled Rembrandthuis, built in 1606 is an interesting place to visit. There is also a cinema theater which bears his name. It is located at the Rembrandt Plein square. Here we see huge crowds in 1919 flocking to watch the film "De Koningin der Aarde" with Mia May in the lead. The video also shows great shots of the Leidse plein with its many kiosks. The Spinozahuis is where famous Dutch philosopher Spinoza lived in the 17th centure before he moved to The Hague. Spinoza was a radical who criticized the Bible, something that was "not done" in that period. Another prominent citizen of Amsterdam was poet and playwrite Joos van den Vondel, famous for two tragedies: Gijsbrecht van Aemstel from 1637 and Lucifer from 1654. The Vondelpark with his statue in recent years has been a magnet for hippies and protest marches. Amsterdam always was a city of joy. Here we see a number of street artistst in action. Almost everybody in this city owns a bike and has done so since bicycles were invented. Alike Antwerp many Jewish people lived in Amsterdam for cemturies; the diamond industry being one of their core trades. The famous Cullinan diamond, one of the British Crown Juwels, was cut here in the workshop of the Koninklijke Asscher Diamant Maatschappij. An unspoiled quiet spot in old Amsterdam was and still is the Begijnhofje, founded in the 14th century, where nuns have their domicile. Despite Amsterdams century long roll dating from the VOC period as trade hub, large parts of the city remained poor. We see some working class neigbourhoods. The harbour of Amsterdam is the second largest in the Netherlands, after Rotterdam. It used to be directly connected to open sea until the IJsselmeer got closed of by the Afsluitdijk in the 1930s. This is exceptional footage of old Amsterdam. We see old trams in the city as early as in 1919 near the Waterlooplein and on the Blauwe Brug. Here are trams near the Willemspoort. The Montelbaanstoren at the Oudeschans dates from 1516. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski and others.

In this fifth and final episode of this series we take a look at the devastations of the Eastern part of the Netherlands towards the end of WW-II. Arnhem was the well know scene of Operation Market garden, the failed attempt by the allies to capture the Rhine bridge. The 700 year old capital of the Dutch province of Gelderland was involved in a number of battles and was robbed to the bone by the Germans. Near Arnhem two Bailey emergency bridges were constructed to re-enable traffic. On 22 September 1944 Nijmegen suffered a severe bombardement by the allied forces, especially by the Americans. Till this day the jury is still out whether this was an accidental bombardement due to a navigation mistake or deliberate. 800 people were killed. Arnhem was also hit by this raid as well as Enschede. These bombers were on their way back from an aborted mission to Gotha in Germany and just looked for convenient targets to get rid of their bombs. Not far from Arnhem and Nijmegen to the West lies the Betuwe. This very fertile area between the three Dutch main rivers is well known for its fruit growers. Annually heaps of tourist used to flock to the Betuwe in May to see the beautiful blossoms on these trees. After the war hardly anything Was left. All that remained was a barren landscape as can be seen here around the town of Tiel. Many areas became totally unusable because of the millions of deployed land mines. Clearing the mines is a dangerous job and caused many fatalities. Other parts in the east of the Netherlands did not escape from the war onslaught either. Zutphen and Deventer were severely damaged. The city of Groningen in the North East of the country did not escape from the spoils of war either. If you have watched all five episodes in this series it should become apparent how severely The Netherlands suffered from the German occupation. The once splended Dutch harbours were transformed into heaps of rubble and twisted steel. Before the war the country had one of the most modern electrified railway networks in the world that served all Dutch cities, towns and villages. At the end of the war this rail network had become almost totally unusable. On their retreat the Germans destroyed many trains and also stole a large portion of the rolling stock. Before the war the railways posessed 30000 carriages and nearly 900 engines. This graph shows how much of that was left. Families used to consume 3000 calories per head. This fell back to on average only 400 calories and can be directly linked to the great famine in the winter of 1944/1945. Large areas of fertile land in Zeeland and the Wieringermeer were innundated by both the Germans and bombings by the allies as shown in earlier episodes. It would take many years before the soil could be used again to produce food. The reputation of the Dutch cattle and meat produce stood at a very high level. The export of dairy products was one of the pillars of the Dutch economy. It would take years before the poultry production would reach its pre-war levels. A graph shows the effects of the war on these sectors. The production of coal before the war was sufficient to support the entire country but dropped to around 25% causing the Dutch to rely largely on coal supplies by the allies. To sum up, the minority of the Dutch who supported the Germans when they entered the country in May 1940 soon learned that they had betted on the wrong horse. The initial smiles were soon wiped off their faces once they learned of the real intentions and objectives of the Germans. The economy fell flat on its face, 100.000 Jews never returned from the concentration camps and the country was plundered to the bone. Almost to the day the Dutch suffered 5 years of hardship, cruelty, death and destruction, poverty, abuse, oppression, suppression, plundering and even a terrible famine. To those who have made ignorent comments under my video titled "Dutch Heroes, Collaborators and Traitors during WWII", suggesting that almost the whole country supported the German invaders, all that can be said is "shame on you!" Watch that video and this series to better understand what really happened and to conclude that only a small percentage of the population really collaborated in an active manner. The remaining majority had no other choice than to make the best of the situation and to place oneself in survival mode. On 13 March 1945 Queen Wilhelmina returned from het exile in London to make a tour through the liberated South of The Netherlands. She did not stay but went back to London some days later. Her definite return to the Netherlands was on the 2nd of May. On 28 of June she was honored with a "welcome back" parade on the Dam in Amsterdam as seen here. Gradually life in the Netherlands returned almost to how it used to be. On one thing everybody agreed after these terrible 5 years: "Never again"! Music: Trevor Kowalski Source: Beeld En Geluid.

Zeeland is a province in the South West of The Netherlands consisting of many large islands. There is a lot to tell about what happened in Zeeland during the war, but that will be a topic for another series about WW-II. Main towns like Middelburg, Vlissingen and Breskens were severy damaged and hardly inhabitable anymore After the Dutch government's capitulation on 15 May 1940, fighting still continued in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Some French troops were still present there and trying to halt the German onslaught. After Antwerp was liberated in early September 1944, the German authorities also decided to carry out large-scale inundations in nearby Zeeland. Flooding large areas was aimed at trying to hinder and halt the advancing allies. This led to mass evacuations: on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland, as many as three-quarters of the population had to leave their homes. There was a lot of resistance, especially among farmers especially because they knew that the salt sea water would make the soil infertile. In the province of Zeeland, more than 43,000 hectares of land was flooded as a result of German inundations. However, not only the Germans were responsible for the floading of Zeeland but also the allies. On 3 October 1944 the RAF bombed the dykes around Walcheren from three directions thus floading the entire region. Twice a day eb and flood had free game to overflow and retract from the island thus rapidly raising the groundwater level. It did contribute to the withdrawal of the Germans to higher ground. The many Dutch inhabitants had hardly anywhere to go and many fled to higher ground in cities like Middelburg. Later on, after Walcheren was captured, the allies forced the local population to evacuate. About half of them (27.000 in all) left. It took until 1946 before all dykes were repaired. The Zeelanders suffered a lot and were attacked several times by both German and Allied inundations. The swirling seawater that flowed through the deliberately broken dikes caused a large flow of refugees that continued until after the liberation of the Netherlands. Travelling too and from Zeeland was difficult because important bridges like the Moerdijkbrug were partially destroyed as seen earlier. The island of Tholen was flooded too, as can be seen here. The two other Southern provinces of the Netherlands, Noord Brabant and Limburg suffered badly too as these pictures will show. The South of the Netherlands was captured by the allies by late autumn 1944. The rest of the country had to wait until the next spring and endured a terrible famine, the Hongerwinter, as shown in detail in one of my other videos. Being a thrifty and entrepreneurial country, the Netherlands soon started to restore the war damage. To finish this part-4 of my series, here are some glimpses of these activities. This series will be extended with one or two more episodes. Part-5 will deal with the war destruction of Arnhem and Nijmegen. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski

In contrast to Rotterdam's city center, Europe's largest port had fallen into German hands with limited damage. The shipyards also suffered virtually no damage and were soon visited by German specialists. Most shipyard managers anticipated that the Germans would win the war and expeditiously concluded contracts with them. These contracts included building and converting ships and dismantling Dutch naval vessels that had not been able to escape to England. All this was done at German expense. Also important suppliers to the yards decided to side with the German forces. Rotterdam's harbour in fact became a German naval base. Germany would pay all bills properly in the coming years and stated they would honour the contracts. However, the Netherlands had to pay occupation tax to the Germans, so in effect the Dutch taxpayer indirectly paid for the military and maritime acquisitions of the occupier. During the course of the war, Rotterdam and the region functioned as an ore transshipment port for the German arms industry in the Ruhr area, as a base for the Kriegsmarine and especially as a supplier of warships. More than 800 ships were built in the Netherlands on German behalf. Furthermore, another 2,000 existing ships were converted for war purposes. Rotterdam made a significant contribution to this. In the first years of the war, Rotterdam's economy revived. Good money was made from the occupier. Especially by the shipyards, which were not just in survival mode. As early as in October 1941 the RAF started bombing the harbour. In the second half of the occupation period, Rotterdam more intensively started to pay the tolls for cooperating with the occupying forces. as it increasingly became the target of Allied bombings, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to residential areas. In that respect the so called "Forgotten bombing" should be mentioned, whereby on 31 maart 1943 allied American bombers left Britain to bomb Rotterdam's harbour. Similar to the accidental bombing of The Hague's Bezuidenhout quarters, the American airforce misjudged the bombing target and in stead dropped 70 heavy bombs on the Bospolder-Tussendijken quarters in West Rotterdam, killing 325 people and destroying many homes. The work on the shipyards and in the port became increasingly risky and was also paid less. Working hours were extended and the threat of being put to work in Germany continued to hang over the workers' heads. The port of Rotterdam increasingly became a fortress due to German defenses, which limited the freedom of movement of the residents. In addition, more and more public buildings such as schools and hospitals were requisitioned and put into use by the occupying forces. From September 1944, as the allies were starting to approach, there were tactical air raids by Spitfires and Typhoon fighter-bombers. These were aimed, among other things, at ship targets and launchers for V-weapons in Vlaardingen, Pernis and Hoek van Holland. A number of bombings were spectacular successes, but there were also large-scale bombings with little effect. When the Allies continued to advance towards the Netherlands in 1944, the Germans in Rotterdam and the surrounding area began to requisition material and transport it to the east. This happened on such a large scale that it could safely be called robbery. Later that year, much of the port was destroyed by the Germans to prevent the Allies from using the facilities. The destruction seen in this film is actually the collective result of the allied attacks and the German sabottage as well as merchant ships having been taken out of service at the beginning of the war and subsequently left to rust. Some damage was also caused by small scale sabotage by the Dutch resistance during the war, but its impact was insignificant. Rotterdam harbour's WW-II history ends on May 5, 1945 when the first English ships with food moored at the Lloydkade. After the war the Dutch proactively started to restore the damage of the Rotterdam harbour. It took less than 5 years before the harbour was back to its pre-war strength and efficiency. After afore mentioned bombing on 14th of May 1940, the demolition of the center was a temporary low point for Rotterdam, which found itself in a deep economic dip due to the absence of the pre war merchant navy and passenger ships. On top of the already high unemployment, there were now 80,000 homeless people and many hundreds of destroyed businesses. About two years later Rotterdam's economy started to flourish again. These images give an idea of what Rotterdam looked like during the war as seen from the water. Here on the right in the distance you can see the famous Witte Huis, one of Rotterdam's first high rise buildings that survived the bombing. This part-3 ends with rare, stunningly enhanced and colorized footage of one of Rotterdam's destroyed stations: Delftsche Poort. Music: Trevor Kowalski Source: Beeld En Geluid & Gem. Archief Den Haag.

In this part-2 of our AI enhanced and colorized series about the devastation of the Netherlands after WWII we focus on the city of The Hague (Den Haag in Dutch) and its neighboring coastal village Scheveningen. For centuries The Hague has been and still is the residence of the Dutch government, but it is not the capital of the country which is Amsterdam. On 29 May 1940, just two weeks after the Dutch captulation, The Hague became the HQ of German rule over the Netherlands under the Leadership of Reichscommissar Seyss Inquart. He took residence at the Clingendaal estate. After the war he was condemned to death during the Neurenberg trials. The Hague suffered badly from the spoils of war. Two major events can be named: 1. The destruction of a large part of the city in order to become a fortification as part of the AtlantikWall that stretched from the North of France to Norway. This defence line was 2685 km long. 2. The accidental bombing of the Bezuidenhout quarters by the RAF. 1. The Atlantikwall was built with the aim to halt a potential invasion by the allied forces. The section in The Hague also had as purpose to protect the residence of Seys Inquart that lied not far from the Dutch coast. In december 1941 the Germans started with the construction of the fortifications. However, the main part of the work was done in the autumn a year later. Approximately 138.000 people, nearly a third of the The Hague population, were forced to leave their homes which were destined to be demolished in order to construct a 27 meter wide tank ditch, bunkers and many other fortifications. Thousands of homes, three churches, a school and a hospital were demolished. Large parts of the The Hague's woods were chopped down to the ground. Most refugees were housed in other parts of The Hagua and surrounding towns and villages. About 1000 Scheveningers found residence in De Achterhoek, in the East of the country near the German border. Others spent the rest of the war in Eelde, Zuid-Laren, Culemborg and Ermelo. Dutch firms collaborated with the Germans to construct the AtlantikWall. We see many residents leaving their homes with their most important belongings. From 1943 onwards nearly all men in the age group of 17 to 40 were called up to perform compulsary labour duties in Germany, the so called Arbeidseinsatz. Soon after the German surrender on 4th of May 1945 these forced labourers started to return home. It involved approximately 270.000 men. Most of them were welcomed with open arms as seen here. However, not all experienced a warm welcome and felt that some people were treating them as collaborators and looked at with disrespect and mistrust. 2. The second major catastrophy for The Hague was the accidental bombing of the Bezuidenhout quarters. On the 3rd of March 1945, just two months before the war ended, 61 bombers (49 Mitchels and 12 Bostons) of the RAF took off from Melsbroek near Brussel and from Vitry-en-Artois in liberated Northern-France to bomb German V2 rocket launch pads in the woods of The Hague. However, due to a navigation miscalculation they dropped their bombs by mistake on this residential area. In total 550 residents died and 350 were wounded. Thousands became homeless. Many homes were lost because of the inexperience of the local firebrigade with putting out home fires of this magnitude. This statue of Juliana van Stolberg and her 5 sons, erected in 1930 can still be seen at the Koningin Marialaan. As already mentioned, Scheveningen was converted by the Germans into a fortress. The entire beach was mined and around the famous Kurhaus many concrete bunkers were constructed. This footage of the Kurhaus is very rare and will probably bring back dear memories to those who recall what the Gevers Deynoot plein and the street leading to the beach (with on the right the Sea aquarium) was like before the massive re-development changes in the 1960s. Scheveningen's prison is notorious for its roles during and after WW-II. During WW-II it served as prison for many captured Dutch resistance fighters, Engelandvaarders and secret agents. It was nick named the "Oranje hotel". In total in retained approximately 25.000 prisoners. Many of these prisoners did not survive as they were executed in the dunes of the nearby Waalsdorper vlakte. Immediately after the war the prison's inhabitants changed to retain high ranking German collaborators. It was here that people like NSB leader Anton Mussert, NSB-ers Robert van Genechten, Max Blokzijl en Carel Huygen as well as the Hague's NSB mayor Harmen Westra were held, awaiting their execution or sentencing. Shortly after the war Scheveningen started with the clearing of the mined beaches and the destruction of the bunkers and other fortifications. For the first time in 5 years people could start to spend nice days on the beach again. Source: Beeld En Geluid & Gemeente Archief Den Haag Music: Trevor Kowalski.

This is part-1 of my four part series about the devastation of the Netherlands during WW-II. The footage has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized with the latest video software, based on A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). Before the second World War the Netherlands were a proporous state that was undergoing intensive economic growth. Amsterdam as it capital was at the heart of these developments. The country was ruled by Queen Wilhelmina who played an active roll in its further development. Her daughter Princes Juliana was being prepared to take over as Queen in the coming decade. The harbour facilities in Rotterdam and Amsterdam were further extended in order to fulfil their important roles of being and remaining the gateways to Europe as regards international trade. Many wharfes were engaged in building large sea and ocean going ships, not only for Dutch companies but also for a large contingient of international companies. One of the most modern ships, the MS Oranje, served during the war as hospital ship. Dutch ships sailed all the oceans. The Netherlands was and still is a beautiful country with its great old cities many dating from before the middle ages, its many waterways, canals and rural, agricultural areas. The countries has a centuries old culture. Its drawbridges, windmills, cloggs, tulip fields were already well known the world over. Many buildings are witness to the Netherlands' glorious history. Amsterdam is the jewel in the crown and has always had huge attraction on local and foreign visitors. Not only agriculture, internatinal trade and tourism but also technology and industrialisation have been the pillars on which the Dutch economy resided and stil resides. Anthonie Fokker was one of the world's aviation pioneers and KLM has taken on an important place in internation air travel. From the 1930s onwards, the Dutch railways were one of the first to embrace electrification and were decades ahead compared to countries like Britain where steamtrains remained in service until the late sixties. As early as the 1920s the Netherlands decided to increase the land by regaining the Zuiderzee from the sea with the construction of the Afsluitdijk. Although it brough drastic change to especially the villages surrounding this body of water, the Dutch tradition including the use of tradional dress, still largely remained. Most of its inhabitants were unaware of the drastic change of life they were about to experience. On the 10th of May Hitler invaded the Netherlands. Only four days later the Netherlands had to capitulate as the direct result of the bombing of Rotterdam. Almost the entire old city center was bombed to the ground. About 800 people died, 25.000 homes were destroyed and 80.000 people became homeless. Huge numbers of Rotterdammers needed to find residence elsewhere. In parts 2 to 4 far more rare footage and information will be provided about how badly the Netherlands suffered under the German occupation. Music: Trevor Kowalski Source: Beeld En Geluid Note: Please do not re-use my material without permission!

In the summers of 1928 and 1929 two wealthy American families visited Paris, France. In this film we try to depict the sharp contrasts between their rich lives and those living on the streets of Paris, the so called clochards. The film begins and ends with the luxurious ocean crossings on respectively the SS Rotterdam and the SS Bremen. It shows splendid scenes of every day life of both the rich and the poor in Paris in high quality and contains a number of very rare glimpses, like the marvelous Trocadéro Palace close to the Eiffel Tower that was sadly demolished shortly after in 1937. The film ends with very rare footage of a seaplane being catapulted off the decks of the SS Bremen. Please now enjoy the rest of the film without further commentary. For the part that shows the Clochards in Paris we have used a new colorizer! On the one hand the colorization results are much better than with our regular colorizer, but it has a nasty habit of adding bright, unstable red tones to some objects which need to be reduced with the video editor (a lot of extra work). By the way, this part of the video is from 1910. More information about the Heinkel HE-12, Reg.No. D-1717, that is seen here being catapulted from the SS Bremen, can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_HE_12 The aircraft was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Cobequid Bay on 5 October 1931. The two crew members died. See: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/27540 To be honest I am surprised how good the result has become after applying my 5-stage process and also processing the original more than once by the AI (you have to really know what you are doing...). Compare it to the B&W original of one of the used source fragments: https://archive.org/details/CHMHUB09Europe19294 and be amazed! Music: Kikoru - Together for one last journey Trabant 33 - Early morning in Paris Trabant 33 - Memories of Paris Trabant 33 - Paris in Spring Trabant 33 - Paris in the Fog. Source: Archive.org

In this film I will take you back in time to the Roaring Twenties during which we visit the wonderful beach and fishing village of Scheveningen. This village lies on the Dutch North Sea coast near the residence of its Government, The Hague (Den Haag in Dutch). Huge crowds always used to flock to the Scheveningen Pier, officially "Wandelhoofd Wilhelmina" opened by Queen Wilhelmina and her husband Prins Hendrik in 1901. Sadly this pier burned down during WWII in 1943 and was replaced by a new pier a few hundred meters more North in the 1960s. We see the "chique of The Hague", Wassenaar and the rest of The Netherlands roam the Boulevard, the Pier and beaches. You will see what I believe is the most spectacular and rare scene in this film. It shows a wonderful panoramic view of Scheveningen in 1922 that I have never come across before. It was taken from the roof of the Kuhrhaus. On the far left we see a glimpse of Scheveningen's Palace Hotel, followed by a very rare view in the distance of its old station that was demolished in 1953. At present you will find the Europa hotel there with next to it a huge residential block and 3-storey parking garage at the Zwolsestraat. This whole area has now changed beyond recognition with two high rise residential blocks, one with a golden dome on top, and a long arcade-alike apartment block next to it. The high building you see in the middle is still there, but currently hidden behind an ugly parking garage and police station. For decades it housed an Indonesian restaurant. The camera now pans to the Badhuisplein, redubbed Gevers Deynout plein in 1891, which is now also totally changed and in fact utterly spoiled by two ugly apartment blocks left and right of the square. This is where the trams would stop and turn around to go back to The Hague to pick up more beach lovers. Notice the many open tram cars that were in use during the summer. On the right we see the famous Hotel Les Galeries with its Italian style arcades. It was sadly demolished around 1972 together with the Grand Hotel. Above we see the famous round circus building that was opened in 1904. The lions, horses and other acts have long disappeared since. In 1991 the circus was converted into a musical theather by Joop van den Ende. The building is currently hidden behind the Holland Casino and a huge Pathé cinema. Subsequently you wlll see some more great footage of the area of the Boulevard close to the Kuhrhaus. Just to conclude that the destructive forces that were at play in the early 1970s are beyond comprehension. Scheveningen's Council and especially the Exploitatie Maatschappij Scheveningen, EMS, including dubious project developer Reinder Zwolsman, have a lot to answer to. If ever the Dutch expression "vergane glorie" (vanished glory) can be applied to its utmost extent then it is to Scheveningen. The last part of this documentary focusses on what lied behind the glamour and glory of Scheveningen as beach resort. We take a walking trip through Scheveningen's back streets in the old village, in particular surrounding its main shopping street, the Keizerstraat. The shops seen there were filmed in 1931 for the occasion of the opening of the new second inner harbour by regentess Queen Emma. The CC captions will be the place to view the names of the streets as soon as we get more information. Thanks for watching! Source: Beeld en Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski and Sinfonietta Cinematica.

This Part-3 of my series about The Netherlands during WWII focusses on a very sad period towards the end of the war during which the Northern half of the country suffered a terrible famine. Most parts of The Netherlands south of the three main rivers (Rijn, Maas & Waal) had been liberated by the allied forces at the end of autumn 1944. However, the North remained under German occupation. Food became increasingly scarce caused by cut off supply lines and the Germans plundering the country to the bone. Hordes of Dutch citizens went to the country side to try to get some remaining food that some farmers still had in stock. Many trees were cut down and twigs were gathered to provide some heating and cooking fuel. Wooden blocks between the tram rails were gathered and used as well. Many food stores were closed because of lack of stock and people desperately tried to trade their remaining posessions for any food they could get their hands on. Especially the children suffered. Overall between 20,000 and 25,000 people are estimated to have died as the direct result of the famine. Indirectly there was an over-mortality of 58,000 people. In my town of birth, The Hague (in Dutch Den Haag), approximately 2100 people died of starvation during the so called "Honger winter" of 1944/1945. People ate beatroot, tulips bulbs and sometimes even their cats and dogs. In the last months of the war about 200,000 inhabitants of The Hague got their food in the form of soup from the so called "Gaarkeukens" (public kitchens). Relief came in the days after the 8th of May 1945 when the whole country had been liberated. Allied planes dropped food packages in large numbers over The Hague and other large Dutch cities. For the first time in 5 years people and especially children could be properly fed, as can be seen in this rather emotional film. Please watch the rest of this film without further commentary. Kindly keep your remarks in the comments section respectful.

Scheveningen is a fishing village on the Dutch North Sea coast bordering the city of The Hague, the residence of the Dutch government. In this film you will see the daily activities of Scheveningen's many fishermen almost a century ago. To large extent the film is self-explanatory. Therefore no commentry has been added but in stead this is my first full documentary with only added ambient sound. It was a lot of work to chose the right sounds and get them properly synchronized. You will see hectic activities of the quays of both Scheveningen's harbours, traders bidding for freshly caught fish, barrels of fish being filled and handled, children hanging about and pinching chunks of ice that have broken off huge ice bars, women making and repairing nets, nets being layed out to dry using horses and carts, fish being cleaned and hung on metal rods to be smoked and much more. The original, rather poor quality, B&W film has been restored, enhanced and colorized with the latest A.I. video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Manually added artificial sound to enhance the ambience. Copyright: Ricks Film Restoration.

This film shows original footage about the activities in the New Mexico dessert to develop an atomic weapon. It has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized to give a better view of what really went on at Los Alamos in 1945. In brief: this was a secret project under the name "the Manhattan project" and was lead by physicist Julius Robert Oppenheimer under military supervision in the person of General Leslie Groves. In order for hundreds of scientists to be as active and motivated as possible, an new small town was constructed in the dessert at Los Alamos, where they could live with their entire family. Exerpt: The actual Trinity test took place at the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, about 200 km South of Los Alamos. This facility is now part of the White Sands Missile Range. It is remarkable to note that Japan was bombed only 20 and 23 days after the one and only (successful) Trinity test conducted on 16 July 1945. At the time of that test there was hardly anymore nuclear material available. Astonishingly The Gun-type "Little Boy" bomb, that was dropped on Hiroshima, was deployed untested! This was done out of pure necessity in view of having run out of uranium. The "fat man" bomb, that was dropped on Nagasaki, was of the same type as the one used during the Trinity test, i.e. an implosion-type bomb. In view of the level of development of electronics in 1945, the electronic control of the bomb was an astonishing achievement. To need the bomb to work, 32 high explosive detonator modules, that were mounted around a solid plutonium core, needed to fire inwards at exactly the same time in order to compress the core. The shock wave needed to hit the fissionable core with a precision of microseconds. Till this day Truman's decision to deploy nuclear weapons is highly controversial. Historians claim that one of the more important reasons to do so was to impress the Russians, who were also rumored of being in the process of developing a nuclear bomb. Truman himself believed that deploying these bombs saved half a million American plus Japanese lives compared to a continued war on the ground. The question whether he, and others who, to this day, make similar statements were and are right is purely a matter for speculation. No factual conclusions can or should be drawn because their are simply too many scenario's and unknowns, just like nobody currently knows how the Russia Ukraine conflict will end. Fact remains that the bombings caused tremendous loss of life. In view of the fact that Truman called Oppenheimer a "cry baby" after Oppie told him that he has blood on his hands, plus the way Truman announced the bombing of Hiroshima with a smile on his face, and that many historians state that the war with Japan was already close to being over before both atomic bombs were dropped, makes one wonder why Truman is still on the 5th place in the list of best USA presidents. Remarkably, his responsibility for putting over 220.000 people into their graves seems still to be hidden in the shadows of his achievements as regards his continuation and re-inforcement of Roosevelts New Deal, foreign policies and economic reform. While constructing the bombs, it appears that Oppenheimer was less concerned about its potential military use. Oppenheimer never publicly expressed regret for being the "Father of the atomic bomb". However, in view of his conduct and critical statements towards how his bomb had been deployed it is clear that, especially in later years of life, he mentally struggled with remorse. He did openly question whether the use of the bombs on Japan were really necessary. To end this film, I just want to share this thought. Considering that the comments under my video have shown that so many (young) viewers are out of touch with history and are gullible for strange conspiracy and other theories as well as propagate twisted facts, a legitimate question is to what extent films like Nolan's "Oppenheimer" contribute to even more misinterpreted and misunderstood historic facts. Although extremely cleverly made and largely based on facts, Nolan has taken the liberty to dramatise and even alter and twist the representation of facts to suite Hollywood's agenda. For example the "cry baby" event did not happen as portrayed in the film but took place later in a different setting. Also Oppenheimer would in reality never have approached Einstein to ask for an opinion about Teller's fear that the bomb might destroy the entire Earth because of an unhaltable continuation of the nuclear fission in the Earths atmosphere. In reality Oppenheimer discussed this with American physicist Karl Taylor Compton. To what extent future generations will take Nolan's great film for fact is unpredictable, but nevertheless somewhat worrying. It keeps me wondering whether a film can be properly made both with historic correctness and highest entertainment value in mind. Source: archive.org Music: Trevor Kowalski

This is part-2 of my series about the Netherlands during WW2. The main theme of part-2 is to address the question how many Dutch people sympathized with the German occupation and why. The comments section under part-1 has shown that there was and still is a lot of controversy about this matter. In a number of cases it has lead to quite some nasty debates during which it has become clear, at least to me, that especially a contingent of young viewers have a totally misplaced and misguided concept of what actually happened during WW2 and in particular in the Netherlands. Not only does it show that the quality of history lessons worldwide is not what it used to be, but in the absence of proper understanding of the driving forces behind the WW2 scenes, many make the big mistake of judging history through today's eyes. I have done my best to give insight into what I believe actually happened in the Netherlands during WW2 and to do so on the basis of verified historic facts in an as neutral as possible manner, without bringing feelings and emotions into the equasion. The transcript of this documentary can be read here: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/NLduringWWII-2.htm Part-1 can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZHYu3hgxtg *ATTENTION* ! Please do not ruin the comments section under this video like what happened with part-1 and which eventually forced me to close it. By all means share your facts, thoughts and opinions on this topic, but do this with respect, decency and good understanding of the circumstances during WW-II in the Netherlands. Hateful, respectless, rude and rubbish comments will simply be removed. This channel is intended to provide a better understanding of history and not to become a public sewer filled with waste and debris from today's sad world. Please understand! Music: Howard Harper Barnes, Haempus Naeselius, Johannes Bornloff, Bonnie Grace a,o. Source: Beeld En Geluid, Archive.org a.o.

In 1916, cinema operator Willy Mullens from The Hague was commissioned by the Ministry of War to make a film to prove that the Dutch armed forces were ready to defend the neutrality of the country. The film also had to promote the appreciation of the population for the armed forces. Mullens and his cameramen depicted the most diverse activities of the army and navy. After WW-I, during the Interbellum, he became well known as ‘filmer of the fatherland", but his popularity deminished with the rise of competitor Polygoon, who provided film reels to nearly all the Dutch cinemas from 1924 onwards. The Leger en Vloot film was commissioned by the Dutch government to make it clear to other countries that Dutch neutrality was not to be trifled with. In that respect it is important to note that this film should be viewed from a historic perspective and not judged through todays eyes. What can be concluded is that the weapons and other equipment that were at the disposal of the Dutch army were very basic during WW-1. For example machine guns were transported by dog drawn carts and huge numbers of soldiers used bikes as their means of transportation. Besides rudimentary early radio equipment, carrier pidgeons were still being used to send messages. In 1917 this film attracted a lot of attention. Queen Wilhelmina and her husband Prince Hendrik were present at its première on the 9th of January 1917. Outside of Holland this "Leger en Vloot" film was shown among other to British and German viewers under the title "Holland Neutral". The film, of course, contained only those activities of the Army and Navy which the High Command was willing to show, and to do so in the most favorable manner possible. So no numb conscripts in the mud. At the end of the film there is a scene in which soldiers were pulled along the steel wire across a river at a rather perilous speed. It has an element of ludacrouscy, even when not viewed from a modern point of view. It also shows how a tree is felled by means of a machine gun. While watching this film, here is some more information about the Netherlands during WW-I: On July 31, 1914, general mobilization was decided. The Netherlands was the first non-belligerent country to take this measure and would be the only neutral state to remain fully mobilized throughout the war. In total, about 200,000, rising to almost 400,000 men in the age groups of 20 to 29 years were called up. Many were married and were running their business before being conscripted. At the beginning of August 1914, the battle broke out. The Germans invaded Luxembourg and Belgium. Leuven was set on fire and on 10 October 1914 Antwerp also fell into German hands. Of a total population of six million, one million Belgian civilians and soldiers fled to the Netherlands. The reception of the huge refugee flow went well. Local committees and individuals spontaneously offered accommodation and assistance. During the war years, the army was involved in border control, the reception of refugees and interned soldiers and the fight against smuggling and espionage. The Navy focused on the defense of the Dutch East Indies, patrols the Dutch coast and the clearing of mines at sea. But in the absence of real acts of war, boredom frequently set inamong the troops. Boredom was prevented by sports competitions and education. As the war progressed, the soldiers also received more leave to visit their wives and to visit relatives and return to their farms and fields. This is the first part of a three part series in which we focus on the Dutch army. In parts 2 and 3 special attention will be give to the Dutch Navy as well as its airforce, which at the time was still part of the army. NOTE: This film shows NO actual combat footage! The Netherlands remained neutral during WW-1, thus this film only contains harmless, but nevertheless highly interesting footage of basic military exercizes. Also please note that the source footage has been substantially editted, shortened and also expanded with other WW-I footage about the Dutch Army! Source: Beeld En Geluid and NIMH Music: Johannes Bornlof a.o. This originally silent film has an experimental nature considering that we have sporadically added sound effects to enhance the viewing pleasure.

This film addresses the sad fate of working dogs in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1900s. Around 1900, 80,000 dogs were out every day to assist their owners. The dogs walked in front of or under the cart. They were often poorly cared for and had to pull far too heavy cargo. At the time, the government saw nothing in the ban on the use of the dog as pulling power, but eventually did set conditions for the cart and the dog. A group of people took the fate of the animals very seriously and moved into the country to alert owners of draft dogs to these conditions. They founded the "Anti Trekhonden Bond" (Society) in 1912. The work of the directors of the Bond was successful. The owners realized that it was important to take good care of their animals. It also became clear that people were forced to work with a dog because they did not have sufficient financial means to purchase and care for a horse or donkey. That changed when the 'bakfiets' (cargo bike) was introduced in the Netherlands in 1937. Many dogs were relieved of their pulling obligations. The union tried to convince as many merchants as possible to switch to a 'bakfiets'. If the good will was there, but the money was lacking, the Bond purchased a cargo bike for the dog cart owner. The number of dogs used as pulling power dropped to about 11,000 dogs in the late 1930s. There was more and more discussion and disapproval of the dog cart practice. However, it took quite some time before a general ban was introduced in the Netherlands. On January 1, 1962, the year in which the "Anti Trekhonden Bond" existed for 50 years, the Dutch Animal Protection Act came into force, with the legal prohibition on the use of the dog as pulling power. The original B&W film has been restored, enhanced and colorized with contemporary Artificial Intelligence video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Jon Blork a.o.

The town of Aalsmeer was and still is the flowers capital of the Netherlands. It is the place where large numbers of growers sell their beautiful produce for distribution all over the world. The nearby Schiphol airport is very convenient to ship flowers, plants and bulbs, keeping them as fresh as can be. As you will see in this film, Alsmeer is a major hub in this very tradional Dutch trade sector, especially in view of the many auction houses that link sellers and buyers. The trade is done on the basis of Dutch auctions whereby a large clock shows a rapidly decreasing purchase price for the goods at hand. The buyer who first stops the clock by pressing his or her button gets the goods at the indicated price on the clock. This film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern video software based on Artificial Intelligence, A.I. Source: Beeld en Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski.

Preceeding the remembrance day of the liberation of the Netherlands on the 5th of May, this film shows spectacularly colorized footage of the beginning of the German occupation in May 1940. In this film you will be taken back to the beginning of World War II when the Germans launched a vicious attack on the Netherlands in May 1940. The film focuses on the eventful days whereby the country prepares for war, Rotterdam is bombed to the ground, the Dutch government capitulates and the Germans take over the control of the country. It also shows scenes of daily life during the occupation as well as footage about the NSB party. This video has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest A.I. video software. For the majority of the film a new colorization method has been used that obtains substantially better results than with the standard colorizer that we normally use. Copyright: Ricks Film Restoration 2023. Please do NOT re-use any of this footage without my prior permission. Thank you. Kindly also keep comments respectful, decent and with prime focus on the events in The Netherlands at the beginning of WW-II, so NOT anno 2023. Hatred and racist comments will be immediately removed.

This very interesting footage about old London has been colorized using a new method. Later in this film we go deeper in to this. In this film we in particular see what transport in London was like a century ago in 1924. Already many buses and taxis roamed the streets starting by showing a very busy Fleet Street with St.Pauls cathedral in the background, and where many newspapers reside. The first buses appeared on London's streets just after 1900. Until 1933, when the "London Transport" company was formed, the number of public transport companies were skattered all over London. Many were privately owned. From 1908 onwards some consolidation started. Many markets occupied London's streets like shown in this film on Tower Bridge Road. A Galeries LaFayette store at Regents Street can been seen. This store came over from Paris France in 1905. It was closed in 1972 and since then it is occupied by the well known Hamleys toy store. Another great shot shows The Strand looking towards St Mary le Strand church, followed by many more buses at St. George's hospital The penultimate scene shows many buses on their way to and from Knightsbridge. This part-1 of our short London films about old London in 1924 ends at Broadway in the city of Westminster. For those who prefer B&W footage the same A.I. enhanced film is subsequently shown again without added colour. Normally restoring and colorizing historic footage takes me about 1 hour per minute of film. This new method takes about 10 times longer but is certainly worth it. It is based on manually colorizing reference frames for each scene. The manual colorization itself often takes over an hour per reference frame. The A.I. keeps track of the colors of all objects, but degrades over time such that new colorized reference frames are needed. The degradation depends on the complexity of the scene and how fast a scene changes. The film ends with a side-by-side comparison of the original footage next to our colorized result. Let us know what you think about this colorization method and Thanks for watching!

In the night of Saturday 31 Januari to Sunday 1 February 1953, the Netherlands witnessed one of its worst disasters in recent history. This disaster is refered to in Dutch as "De Watersnoodramp" or "De Februariramp", and initially was also known as the St. Ignatius flood or Beatrix flood. The flood was the result of a combination of severe storm from the northwest, with an unfavorable coincidence of high tide and spring tide. As a result, the water in the funnel-shaped southern North Sea rose to extreme heights. The highest water level in 100 years was measured in Flushing, Hoek of Holland, IJmuiden and Harlingen, respectively 4.55, 3.85, 3.85 and 3.85 meters higher than Normal Amsterdam Level (NAP). Many dikes were flooded and breached. Entire islands and regions including towns and villages were flooded. In total 1836 people perished, 300 farms and 3000 homes were totally destroyed. No less than 3000 farms and 40.000 homes were severely damaged. 200.000 hectares of fertile farmland were innundated. At the time the total damage was estimated at 1.5 billion Dutch Guiders (over 6 Billion Euros in today's money). The original films have been motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest Artificial Intelligence video software. Please watch Part-2 of this series about the "Watersnoodramp" with Dutch commentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhZqc1Fqgyo

This time not a restored, colorized historic video but in stead an analysis of an ultra-modern topic! You probably have been on a vacation to the moon if you have not yet heard of the latest development with Artificial Intelligence called "ChatGPT". ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. It is being developed by a company called Open AI that was originally founded and funded by Elon Musk. The first reactions since ChatGPT's introduction in November last year have been utter amazement, but now the dust is starting to settle a bit, more and more people and organisations are starting to look at the darker sides of Artificial Intelligence projects like ChatGPT. More and more worries are being expressed of what effects it could or even will have on humanity. As a long-time builder of voice activated personal assistants, in particular for blind and visually impaired users, I have been intrigued by the abilities of A.I.'s. For that reason I have added ChatGPT to my already rather powerful assistant and thus created my own "Wiki GPT" app which will be used throughout this video. My question now is whether I should continue to build on ChatGPT or that I should refrain from doing any further work on it out for fear what effects such A.I's will have on our entire World. In particular, like many others, I will now address my deep concerns. I think it will be an eye opener! The full transcript of this personal analysis can be read here: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/ChatGPT-EN1.htm More information about my (for the moment free) WIKI GPT app can be found here: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/WikiGPT-EN1.htm Comments are most welcome. Please be polite, thoughtful and respectful! Nonsensical rubbish comments will be removed, so please don't bother to make them. The whole idea is to help and make you reflect about what A.I.'s are going to mean to human society and to you personally in the very near future. If ever there has been a super-intelligent instrument that has been released into the open then it is ChatGPT! Source material: Wikipedia pages and Wikipedia Infoboxes Music: ELFL - "Binary Motion".

In this film I will take you back in time to London during WWII to show you what this great city really was like back then. This video is made as seen through the eyes of my parents who lived in London during the war. They met each other in 1943 and got maried in the summer of 1945. My father was stationed in London as member of the Dutch Navy and my mother, who was born in London, worked for a large London warehouse . She lived through the entire 5 year war period, including the Blitz that lasted over 8 months as well as the V1 and V2 attacks period. As a red thread throughout this video, the Top-3 comments that are usually made under my videos about old London are addressed in detail. 1. When London was still white, 2. Everybody in this film is now dead, and 3. Not a fat, obese person in sight. Hopefully this video will provide a much better understanding of having to live for 5 years under the constant terror inflicted by the German enemy. Each topic in this video is introduced by a war poster; these were displayed in the streets, stations and tube trains during the war. The topics are: - Introduction - Dig For Victory - Barrage balloons - Evacuation of the children - The Phoney War - The Battle Of Britain - Daily life and the "Blitz" - Women during WW-2 - Food rationing - Mobilisation - The role of the London Underground - The Gasmask period - The Blackout - Incendury bombs and fires - The Americans occupy London - The key players - German V1 and V2 attacks - Social climate - The end of the War - Epilog. If ever there was a place and time wherein people were drawn much closer to each other it was WW-II in London. The need to fight a common enemy and the fact that all classes of society suffered the same effects of war was a strong binding factor. Food rationing affected 99% of the population, houses were bombed indescriminately, including stately manors and even Buckingham Palace. Death and severe injuries came to all walks of life. The war compelled people to support each other and stick together as one nation and one society. Unlike in today's over-protected, money and status driven society with deeply embedded anti-social and selfish behaviour, there was the urgent need to simply stay alive and to help each other in every possible way to survive the war. It drew the best out of people including comradery, friendship, decency, support, love and respect for each other. The fact that people became reliant on each other also encouraged strong cooperation in a military, political, social and economic sense. Many inventions were done to assist the war effort, like the development of radar, code breaking at Bletchley Park and much more. Please read more under my Pinnen comment! This has been my biggest project so far. The topic is very close to my heart and has caused quite some emotion during its making. I really do hope you will enjoy it and learn from it. Music: Vera Lynn (rare!) Duration: 60 minutes. Sources: Beeld En Geluid, Archive.org, Prelinger, Library of Congress, British Film Council. This video is not being monetized. Sadly I cannot stop Youtube from including advertisements. The B&W footage from many sources has been meticulously restored, motion-stabilized, enhanced, edited and colorized, among other using the latest video software based on A.I. (Artificial intelligence). Ambient sound has been added where necessary (a first for me...). About half of the sound track has been dubbed because a lot of the original footage was silent or had spoken commentary. The full transcript of my documentary can be read here: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/LondonAtWar1.htm *Please note that this comments section is only open to comments that focus on London during WW-II* . If you want to make comments related to race, skin colour, obesitas or make nasty comparisons between London during WW-II and now then you have not understood the objective of this film, i.e. to forget about today but to go back in time to really understand London's history. Kindly respect my wish to keep my channel a pleasure to watch, with decency and respect among all other viewers. If you intend ignore this urgent request then please leave now, sorry!

After two years of absence due to the Corona pandemic, the Veluwse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (VSM) held its annual steam train festival again on the 3rd and 4th of September 2022. It was a great weekend with high temperatures, close to 30 degrees Centigrade. About two dozens steam trains and a handfull of old diesel locs were actively transporting visitors between Beekbergen, Loenen, Apeldoorn, Eerbeek and Dieren. Most of VSM's stock consists of the largest steam locomotives built in Germany in the mid 1950's, but there are also some older locs in their collection. You will see locs with 2-6-2 and even 2-10-0 axle arrangements! The carriages consist of a mix of Dutch ("MAT 34"), Austrian and other stock. The VSM was established in 1975 and is still going strong. In this film we see most of the VSM's stock and the huge crowds that participated in this great event. It is an unedited version of a video in 4K, made by me. These steam locomotives can be seen in this film: - "01 1075" from 1940 (2350 hp). - "23 023" from 1952 (1750 hp). - "23 071" from 1956 (1785 hp). - "23 076" from 1956 (1785 hp). - "44 1593 1" from 1943 (2100 hp) - "50 3654 6" from 1956 (1600 hp). - "52 3879" from 1944 (1600 hp). - "52 8091 2" from 1943 (1600 hp). - "52 8139" from 1943 (1600 hp). - "64 415" from 1936 (950 hp). as well as the diesel locs: - "NS 2530" from 1957 and - "NS 2459" from 1957. The "01 1075" and "23 023" are not owned by the VSM but by the Stoom Stichting Nederland, located in Rotterdam. All other locs are the property of the VSM. Other steam trains that were in operation (but not seen) were the "50 307" and "65 018". Watch other films on Youtube about this VSM event to catch their glimpse. More information can be found on their respective websites: https://www.stoomstichting.nl/ and https://stoomtrein.org/.

With great sadness in our heart we want to commemmorate the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II yesterday afternoon by showing a number of short close up scenes dating from the early years of her reighn, covering the period between 1952 and 1960. This short film forms an introduction to a number of unique restored and colorized films about these early years. These films are shown on our other channel. Here are links: 1. "Life Of A Queen" (1960): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5uKKCk_Sno 2. "Royal Children" (1961)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G4W6S5V_Tg 3. "Royal Destiny" (1961)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iKDbIOoD2E Please follow the links in this description or at the end of this video to watch them. Music: Trevor Kowalski Source: Archive.org

In this film we take a time travel trip back to the Dutch East Indies in the 1920s to witness the entire process of planting, growing, harvesting, processing and transporting tobacco. Under Dutch rule, the cultivation of spices, herbs and especially tobacco formed the most important pillar for economic growth and increased prosperity, both for the Dutch colonists as for the local population. We take a trip by train into the interior of one of the Indonesian islands, probably Java, to see the tobacco culture at first hand. The whole cultivation process is shown in chronological order, from the moment the tabacco seeds are planted until the final processing stage. To large extent this film is self-explanatory. One of the remarkable observations that can be made is the extensive use of pesticides and other chemicals. Probably a pesticide called "Schweinfurter", also called "Paris Green", was used to eradicate insect and rodent damage to the tobacco plants. It is a highly toxic emerald-green crystalline powder invented in 1814 by two chemists, Russ and Sattler from Schweinfurt in Bavaria. Also remarkable is the use of Sulfur powder, which seems to have also been used extensively as insecticide. In the film boys can be seen spreading sulfur powder over the leaves of the tobacco plants. Other children can be seen collecting catterpillars and other destructive insects. For more details, please watch the film without further narration and read the explanatory information in the CC captions while the film plays. Final comment: In 1948 the Netherlands gave up rule over the Dutch East Indies after enormous pressure by the United Nations, driven by the agressive, hard-handed way in which the Dutch tried to regain controll after the Japanese occupation during WW-II. A period that the Dutch cannot be proud of. Note: Please refrain from discussing the negative effects of colonialisme and the Dutch rule over Indonesia. It was a different era with different customs, practices and living conditions. Judging the past by looking at it through present day eyes, and projecting current norms and values will not lead to a better understanding of life in that period of history. In stead, take this time travel trip and try to soak up the whole atmosphere of how life used to be in Indonesia a century ago. Music: Edward Karl Hanson & Sight of Wonders Source: Beeld En Geluid.

This is a continuation of my two previous films about the time that my father spent in the Dutch Navy before and during the whole of WW-II. Both films address his period on the Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau. This ship played an important role in the defence of the Afsluitdijk when the Germans invaded the Netherlands on the 10th of May 1940. Sadly the Johan Maurits was bombed by a German Stuka and sank of the coast of North Holland when part of the Dutch Navy made efforts to escape to England. For some unknown reason my father was transferred from the Johan Maurits to the Hr.Ms. Jan van Brakel, just days before it sunk. He was part of the rescue operation to save the crew of the Johan Maurits. The Jan van Brakel and about half a dozen other ships managed to escape to England. My father briefly served on the Hr.Ms Westerland, the depot of mine layers, Hr.Ms.Medusa and the Hr.Ms. Douwe Aukes before being transfered to the brand new Hr.Ms. Isaac Sweers on 1 May 1941. The Hr.Ms. Isaac Sweers was built as one of four destroyers ships (torpedojager in Dutch) in the new "Callenburg class" by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde at Vlissingen. Its keel was layed on 26 November 1938 and launched on 16 March 1940 as seen here. On that date the Isaac Sweers was not much more than a hull. In order not to let this valuable asset fall in the hands of the enemy, it was decided to tow the Isaac Sweers to England. Its engines were not in a ready state to do so on its own power. The large tug Zwarte Zee managed to couple to its hull on 11 March 1940. Despite being attacked by German aircraft, both ships reached the Inner Downs at Deal Bank on the following day. Subsequently the Isaac Sweers was towed further West via Spithead to Portsmouth. Some time later it is towed to a warfe in Southamption in order to be completed as a destroyer. Eventually the ship was commissioned on the 29th of May 1941 and started its carreer that lasted just over 1.5 years. This film shows its many adventures in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean, The Indian Ocean and around Africa. Please watch this film and listen to the spoken commentary for the more details. In view of the 5000 character limit for Youtube descriptions, please visit: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/IsaacSweers1.htm for a full transcript of the commentary. On the 12th of November 1942, the Isaac Sweers left Gibraltar to rejoin with Force H. The next day at 05:15 in the morning, the fate of the Isaac Sweers was sealed as it got attacked by a German U-boot. Two torpedos hit the ship, the second killing most of the officers who were asleep. The ship immediately started to list and sink by its stern. Next it capsized over stern while breaking in half. If I recall correctly, my father was blown overboard due to the blasts. After about 3 hours in the water he got finally rescued by British ships. He was very lucky because 119 of the 194 crew members were killed! What exactly happened to my father in the days after the tragedy is unknown to me. Ten days later he was stationed on the Hr.Ms. Oranje Nassau, to be transfered on 5 December to "Rol London" followed by a short 9 day stay at Enys House, a training facility for officers. On the 10th of November he returned to London to serve at the Dutch Navy's HQ in London, in the C&A building at Marble Arch, until the end of the war when he returned to his family in The Netherlands on 13 July. His period in London during Wartime will be the subject of one of my next videos. In remembrance of the 119 (105 recorded) casualties of this tragedy. This film is dedicated to my father (1918 - 1986). Music: Experia. Source: - NIMH beeldbank - Beeld En Geluid - Archive.org. Please do not re-use any of my material without further permission. Thank you very much.

#shorts This is my first short for my Rick88888888 Youtube channel. I hope you like it! There are many more great restored and colorized videos on my channel. Please do check them out and subscribe if you like what I do.

The Battle of the Somme took place between 1 July 1916 and 18 November 1916. It was one of the major battles of World War 1, fought between the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire and took place along the banks of the French river Somme, East of the town of Albert. This film concentrates on the battles around the 1 July 1916 and is viewed entirely from a British perspective with a substantial amount of glorification of the battle results. The army of the British Empire is often referred to as "Kitchener's Army" or even "Kitchener's mob" in view of the fact that it largely comprised of volunteers drafted as the result of an agressive "Call to Arms" campain setup by Field Marshall Lord Kitchener in August 1914. Kitchener who originally was a succesful British commander of the Egyptian army, had been appointed as Secretary of State for War by prime minister Herbert Asquith. His army initially consisted of traditional batallions manned by lower class soldiers. However, after forming socalled "Pals" battalions, huge numbers of middle class recruits joined as well to form groups that were separate from the lower class battalions. By the summer of 1916 the recruitment had been so successful that the British were able to form no less than 5 armies comprising of approximately 2 million men. Unalike WWII there was no role for women in WWI. To avoid a misconception, Lord Kitchener was never directly involved in the Battle of the Somme, simply because he was already dead at that time. Kitchener was on his way to Russia on HMS Hampshire to attend negotiations with Tsar Nicholas II when on 5 June 1916 it was struck by a German mine near the Orkney islands, Scotland. It sank taking Kitchener down to a seamans grave as one of the 737 casualties. Preceeding the main attack on 1 July, a severe bombardement of the German lines started on 24 June, the so called drum fire or Trommelfeuer, which lasted until it peaked at "Zero Hour" on 1 July. Kitchener's men could only hope that this bombardement had stunned the enemy into submission. Once the attack started, the British and French soldiers were pushed towards "no mans land" into a stream of machine gun fire and under continuous bombardements from both sides of the line. Kitchener's men underwent a fate of mixed success and failure, largely related to the leadership, terrain, the width of no-mans land and other local circumstances. The losses on the British side were staggering, with 19,420 men dead and 35,493 wounded in that first day. 2,737 men went missing or became POW resulting in a total number of losses of 57.000 men. It was the bloodiest day in British military history ever. In particular at Serre, and at La Boisselle heavy losses were due to strong German resistance. In the months thereafter the battle continued, but at a less intense level until it died down on 18th November due to rain and winter conditions. This film starts with splended shots of battallions preparing for the attack at the end of June followed by many shots behind the combat lines of men preparing for attacks, resting after the attacks on 1 July, wounded being carried away from the battle scene, being treated for their injuries and soldiers marching away to regroup for new attacks in the days and weeks ahead. The original B&W film was clearly shot in the lee of the actual battle as it hardly contained any close up views of the atrocities that took place. In view of Youtube's rules, the remaining scort scenes with combat fatalities are not shown. It is quit obvious that the results of the British army were glorified in the making of this film. This is a 16 minute summary. You will be able to view the full 75 minute film soon on my channels. Just follow the link at the end of the video and in the description once it becomes available. Thanks for watching! Source: Archive.org (57 minute B&W Public Domain film). Music: - Bonnie Grace - "March Towards The End" - Jon Björk - "The Great War" - Bonnie Grace - "Heroes Will Fall" - Bonnie Grace - "In The Red Soil" - Gerald Franklin - "For The Greater Good" - Jon Björk - "The Launch" - Bonnie Grace - "March Towards The End".

The Dutch Southern province of Limburg was the first to be liberated towards the end of WW2. As recorded by the American 117th Regimental Combat Team, the village of Mesch in Zuid Limburg was the first to be liberated on 12 September 1944. This was precisely 90 days after D-day and fierce battles in the Belgian Ardennes. The Americans continued onto the city of Maastricht which was liberated two days later on the 14th of September 1944. In the following days the advance of the allied forces halted. From 17 to 25 september 1944 Operation Market Garden took place, during which an attempt was made to capture the Rhine bridge near Arnhem. This operation failed, eventually resulting in a stalemate situation during the following winter in which the Netherlands were devided between the German occupied north and the liberated part south of the main rivers: Rhine, Maas and Waal. That winter is commonly known as the "Hunger winter" during which many people in the North suffered starvation and at least 20,000 people died as the result. It took until the beginning of March 1945 before the remaining part of Limburg was liberated, involving among other the cities of Venlo and Roermond. In this film we see highly interesting images of the city of Maastricht, just after the liberation, collaborators being arrested, scenes at the police station, huge damage to bridges and towns allong the river Maas, German POW's and many images of Maastricht during the following winter. For more information, please switch on the CC captions to read the events and locations while the film plays and watch the rest of the film without spoken commentary. Source: Beeld En Geluid. Music: Experia - "Accepting Defeat", Howard Harper Barnes - "The Way to the Sky" and Experia - Taste of Revenge".

This is not one of our regular videos that show restored historic footage of the way the world was nearly a century ago. In stead it is a report of the shocking experience we had while visiting the Harz national park in Germany, now two weeks ago. We wish to share the devastating effects of climate change on the spruce tree forests in the Harz that we witnessed from a front row seat. The Harz comprises a circa 4000 km2 medium height mountainous area approximately in the middle of Germany. Its highest peak is the Brocken at an altitude of 1142 meters. Historically the Harz has been a mining area for many centuries as well as in more recent years a source of timber. Since the second World War it has been covered with woodland, comprising for about 90% of planted sproose trees. Tourism also forms an important source of income for the residents in the Harz. Its, until recent, spectacularly beautiful scenery and beautiful towns with half-timbered houses annually attracts many German and foreign visitors. Until the German unification in 1990, the Harz was divided between East and West Germany. Traces of these fortified borders can still be found there. In this video you will see great footage of the beautiful cities and sceneries in and around the Harz, in particular Goslar, Wernigerode, Quedlinburg and of course the Brocken. However, what truely shocked us was the devastation of nature because of climate change and global warming. More than 90% of the millions of spruce trees in the Harz have died over approximately the last 5 years. Apparently the spruce trees are now dying at an alarming rate because of a bark beatle, the so-called "Borken Käfer", also called the "Buchdrucker" in German and "Letterzetter kever" in Dutch, i.e. a small bark beatle. The reason for these names is that these small, only about 5 mm long beatles, destroy the sap channels between the bark and the truck of the spruce trees, causing them to die. Furthermore, because of drout, the trees don't produce enough resin that halt the beatles from eating their way into the bark. The situation is very bad in the whole Harz, but most extreme around the Brocken mountain, North Germany´s highest mountain at 1142 meters. Please watch these images and then ask yourself why there are still people who are questioning climate change and global warming. One of the things that struck us was the sheer optimism with which these shocking sites are being approach. For example in the train there was an announcement which translated came down to: "You obviously have noticed the many dead trees. Currently the Harz is undergoing a phase of profound change. The forest may seem dead, but in fact it is very much alive. In only a few years time the Harz will be green again. A new, more diverse forest will emerge from the dead trees which will serve as the food source for the growth of a large variety of mainly deciduous trees." The optimism that we heard in the train is apparently shared on many German and other websites. We found it remarkable that statements were made like that the spruce trees have never been indigenous to the Harz but were planted by man and that now all these trees have entered their final life cycle phase at the same moment. Clearly that is not the case as the trees were planted, harvested and re-planted over many decades. What to our opinion has happened is that climate change has caused an instantanious blow to nature which has exponentially peaked over a very short period of only about 5 years. The sentiment that "Everything will be OK, as long as we let nature take its course, helped a little by man by planting a more diverse range of vegetation" raises eyebrows. First of all it is doubfull whether new spruce trees won't undergo the same fate as the current destroyed forest. Spruce trees grow very fast at a rate of 25cm a year. Deciduous trees grow much slower. Even a child can understand that it will take a generation (20 to 30 years) to regrow the forest. In the mean time the still small new vegetation will have negligable impact on the ability to store CO2, the green house gas that is at the source of global warming. One should realize that the Harz is not the only region in Europe where massive extinction of spruce trees is occurring. It is being reported from all over Europe. About 25% of Germany alone is covered by forests, many consisting of huge numbers of spruce trees. Some may contest the statement that "The Harz is dying". However, unquestionably the Harz as we knew it is dead and will never return to how it was around the millennium. Whether it can and will be renewed and rejuvenated, only time will tell. These prospects don't look very good. To read the full transcript of our commentry, please go to: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/Harz1.htm Please share these shocking images with others to make more people aware what is happening to our unique planet. Thanks for watching! Music: Trevor Kowalski.

In this film we take another great time travel trip back to India. It is not easy to determine when this film was made considering that so much in India remained largely unchanged around the middel of the 20th century. To judge by the scarce number of cars and buses that appear in this film, it was probably shot in the second half of the 1930s. The film revolves around the town of Howrah, which is the second-largest city after Kolkata located in the Indian state of West Bengal. To be more precise, Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Great views of this river appear in the beginning and a number of times later on in this film. We see splended shots of daily life in Howrah consisting of children playing in the river, elephants at work as well as dressed up in parades, ox and horse drawn carts and buggies, a man vigorously spraying water on the road, presumably to keep down the dust, market scenes and many skilled craftsmen at work, goats, sacred cows and other cattle being driven through the very busy streets and much more. Police men struggle to keep some order among the many pedestrians, cattle, carts with goods motorcars and buses. A particularly interesting scene in the middle of the film shows a traditional elephant fight. Two mahouts force their elephants to fight across a stone wall for the amusement of hundreds of spectators. These are images of Indian tradition that goes back in time for many centuries. Such fights apparently take place once a year in particular in the North of India to mark the local harvest festival. Normally these fights take place in a circle; making the elephant fight over a wall seems to be more rare. On average such spectacles last about 20 minutes. The film ends with extremely busy traffic on a long wooden bridge accross the river Hooghly. Just to finish by commenting that, in addition to our regular 4-stage restoration process, we used a new piece of Artificial Intelligence software that reconstructs faces, people, animals, building and all other objects in film footage. We hope you agree that the results are truly remarkable! Music: Taomita Source: Archive.org

This highly interesting film reports about the festivities in Grouw, presumably on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Queen Wilhelmina's government in 1923. Wilhelmina ascended the throne in 1898; the corronation ceremony can be watched here on my other channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZvFAsuo3G4 Grouw is a village that resides under the town of Leeuwarden, the capital of the Dutch province of Friesland. This report starts with a procession of the local Frisian population, who march behind the harmony band. Traditional Dutch Oliebollen are sold at the fair and we see a merry-go-round. From the harbour, the camera takes a picture of the Pikmeer. Later on in this film we also see a procession of the local population with the harmony in a crowded street. There are detailed shots of its conductor and the musicians as well as children with castanets. Later on we see typical Dutch sailing boats as they leave the harbour for the Pikmeer lake where a sailing competition takes place. Spectators observe the spectacle in rowing boats and from various other ships like the "Grouw" and the "Piet Hein" as well as by crowds along the shore, Folk games include boys who climb through hanging barrels and girls who crawl through all sorts of obstacles. Towards the end of the film we see a street shot with a parade by the harmony band and among other the local "Gymnastics association". Many passers-by wave to the camera, Children cycle on the quay and the film ends with a pan past elderly gentlemen on a bench. This film has been meticulously restored, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest video software that uses Artificial Intelligence to reconstruct facial features, object contours, details and much more! Music: Bonnie Grace Source: Beeld En Geluid.

This video is a real treat for those who are interested in Naval history. You will see spectacular and unique footage of the Dutch Royal Navy during the First World War. The film starts with magnificent shots of the Hr.Ms. Holland, a kruiser with a fortified deck, launched in 1896, commissioned on 1 July 1898 and decommissioned in 1920. Its armament consisted of two single 150 mm guns, six single 120 mm guns, four single 75 mm guns and two 450 mm torpedo launch tubes. It's speed was 20 knots and carried a crew of 371 heads! A small Naval vessel passes the Hr.Ms.Holland, followed by a number of similar shots of the same vessel. A rowing party brings a high official on board, most likely young Queen Wilhelmina who was inaugurated in 1898. Plenty of action can be seen in the following scenes, all part an excersize, considering that the Queen is still on board and that The Netherlands was neutral during WW-I. The names of naval ships are difficult to determine because at the time they did not have large letter followed by digits markings. We see a number of large life boats being lowered. The excersize is being observed by the Queen. Climbing up a rope ladder that swings violently is not an easy task. The film then moves to the Hr.Ms.Hydra, a minelayer launched in 1911, commissioned on 25 january 1912 and decommissioned on 15 May 1940. In fact it was sunk by the Germans. We see the Hydra in action whereby two mines, numbers 23 and 24 are brought on deck. A torpedo is also being prepared by loading it into a launch tube. Subsequently the torpedo is launched. A rowing boat is lowered into the sea in order to retrieve the probably unarmed torpedo. Bringing the torpedo back on board is done in a rather primitive way. The crew have some fun with the ships mascot dog. Most Dutch navy ships carried mascots. The film continues with splended shots of a large number of smaller Dutch Navy vessels. One of the Dutch submarines can be seen, most likely one of the O2 class that were built around 1914. It could be the O2, O3, O4 or O5. The film ends with great shots of the Hr.Ms.Holland filmed from the persuing submarine and some more excersizes. This film has been meticulously restored, speed-corrected, motion-stabilized, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest video software that uses Artificial Intelligence to reconstruct facial features, object contours, details and much more! Music: Experia. Source: Beeld En Geluid.

This film is of particular interest from a historians perspective as it shows wonderful shots of what New York city was like in the early 1930's. We take a time travel trip back to around 1935 and travel by boat in Southernly direction over the Hudson river, starting to the North of the George Washington Bridge. We then pass Grant's Tomb. Later on in this film we pass the Chelsey piers from where before around 1935 most Ocean liners departed to many destinations in Europe across the Atlantic Ocean. The second part of the film shows New York's piers and ferry´s at the very South of Manhatten. The film finishes with splended footage of a journey up Harlem river. For more information, please watch the film and listen to the spoken commentary. Source: Archive.org Music: Kikuru (many great tunes).

Following our recent, very successful restoration work about French refugees at the end of World War 1 in 1918 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Ku5S0uifQ), we decided to do some experiments to see what can be achieved with the latest video enhancer software based on Artificial Intelligence, A.I. For that purpose we used a very old film fragment from 1905 that shows a panorama of New York city, filmed from the Times building. As can be seen, the original footage is of poor quality. The film is wobbly, unsharp, not very clear and has an extreme amount of image noise. We went through the four steps that we normally use to enhance B&W film footage. This process is described in detail in the welcome video on my channel. However, as the fourth step we used the new A.I. enhancer and here is the result. The resolution of the footage was 480p, so we upscaled it to HD level of 1080p. This footage was still not motion-stable enough, probably due to the stabilizer not being able to properly recognize objects in the footage, due to the image noise. So we stabilized it for a second time. This time with more success. Finally, we wondered what would happen if the film would be processed for a second time by the new enhancer. This time the resolution was kept at 1080p. To our amazement the result was even better! The reason most likely is that the A.I. was able to better recognize all the objects in the video because of the preceeding enhancement steps. There was one more final step to do, namely to speed-correct the film and to use frame-interpolation to do so and thus make the motion even more smooth. At the end of the film the original version and the final enhanced version are shown side by side. We think that the results are spectacular and a stimulation to use this method often again in the near future. Let us know what you think in the comments and don't forget to subscribe to my channel! Thanks for watching. Music: David Celeste & Trevor Kowalski Source: Archive.org

Many will be aware that after the outbreak of the First World War, the Netherlands was flooded with almost a million refugees from occupied Belgium. It is much less known that at the end of that war a second wave of refugees, mainly from northern French citizens, emerged. On October 20, 1918, the first refugees crossed the border south of Weert at Stamproy in the Dutch province of Limburg. After four years of world war and blockade, the increasing scarcity and the second wave of the Spanish flu that reached its peak in the autumn, the conditions in 1918 were considerably less favorable than four years earlier, when the Belgians had to be taken care of. The grueling journey of the French had begun weeks earlier. On September 27, 1918, the German occupier of Belgium and northern France issued an ultimatum to the population of about 250 towns and villages in northwestern part of France, which were located between the Hindenburg Line established by the Germans and the border with Belgium, to leave their homes. It was expected that heavy fighting would break out now that the Allies pushed the Germans back towards Belgium, making it recommendable to evacuate the area. The area comprised cities like Douai, Tourcoing, Mouscron, Roubaix and Lille. Those who had heeded the call fled mostly on foot through occupied Belgium, taking their meager possessions with them. Agreement had been reached with the Netherlands that a large group would be temporarily housed there. Many of the refugees were in very bad shape, especially the elderly and those weakened by the war conditions. After the first refugees eventually still unexpectedly crossed the border at Ittervoort, under Weert, the international press gathered in Limburg to record their stories and horrors. There was even a film crew on site filming the arrival of one of the many groups later that week. The film starts at Stramproy, where until the war broke out the steam tram Maaseik-Weert crossed the border, which was now closed. The group of refugees is followed until they left the city via the station in Weert. What happened next is not shown in this film. A large number of refugees was given temporary shelter in Rotterdam Rijnhaven where they started to arrive from November the 9th onward when in the afternoon the first 1,200 French arrived from Eindhoven and Amersfoort at Feyenoord Station. On New Year's Eve 1919, the shelter in Rotterdam reached its peak with almost 4,500 French and 34 Belgian refugees. This flow would continue until the last French refugee had left the Netherlands in January. In total 427 French refugees died in the Netherlands as the result of their ordeal. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski.

For the moment this is the last episode in our series about the liberation of the Netherlands after WW-II in 1945. At almost the same time as the cities of The Hague and Rotterdam, the Dutch capital of Amsterdam was liberated on the 8th of May 1945 from the German occupation by Canadean troups that entered the city via the Berlage bridge. The following festivities lasted the whole summer of 1945. For more detailed information, please listen to the spoken comments in the film itself. The original film has been meticulously enhanced, upscaled and colorized by various software based on Artificial Intelligence. Music: Bonnie Grace, Howard Harper Barnes. Source: Beeld En Geluid. NEDERLANDS: Dit is voorlopig de laatste aflevering in onze serie over de bevrijding van Nederland na WO II in 1945. Bijna gelijktijdig met de steden Den Haag en Rotterdam werd de Nederlandse hoofdstad Amsterdam op 8 mei 1945 bevrijd van de Duitse bezetting door Canadese troepen die de stad binnenkwamen via de Berlagebrug. De volgende festiviteiten duurden de hele zomer van 1945. Luister voor meer gedetailleerde informatie naar het gesproken commentaar in de film zelf. De originele film is minutieus verbeterd, opgeschaald en ingekleurd door verschillende software op basis van kunstmatige intelligentie. Muziek: Bonnie Grace, Howard Harper Barnes. Bron: Beeld En Geluid.

The Dutch city of Den Haag, internationally called The Hague, was liberated from the German occupation during World War 2 in May 1945. The Hague is know world wide for being the city of peace, among other with its Peace Palace that houses the International Court of Justice. It also is and was the residence of the Dutch government, as well as the capital of the province of South Holland. On May the 5th, the whole of the Netherlands annually celebrates the liberation of our country in 1945. But in fact The Hague was not liberated until May 8 when the Canadian troups entered the city. On the evening of May 4, 1945, the news came that German troops had surrendered in northwestern Europe. Some residents of The Hague carefully took to the streets, but they were sent home. The liberation had not yet been officially confirmed and the liberators had not yet arrived in The Hague. Anything could still happen. On 7 May, for example, dozens of people were killed in a shooting on the Dam Square in Amsterdam. Even when the liberation was confirmed on 5 May, it was not yet celebrated in The Hague. There were still armed German soldiers and agents everywhere. It wasn't until May 8, 1945, when the Allies entered the city, that the celebrations could start. The film starts with footage of food droppings near The Hague on the 29th of April, a week preceeding the liberation, to aleviate the hunger that the Dutch population suffered during the hunger winter. This time the Allied bombers have a different load than bombs. Subsequently we see the troups enter the city and being welcomed by the major on the balcony of the town hall surrounded by large numbers of very enthusiastic citizens, followed by many similar scenes in the rest of the city. In the film we also see close-ups of the arrested top of the National Socialist Movement, in short the NSB, a political party that was founded in 1931 and collaborated with the Germans during the war to run the country. Please switch on the CC captions to read the events and locations while the film plays. This is A.I. colorized footage plus the use of the latest A.I. video enhancer software. Music: - Howard Harper Barnes - Underlying Truth - Max Anson - Victory Theme - National Anthem Worx - Wilhelmus (Dutch National Anthem). Source: Beeld En Geluid. NEDERLANDS °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Op 5 mei viert heel Nederland jaarlijks de bevrijding van ons land in 1945. Maar in feite werd Den Haag pas op 8 mei bevrijd toen de Canadese troepen de stad binnenkwamen. Op de avond van 4 mei 1945 kwam het nieuws dat Duitse troepen zich hadden overgegeven in Noordwest-Europa. Enkele Haagse bewoners gingen voorzichtig de straat op, maar ze werden naar huis gestuurd. De bevrijding was nog niet officieel bevestigd en de bevrijders waren nog niet in Den Haag aangekomen. Er kan nog van alles gebeuren. Op 7 mei zijn bijvoorbeeld tientallen mensen omgekomen bij een schietpartij op de Dam in Amsterdam. Ook toen de bevrijding op 5 mei werd bevestigd, werd die in Den Haag nog niet gevierd. Overal waren nog gewapende Duitse soldaten en agenten. Het was pas op 8 mei 1945, toen de geallieerden de stad binnentrokken, dat de festiviteiten konden beginnen. De film begint met beelden van voedsel droppings bij Den Haag op 29 april, een week voor de bevrijding om de honger te stillen die de Nederlandse bevolking leed tijdens de honger winter van ´44/´45. Deze keer hebben de geallieerde bommenwerpers een andere lading dan bommen. Vervolgens zien we de troepen de stad binnenkomen en worden verwelkomd door de majoor op het balkon van het stadhuis omringd door grote aantallen zeer enthousiaste burgers, gevolgd door veel soortgelijke scènes in de rest van de stad. In de film zien we ook close-ups van de gearresteerde top van de Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging, kortweg de NSB, een politieke partij die in 1931 werd opgericht en collaboreerden met de Duitsers tijdens de oorlog om het land te besturen. Muziek: - Howard Harper Barnes - Underlying Truth - Max Anson - Victory Theme - National Anthem Worx - Wilhelmus (Dutch National Anthem) Bron: Beeld En Geluid.

Like The Hague, Rotterdam was liberated on 8 May 1945 from German rule during the Second World War. The German capitulation is then a fact and the retreat of the German troops begins immediately. The entry of the Canadians leads to delirious joy. Handkerchiefs and flags are waved and flowers and serpentines are thrown. Although Germany capitulated on May 4, it remained restless in the city until May 8 and the withdrawal of the Germans was chaotic, partly because they did not want to surrender to the Rotterdammers but to the Allies. On May 7, the German commander has still not capitulated, but commanders of the Interior Forces take up residence in the town hall. The mayor and aldermen of the NSB and some other wrong leaders are arrested. Rotterdam suffered like no other city during this war. Already at the beginning of the war, the old center was almost completely bombed by the Germans on 10 May 1940, with the aim of forcing the Dutch government to capitulate. In this film, the joy of the people of Rotterdam bursts from the screen. We see the vehicles of the liberators moving through the battered city, cheered by the crowds that have lined up all along the route. A large group of nurses even climbs on the army vehicles and gets carried away in the column of army vehicles. Music: Edgar Hopp - To The Ends Of The Earth Source: Beeld En Geluid. NEDERLANDS =========== Evenals Den Haag werd Rotterdam op 8 mei 1945 bevrijd van de Duitse overheersing tijdens de tweede Wereldoorlog. De Duitse capitulatie is dan echt een feit en de aftocht van de Duitse troepen begint onmiddellijk. Het binnentrekken van de Canadezen leidt tot uitzinnige vreugde. Er wordt met zakdoeken en vlaggen gezwaaid en met bloemen en serpentines gegooid. Alhoewel Duitsland al op 4 Mei capituleerde bleef het tot 8 mei onrustig in de stad en verliep de terugtrekking van de Duitsers chaotisch, mede doordat zij zich niet aan de Rotterdammers wilden overgeven maar aan de geallieerden. Op 7 mei heeft de Duitse commandant nog steeds niet gecapituleerd, maar commandanten van de Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten nemen hun intrek in het stadhuis. De burgemeester en wethouders van de NSB en enkele andere foute kopstukken worden gearresteerd. Als geen andere stad heeft Rotterdam het heel zwaar te verduren gehad tijdens deze oorlog. Al aan het begin van de oorlog werd het oude centrum op 10 mei 1940 vrijwel volledig platgebombardeerd door de Duitsers, met als doel de Nederlandse regering tot capitulatie te dwingen. In deze film spat de vreugde van de Rotterdammers van het scherm. Wij zien de voertuigen van de bevrijders door de gehavende stad trekken, luid toegejuicht door de menigte die zich overal langs de route heeft opgesteld. Een grote groep verpleegsters klimt zelfs op de legervoertuigen en laat zich meevoeren in de colonne. Muziek: Edgar Hopp - To The Ends Of The Earth Bron: Beeld En Geluid.

Nijmegen is a city in the province of Gelderland in the east of the Netherlands, not far from the border with Germany and about 15 km south of Arnhem on the river Waal. During the war, the city of Nijmegen was badly hit by an aerial bombardment on February 22, 1944. At around half past one in the afternoon, American bombers dropped a deadly load of bombs on the inner city. More than 800 people were killed in the bombing. The American pilots were on their way to Germany, but had to turn bad weather back. If the original target was not reachable, the aircraft had to look for a target of opportunity, another suitable target that could be bombed. On February 22, 1944, the bombers therefore bombed Nijmegen, Arnhem, Deventer and Enschede. Because Nijmegen were bombed, for a long time, and sometimes even today, there was talk of a bombing mistake. The bombs wreaked havoc in the city. In particular, the upper town of the historic center, where Plein 1944 is today, was seriously damaged. The tower of the Stevenskerk collapsed. The city was liberated during the largest military operation on Dutch territory, Operation Market Garden, between 17 and 20 September 1944. The Allies were received with open arms by Nijmegen's residents. The most important battlefield of this operation was near Arnhem, but Nijmegen and especially the bridge over the Waal were an important target of the Allied forces. At Groesbeek, the 82nd paratrooper corps of the American army landed on September 17, 1944, led by General James Gavin. After heavy fighting, the Allies managed to capture the Waal Bridge. The conquest of Nijmegen took longer than expected, claimed hundreds of civilians and caused great damage. Finally, with the Waal crossing on September 20, both bridges were captured, but it was too late to relieve the British 1st Airborne Division in Arnhem. For this reason, from a historic perspective, Operation Market Garden was a failure. This film shows the battles of American paratroopers in Nijmegen and the entry of the vanguard of the British 2nd Army, which advanced from Eindhoven with destination Arnhem and the IJsselmeer. Also recordings of the Allied bombing raids, the street fighting and German shelling by V1's that destroyed lower part of the town can be seen. Please turn on the CC captions to get more information about the events and locations while watching the film. NOTE: For those who wonder why all my recent films are accompanied by spoken commentary I can tell you that this is not only done to be more informative about historic topics, but also because Youtube more or less forces me to do so in order to be able to continue to monetize this channel. Surprisingly enough Youtube considers meticulously restoring and colorizing historic footage as not providing enough added value, and thus this channel has already been sanctioned twice. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Hampus Naeselius - Dark Turns to Light

Venlo is a Dutch city in the southernmost province of Limburg. It is close to the German border on the river Muese. Venlo was one of the first cities in the Netherlands to be partly liberated from the German occupation around December 3, 1944. This only concerned the part of the city west of the river Muese near Blerick. The success of this partial liberation was due to Operation Nutcracker, conceived by British Major General Miles who was in command of the Second British Army. The east of Venlo remained in German hands until it was liberated in its entirety on the 1st of March 1945. Between December 1944 and March 1945, the Meuse formed the war front between the Allies and Germany. The eastern part of Venlo experienced the starvation winter, just like half of the Netherlands north of the three major rivers that cross and divide the country in the middle. This film shows unedited images from shortly after the complete liberation of Venlo in March 1945. We see the central preparation of soup in the municipal soup kitchen and its distribution on the Grote Markt in front of the, curiously enough, almost intact town hall. We also see water supply in the suburbs of the city. The service trucks belonged to the Food Flying Squad, an organization that alleviated the emergency in the liberated areas by distributing hot soup and providing drinking water in those towns and villages where the food supply had seriously stagnated and public facilities had failed. The trucks had been donated to the Food Flying Squad by various allied agencies. This is the first time that we have used new enhancer software. The results are now so good that it has become possible to upscale the footage to 4K and add motion smoothness by using 60 fps as framerate. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel! Music: Haempus Naeselius and Howard Harper Barnes Source: Beeld En Geluid. NEDERLANDS: ============ Venlo was één van de eerste steden in Nederland die al rond 3 december 1944 ten dele werd bevrijd van de Duitse bezetting. Dat betrof uitsluitend het deel van de stad ten westen van de Maas bij Blerick. Het succes van deze gedeeltelijke bevrijding was te danken aan Operatie Nutcracker dat was bedacht door de Britse Generaal-majoor Miles die het commando voerde van het tweede British Army. Het oosten van Venlo bleef in Duitse handen totdat het op 1 maart 1945 in zijn geheel werd bevrijd. Tussen december 1944 en maart 1945 vormde de Maas het oorlogsfront tussen de geallieerden en Duitsland. Het Oostelijke deel van Venlo onderging de hongerwinter net als de helft van Nederland boven de grote rivieren. Deze film toont ongemonteerde beelden van kort na de volledige bevrijding van Venlo in maart 1945. We zien de centrale bereiding van soep in de gemeentelijke gaarkeuken en de uitdeling daarvan op de Grote markt voor het, merkwaardig genoeg, bijna ongeschonden stadhuis. Ook zien we waterlevering in de buitenwijken van de stad. De verzorgingstrucks behoorden tot het Food Flying Squad, een organisatie die de eerste nood in de bevrijde gebieden lenigde door uitdeling van warme soep en verstrekking van drinkwater in die steden en dorpen, waar de voedselvoorziening ernstig stagneerde en de openbare voorzieningen uitgevallen waren. De trucks waren door allerlei geallieerde instanties aan het Food Flying Squad geschonken. Dankzij nieuwe A.I. software kunnen we nu de beelden opschalen naar 4K kwaliteit met 60 fps. Daardoor oogt alles zeer scherp en is het afspelen zeer vloeiend! Kijk dus vooral in 4K !! Music: Haempus Naeselius and Howard Harper Barnes Source: Beeld En Geluid.

The Dutch town of Zutphen in the East of The Netherlands was liberated from the German occupiers on 6 th of April 1945 by the 3rd Canadean Infantery Divisie. It took great effort to take the town with many house-by-house combats. This film shows how the Canadeans enter the damaged city, how the local population celebrates their liberation and how collaborators are treated. For more details please listen to the spoken commentary under this video. To enhance this film a new A.I. software engine was used which gives even better results than before! A lot of footage has now approached HD 1080p quality. Music: Howard Harper Barnes Source: Beeld En Geluid. NEDERLANDS ============ De stad Zutphen in het oosten van Nederland werd op 6 april 1945 door de 3e Canadese Infanterie Divisie bevrijd van de Duitse bezetters. Het kostte veel moeite om de stad in te nemen met veel huis-aan-huisgevechten. Deze film laat zien hoe de Canadeeërs de beschadigde stad binnentrekken, hoe de lokale bevolking hun bevrijding viert en hoe collaborateurs worden behandeld. Luister voor veel meer informatie naar het gesproken commentaar onder deze video. Aangezien wij veel meer buitenlandse kijkers dan Nederlandse hebben is ditmaal gekozen voor commentaar uitsluitend in het Engels. Om deze film te verbeteren is nieuwe A.I. software gebruikt die nog betere resultaten geeft dan voorheen! Veel beeldmateriaal nadert nu HD 1080p-kwaliteit. Muziek: Howard Harper Barnes Bron: Beeld En Geluid.

This is another interesting film in our series about the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945. This time it is a full-length film about Haarlem. Haarlem is the capital of the Dutch province of North Holland. The city is located about 20 km west of Amsterdam on the river Het Spaarne in the Kennemerland region. In the year 1245 Haarlem received city rights from William II, Count of Holland. The Harlem district in New York is named after the city of Haarlem. It dates back to 1658 when New York was still called New Amsterdam under the colonial rule of Peter Stuyvesant. On May 8, 1945, Haarlem was liberated from the German occupation during the Second World War. This film shows how the Canadians of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry entering Haarlem as liberators. The Canadians are welcomed with great enthusiasm by the inhabitants of Haarlem. Flags with Swastika are set at half mast and liberation is proclaimed with placards titled 'Proclamation to the citizens of Haarlem'. It shows how German collaborators are rounded up and are given a card with a number pinned on them before being taken away in cars. One of the men is forced to walk around with a sign 'I was hangman in Vught' Other collaborators are removed from their homes with their suitcases by agents and soldiers. A crowd watches as the men stand with their hands behind their necks before being taken away. Towards the end of the film a man can be seen taking a paper from the townhall door and replacing it with the text: "Historical building, not to be used for military purposes", the old paper is trampled over. We also see Haarlem's acting mayor Reinalda with notables and soldiers on the steps of the town hall, as well as a riot, children partying and a procession of soldiers; The film ends with Mayor Reinalda reading an announcement on the townhall balcony on May 8, 1945. The audience in the square listens attentively and sings the Dutch national anthem. A man sticks a manifesto on a building; Dutch flags on buildings and churches symbolize the joy of liberation. The rest of the film has no music because chosing the right music has actually proved to be almost impossible as it concerns a cruel war, death and destruction, but also joy because of the liberation. Comments with more information about the shown events and locations are much appreciated. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Haempus Naeselus NEDERLANDS: ============ Dit is wederom een interessante film in onze serie over de bevrijding van Nederland in 1945. Ditmaal betreft het een lange film over Haarlem. In het jaar 1245 kreeg Haarlem stadsrechten van Willem II, graaf van Holland. De wijk Harlem in New York is vernoemd naar de stad Haarlem. Het dateert uit 1658 toen New York nog New Amsterdam heette onder het koloniale bewind van Peter Stuyvesant. Op 8 mei 1945 werd Haarlem bevrijd van de Duitse bezetting tijdens de tweede wereldoorlog. In deze film is te zien hoe de Canadezen van de Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Haarlem binnen trekken als bevrijders. Met groot enthousiasme worden de Canadezen door de inwoners van Haarlem onthaald. Vlaggen met hakenkruizen worden half stok gezet en met aanplakbiljetten getiteld 'Proclamatie aan de burgerij van Haarlem' wordt de bevrijding verkondigd. Er is te zien hoe colaborateurs met de Duitsers worden opgepakt en daarbij een kaartje met een cijfer krijgen opgespeld alvorens in auto's te worden afgevoerd. Eén van de mannen wordt gedwongen met een bord 'Ik was beul in Vught' rond te lopen Andere colaborateurs worden met hun koffers worden door agenten en militairen uit hun huis gehaald. Een menigte kijkt hoe de mannen met hun handen in de nek staan alvorens te worden afgevoerd. Tegen het einde van de film is een man te zie die papier van deur haalt en vervangt door de tekst: 'Historical building, not to be used for military purposes', het oude papier wordt vervolgens Ook zien we Haarlem's waarnemend burgemeester Reinalda met notabelen en militairen op het bordes van het stadhuis, evenals een opstootje, feestende kinderen en een optocht van militairen; De film eindigt met burgemeester Reinalda die op 8 mei 1945 een bekendmaking voorleest op voornoemd bordes. Het publiek op het plein luistert aandachtig en zingt het Nederlandse volkslied. Een man plakt een manifest op een gebouw, en Nederlandse vlaggen op gebouwen en kerken symboliseren de vreugde van de bevrijding. Bekijk nu deze film zonder verder commentaar. Er is besloten geen muziek toe te voegen teneinde discussie daarover in de commentaren te vermijden. De juiste muziek kiezen is eigenlijk ondoenlijk gebleken daar het gaat om een wrede oorlog, dood en verderf maar ook vreugde wegens de bevrijding. Commentaar met meer informatie over de getoonde gebeurtenissen en locaties wordt zeer op prijs gesteld. Bron: Beeld En Geluid Muziek: Haempus Naeselus

In my previous film about the liberation of Deventer on April 11, 1945, you saw how the Canadians crossed the river IJssel near Gorssel and the next day moved west towards Apeldoorn and the Veluwe. Apeldoorn was liberated by the Canadians on Tuesday 17 April 1945. In fact, that liberation was much easier than the Canadians initially thought Great resistance by the Germans was expected. The reason was that the Germans had resisted fiercely at the Apeldoorns canal and near Teuge. In the night of 16 to 17 April, two resistance members, Albert van de Scheur and Gijs Numan, crossed the Apeldoorns Canal at the lock north of the Deventer Bridge to meet the Canadians to report that only a few Germans were left in the city. With this they managed to prevent a heavy shelling of the city. Finally, the Canadians entered the city in large numbers, only to be hindered in their advance by a few snipers that were left behind. The Canadians were welcomed with open arms by the population, as can be clearly seen in this film. The towns of Lieren, Oosterhuizen and Beekbergen were also liberated that same night, followed by Apeldoorn-South and Ugchelen; Barneveld followed a day later. Apeldoorn appeared to have emerged from the war relatively unscathed, in contrast to other cities in the east of our country such as Arnhem and Nijmegen. After the failed Operation Market Garden in September 1944, many evacuees from the Arnhem area had come to Apeldoorn where they found shelter in, among other hospitals and the Dutch Queens Palace Het Loo. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Philip Ayers. In mijn vorige film over de bevrijding van Deventer op 11 april 1945 is te zien hoe de Canadezen ter hoogte van Gorssel de rivier de IJssel overstaken en daags later richting het Westen naar Apeldoorn en de Veluwe trokken. Apeldoorn werd op dinsdag 17 april 1945 door de Canadezen bevrijd. Feitelijk ging die bevrijding veel gemakkelijker dan de Canadezen aanvankelijk verwachten. Men rekende op grote weerstand door de Duitsers. De reden was dat bij het Apeldoorns kanaal en ter hoogte van Teuge de Duitsers fel tegenstand hadden geboden. In de nacht van 16 op 17 april staken twee verzetslieden, Albert van de Scheur en Gijs Numan, het Apeldoorns kanaal over bij de sluis ten noorden van de Deventerbrug om aan de Canadezen te melden dat er nog maar enkele Duitsers in de stad waren achtergebleven. Daarmee wisten zij een zware beschieting van de stad te voorkomen. Uiteindelijk trokken de Canadezen in groten getale de stad binnen waarbij zij slechts in hun opmars werden gehinderd door enkele achtergebleven sluipschutters. De Canadezen werden met open armen door de bevolking ontvangen zoals in deze film is te zien. Ook Lieren, Oosterhuizen en Beekbergen werden diezelfde nacht bevrijd. gevolgd door Apeldoorn-Zuid en Ugchelen en Barneveld een dag later. Apeldoorn bleek redelijk ongehavend uit de oorlog te zijn gekomen, in tegenstelling tot andere steden in het Oosten van ons land zoals Arnhem en Nijmegen. Na de mislukte operatie Market Garden in september 1944 waren veel evacués uit de omgeving Arnhem overgekomen naar Apeldoorn waar zij ondermeer onderdak vonden in ziekenhuizen en Paleis het Loo. Bron: Beeld En Geluid Muziek: Philip Ayers.

This film shows film footage of Deventer just after the liberation by the Canadians on 10 April 1945. The area was destroyed during the battle with the Germans. It cost the Canadian liberators quite some struggle to cross the river IJssel near Gorssel. Collaborators, NSB members and so-called Moffenmeiden are being forcefully paraded through the streets of Deventer by armed resistance fighters. The "Executioner of the Landwacht" is forced to parade through the streets at gunpoint and the massive crowd joins in mocking and humiliating the traitors. For more information, please enable the captions with the CC button and watch the rest of the film without further narration. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Bonnie Grace - Magnificent March & The Big Chase. Dit zijn beelden van Deventer vlak na de bevrijding door de Canadezen op 10 april 1945. De omgeving is tijdens de gevechten met de Duitsers in puin geschoten. Het kost de Canadese bevrijders veel moeite om de IJssel over te steken ter hoogte van Gorssel. Collaborateurs, NSB-ers en moffenmeiden lopen naast gewapende verzetsstrijders door de straten van Deventer. De "Beul van de Landwacht" wordt onder schot gedwongen door de straten te paraderen en het massaal opgekomen publiek doet mee aan het bespotten en vernederen van de verraders. Voor meer informatie schakel de ondertitels in met de CC captions toets. Bron: Beeld En Geluid Muziek: Bonnie Grace - Magnificent March & The Big Chase.

This is another great film about London nearly a century ago in 1928. Nearly all London´s famous hotspots come into view like Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament with the tower that houses the Big Ben bell, County Hall (Currently home to the London Aquarium), the Egyption Obelisk on the Embankment, London bridge with many Omnibusses, Tower Bridge and the Tower where Henry the 8th had two of his wives beheaded, Bank with the Royal Exchange, Sir Christopher Wren´s architectural masterpiece, Saint Pauls Cathedral, Fleet street with its many news paper publishers, Temple Bar Gate, Horse Guards at Whitehall and at Hide Park Corner, The Cenotaph, London´s friendly ´Bobby´s´, Women shelling Peas in Covent Garden market, Street Hawkers, The famous London Flower sellers, all dressed with the same type of hat and a nice coat, at Piccadilly Circus and much more! Regrettable the Black and White source video was not of the best quality, but nevertheless I decided not to withold the showing of this interesting footage on my channel. Music: Tony Osborne and his Orchestra - ´Autumn in London´ and ´Copycat´ Source: Archive.org Please note that comments related to present day racial topics will not pass the activated blocked words Youtube filters. Keep the comments friendly, decent and respectful and concentrate on the how London used to be a century ago.

Let's take a time travel trip back to Hawaii in the early 1930s (A.I. enhanced & colorized)! This is the first episode in our new series called "Seeing The World" as seen through the camera of an unknown American couple who apparently travelled the world in Westerly direction, starting in the USA. Their first stop was the beautiful island of Oahu, one of the Hawaian islands. The film starts by showing interesting scenes of life on board the cruiseship. The swell and subsequent rolling of the ship on the Pacific Ocean must have been tremendous, to tell by the waves in the on board swimming pool. The guest on board enjoy all sorts off leasure activities, including a wooden horse race. As the ship approches the Hawaian coast, the distinct contours of the famous Diamond Head dead vulcano become visible. It is noticeable how pristine Waikiki beach still is in the 1930's with a total lack of high rise dwellings and hotels. The beach scenes are followed by visits to the interior and North coast of the island. On this trip the couple meets the local population, visits a water fall and is treated to a tradional Hawaian dance. The film ends with vistas over Honolulu and the famous Aloha tower. Sit back and relax to enjoy this great short film! Music: Rune Dale - Waikitschy Beat & Two Lane Road. Source: Archive.org

Zwolle is a city and municipality in the North East of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel. Zwolle is located on the border with the province of Gelderland, which follows the river IJssel, not far from Flevoland to the northwest and the province of Drenthe to the northeast. It currently has a population of just over 130000, and is the second-largest municipality in Over aissel after Enschede. On 31 August 1230, the bishop of Utrecht granted Zwolle city rights, hence its 700 year jubilea in 1930. Zwolle became a member of the Hanseatic league in 1294. This was originally a cooperative organization of merchants from German cities around the Baltic and North Sea. The Hanseatic league also included cities from the Low Countries (present-day Belgium and the Netherlands), as well as Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Other Hanseatic cities near Zwolle included Kampen, Deventer, Doesburg, Zutphen and Harderwijk. In World War II, Zwolle was single-handedly liberated from the Germans by French-Canadian soldier Léo Major. He was made an honorary citizen of Zwolle in 2005, and a street is named after him, Leo Majorlaan. Citizens of Zwol le are colloquially known as Blauwvingers, Blue fingers in English, which dates back to 1682 and is related to a payment controversy between Zwolle and Kampen involving counting copper coins to pay for the repair of the collapsed St Michael's church tower. In January 1930, at the initiative of the College of Mayor and Aldermen and the V.V.V. tourist association established a committee for the festive commemoration of the 700th anniversary of Zwolle as a city. This Committee in turn formed twenty subcommittees. With a joint effort, plenty of festivities were organized for the period of 2 to 6 September 1930, with the construction of historic facades on Rodetorenplein as one of the biggest attractions. The whole event was surrounded by festivities such as concerts, fireworks, demonstrations, competitions, parades, fairground attractions and a historical exhibition. Children's games were organized for 6500 children in different districts and neighbourhoods. As a lasting memory, a relief depicting the handing over of the city letter by the Bishop of Utrecht was attached to the wall next to the Sassenpoort. The municipal staff got three afternoons off. A festive gift was available for needy residents ranging from 1 to 3 Dutch Guilders. The film itself starts with a shot of the mayor of Zwolle, Mr. I.A. van Royen, followed by members of the jubilee committee. The most interesting part of this film are the shots of the old city of Zwolle, especially with the Kamper Poort and the so called Peperbus, the nick name for the 75 meter high Onze Lieve Vrouwe tower, one of Zwolle's famous landmarks. In the footage about "Oud Swolle" we see how the old city center has been reconstructed. There is also a merry-go-round and a group of musicians in traditional costumes perform. The official opening of the festivities took place on the party site in the garden of the Buitensociëteit by Mayor Van Royen. The second half of the film shows the Open Air Game, "Swolle City 1230", written by C.J. Zebinding Baggerman, performed at the De Kranenburg estate, with Frank Luns as Artistic leader. The festivities conclude in the wonderfully lit city at night with a historic procession representing the arrival of Count Willebrand van Oldenburg, the Bishop of Utrecht and his retinue on the marke of Swolle. It depicts the events on 31 August 1230 during which the bishop grants Zwolle the city charter. Music: Trevor Kowalski, Source: Beeld En Geluid, Commentary: In English and Dutch, made by Rick (copyright).

This film gives a glimpse into what life was like in Ukraine in the first half of the 20th century, to be precise between 1917 and 1954. By no means does it provide a profound historic analysis of how the state of Ukraine came into existence, especially considering that it is impossible to capture this in just a few sentences. What can be summarized is that the emergence of Ukraine was the direct result of the Russian revolution in 1917 which lead to the formation of the Peoples Republic of Ukraine followed by a four year struggle for indepence that ended with the formation of the Soviet Union in 1922. In 1921 the East of Ukraine fell into the hands of the Russian Red Army and in 1922 Ukraine became the Ukraïnean Socialistic Sovjet Republic. The Soviet Union stretched from the Baltic sea in the West to the Sea of Japan in the East and from the Arctic Ocean in the North to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea in the South, covering an area about 4 times the size of the United States. Many peoples were part of the Soviet Union: in the South West the inhabibants of Little Russia otherwise called the Ukraineans, The Moldovans and besarabians in Moldavia, slightly more to the East the Armenians and the Georgians, the Ingush, the Cherkas, the Caucasians in their mountanous territory, further East, the Uzbeks and Turkmen, the Kirgizians, in the South East the Mongolians who border China, Basjkiers and Turko Tartarians in the South, Oeriacs, The Jacus in the North far behind the Oeral mountains, people from the ice regions like Zhang hunters, Nomads like the people from Lapland and not to forget the Kozaks that live in the central part of Ukraine. People that live in the large cities like Saint Petersburg and Moscow, where the old civilisation meets with the new and for example the Troyka has to compete with the motorcar. All over the Ukraine and in the USSR people go about their daily lives, either as factory workers, soldiers, masons, policemen, sailors, metal workers, school children, farmers, nurses, engineers, window cleaners, sales people, house wives or postoffice employees, radio commentators or stewardesses, scientists or typists, musicians or ballet dancers, Whatever their profession and daily occupation, all they have in common is the love for their place of birth. The Ukraine is a country that is rich in natural resources. In the mountains are rich gold and silver veins. Other metals like copper, tin, manganese, nickle, chromium and radium are plentiful in under ground mines. Ukraine was and is an important supplier of wood and coal. Natural gas and oil are also important contributors to the economy as well as iron and steel. But Ukraine's most important role is to serve as a major source of food for the whole world. Its vast plains are extremely fertile and thus millions of farmers produce wheat, sunflower oil and other agricultural produce. Cotton is another produce of Ukraine as well as some tobacco, although on a small scale. Sugar is also produced and exported. But the most important produce is wheat. The fields of wheat extend as far as the eye can reach. Already in the 1930s the Ukraine was the bread basket for Russia and many other parts of the World. In all Ukraine has supplied around 10% of the World's best quality wheat. Not only wheat is produced but also oats, rye, hops and much more. Under the Sovjet Union Ukraine experienced many turbulent periods. WW-I was almost immediately followed by the Polish-Ukrainean War that lasted from November 1918 till juli 1919. In this period Cities like Lviv fell under Polish rule. After Jozeph Stalin came to power following Lenin's death in 1924, Ukraine underwent important industrial developments. From 1932 to 1933 a terrible manmade famine, called the Holodomor, caused between 5 and 10 million Ukraineans, one fifth of all Ukrainean farmers, to die of starvation. It was the result of a forced collectivization of agricultural companies. In 1939 also the Western part of the Ukraine came under Sovjet control. Two years later, in 1941, the Germans started their attacks on the Sovjet Union. They proceeded to large-scale to persecute of the Jews and the recruitment of 'Ostarbeiter'. Ukraine lost a sixth of its population. After World War II, from 1945 onwards, Ukraine developed into one of the most important and prosperous Soviet Socialist Republics. To close off this brief impression of the Ukraine in the first half of the 20th century, it is worth observing that in 1954, during the reign of Stalin's successor Nikita Khrushchev, the Crimea was handed over to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as a gesture of friendship between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. This film is only submitted for informational historic purposes and not intended to enable discussion of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Music: Ukraine National Anthem & national folk songs. Source: Beeld & Geluid and archive.org

In the run-up to the Dutch Liberation Day on 5 May, we plan to show various restored and colored films about the Netherlands during the Second World War. In particular, a lot of material will be shown about the liberation of various large Dutch cities and towns in May 1945. This film can be regarded as an introduction to this series of liberation films by giving an impression of the preparations that the Netherlands made for the start of WW-II. In particular, interesting footage can be seen about the Mobilization that started in August 1939 and lasted until the German invasion on May 10, 1940. A few weeks ago, two films were released on this Youtube channel about the gunboat Hr.Ms.Johan Maurits van Nassau, which played a major role in the defense of the Afsluitdijk on 14 and 15 May 1940. This film gives an idea of ​​what preceded that raid. It can be argued that the Dutch army was poorly prepared for the coming war. Since the first World War II there were a lot of cutbacks on defense. In that respect, history repeats itself when we consider how underfunded our defense currently is in relation to Russia's military aggression. In 1939 mainly men of around 35 years of age were called up to defend the country. Nearly half a million men had to leave their families while young men could stay at home. The Ministry of Defense, which had been renamed the Ministry of War, requisitioned large numbers of horses and vehicles, and families began hoarding food and other essential items Nevertheless, the Netherlands still hoped to remain neutral, just like during the First World War. In late 1939 it became clear to the government that this hope was in vain. Nevertheless, Prime Minister De Geer announced in a radio message in mid-November 1939 that there was no danger whatsoever. The well-known "do-not-worry-and-go-back-to-sleep" approach by politicians is therefore anything but something characteristic of the present time. In line with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, large battalions of German tanks and men stood ready just across the border in Germany for weeks ready to attack, waiting for the order to do so from Berlin. The images in this film largely speak for themselves, so further detailed comment is not deemed necessary. The original film material was unfortunately without sound. NEDERLANDSE BESCHRIJVING: In de aanloop naar bevrijdingsdag op 5 mei aanstaande zijn wij van plan diverse gerestaureerde en ingekleurde films te tonen over Nederland tijdens de tweede wereldoorlog. Met name zal veel materiaal worden vertoond over de bevrijding van diverse grote Nederlandse steden in mei 1945. Deze film kan worden beschouwd als inleiding tot deze serie bevrijdingsfilms door een impressie te geven van de voorbereidingen die Nederland trof voor de aanvang van deze oorlog. Men name is interessant beeldmateriaal te zien over de mobilisatie die begon in augustus 1939 en duurde tot de Duitse inval op 10 mei 1940. Enkele weken geleden is op dit Youtube kanaal al een tweetal films uitgebracht over de kanoneerboot Hr.Ms.Johan Maurits van Nassau die een grote rol speelde bij de verdediging van de afsluitdijk. Deze film geeft een idee wat aan die inval voorafging. Er mag worden gesteld dat het Nederlandse leger slecht was voorbereid op de komende oorlog. Sinds de eerste wereldoorlog was er sterk bezuinigd op defensie. Wat dat betreft herhaalt de historie zich als we in ogenschouw nemen hoe triest onze defensie er voor staat ten opzichte van de Russische militaire aggressie en de huidige oorlog in de Oekraïne. In 1939 werden vooral mannen van rond de 35 jaar opgeroepen om het land te gaan verdedigen. Bijna een half miljoen mannen moesten hun gezinnen verlaten terwijl jonge mannen thuis konden blijven. Het tot Ministerie van oorlog omgedoopte ministerie van defensie vorderde grote aantallen paarden en voertuigen en gezinnen begonnen voedsel en andere levensbehoeften te hamsteren. Toch hoopte Nederland nog altijd, net als tijdens de eerste Wereldoorlog, neutraal te kunnen blijven. Eind 1939 werd het de regering duidelijk dat dit ijdele hoop was. Desondanks laat minister-president De Geer medio november 1939 in een radio boodschap weten dat er geen enkel gevaar te duchten is. De bekende "gaat-u-maar-weer-rustig-slapen" benadering door de politiek is dus allesbehalve iets kenmerkends van de huidige tijd. Overeenkomstige de Russische inval in de Oekraine stonden grote bataillons Duitse tanks en manschappen net over de grens in Duitsland wekenlang gereed om aan te vallen, in afwachting van de opdracht daartoe vanuit Berlijn. De beelden in deze film spreken verder grotendeels voor zich waardoor nader gedetailleerd commentaar niet nodig wordt geacht. Het originele filmmateriaal was helaas zonder geluid. Bron: NIMH: "We graven onze stellingen" uit 1939/1940 (Public Domain). Muziek: Trevor Kowalski.

This is part-2 of my documentary about the Dutch Navy Gunboat Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau during World War II. This ship played a very important role in the defence of The Netherlands against the German invasion in the early days of WW-II in May 1940. By shelling German positions on the Afsluitdijk, the crew of this ship managed to temporarily halt the German advance towards the populated West of the country. This film is dedicated to my father who served on this Gunboat from January 1939 until May 1940. The full story in English can be read here: The full story in English can be read here: https://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/JohanMaurits1.htm. The text is too long for the 5000 character limit of Youtube in this description section. Part-1 can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Wnbu2UHKY The original B&W film footage has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern artificial intelligence (A.I.) video software and subsequently edited and included with a (Dutch) narrative. This has been one of my biggest projects thus far and most certainly was not free from emotion in the making! Last summer we visited the casemats at Kornwerderzand and filmed the rememberence plaque there in memory of the 17 naval men who perished with the sinking of the Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits. You will see it at the end of this film. Even more information (in Dutch) can be found in the great books by K.Bezemer entitled "Zij vochten op de zeven zeeën". These books were published in 1964 and can only be purchased second hand. Note: Please note that most of the Dutch Navy ships that appear in this film are the real thing. However, combat scenes and some other footage come from various, sometimes unrelated sources involving Naval operations during WWII, in order to support the narrative. Music: Experia and Trevor Kowalski. Source: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH) en Beeld En Geluid. Reproducing and copying of this footage is strictly forbidden without my written permission! In view of the fact that this footage is very dear to my heart, all inflamatory and upsetting comments will be removed without any discussion. Don't forget to read the full description in my pinned comment! CC captions in English will be added in the coming days.

This film contains wonderful footage of the Dutch province of Limburg over a century ago between approximately 1919 and 1921. Limburg is the most hilly southern part of The Netherlands with the Vaalserberg being the highest in the country at 322 meters above sea level. Many tourist flock to Limburg for its great landscapes consiting of meandering small rivers, hillsides, meadows, cloisters, churches and abbeys, and other great vistas. The Margraten American WW-II cemetary is another well-visited location. The film ends with footage of the 'mergel' (limestone) quaries at the 171 meters high Sint Pietersberg that until very recent still was being used to produced cement. In this film many parts of this scenery were still in tact whereas nowadays only about [30%*] remains. After years of protest the ENCI company stopped in 2018 with exploiting these natural resources. For more information, see the time line below. The original B&W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid (online Dutch historic video archive). Music: Howard Harper Barnes, Trevor Kowalski a.o. Meer informatie: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Pietersberg *) To be confirmed Timeline (draft): 00:00 Beautiful Zuid Limburg in The Netherlands between 1919 and 1920

The Hr.Ms. Johan Mautits van Nassau was built by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen, build number 195. It was launched on July 17, 1931, completed on August 20, 1932 and commissioned on April 5, 1933. The ship's length was 78.65 meters and the greatest width 11.60 meters with a draft of 3.75 meters. It had Triple Expansion engines with 4 Yarrow boilers and a engine power of 2100 HP. The bunker capacity was 273 tons of fuel oil. The speed was only 15 knots, quite slow for a warship. The crew consisted of 124 heads and the armament of 3 guns of 15 cm, 2 of 40 mm, 4 of 12.7 mm and four 7.7 mm machine guns. This film is dedicated to my father who served on this Gunboat from January 1939 until May 1940. On January 21, 1938, the gunboat returned to Den Helder for maintenance and modernization. A platform was installed at the main mast. This resulted in a small anti-aircraft battery consisting of four 12.7mm machine guns in Solothurn double arrangement. In addition, the bridge was modernized and closed. The ship then departed again on 27 May 1938 for the Strait of Gibraltar, where convoy services continued until 28 September. My father was drafted in the fall of 1938 to serve in the Navy. Ignoring such a call was not an option because it could lead to a 10 months prison sentence. On September 1, 1938 he arrived at Marine Barracks Nieuwediep / Willemsoord, MKWD for short. Entering service was a great experience for everyone like these images show. It was also a lot of lugging with duffel bags and the first evening had to be spent marking the received Marine attire. On 6 October 1938 the Johan Maurits returned to Den Helder where the ship was prepared for a new period in the Dutch West Indies. According to the State of In my father's service, he first served for more than two months with the Submarine Service before boarding the ship on January 3rd. On January 12, 1939 the Johan Maurits left for the Antilles. Just like during the maiden voyage of the Johan Maurits in 1933, the ship also called at Punta Delgada in the Azores this time. The Tropic of Cancer was passed on January 23, 1939. Thanks to the preserved data of my father, this information has come to the surface for the first time. The passage of the tropics and the equator has always been an important naval event. For example, passing the Tropic of Cancer was noted no less than 8 times in the official records of my father. The crossing of the equator was especially celebrated. Every crew member who crossed the equator for the first time had to undergo a ritual that can somewhat be compared to the hazing of new students. In addition, they were tackled by an old hand disguised as Poseidon (Neptune) soaped, shaved and rinsed. Upon successful completion, each was presented with a certificate personally signed by "Neptune". See my father's copy. On February 8, 1939, the ship arrived in the Netherlands Antilles. Details of this period in the West are scarce. From photos by my father it appears that Suriname (on around 18 June), Aruba and Caracas in Venezuela were visited. These film images give a good impression of the stay of the Johan Maurits on the quay of Willemstad on Curacao. This is where the famous floating Pontjesbrug, or Emmabrug, comes into view. The period in the Antilles was cut short because the mobilization in the Netherlands started in September 1939, in connection with the impending German danger. The new artillery instruction ship Hr.Ms. Van Kinsbergen would take over the task of station ship from the Johan Maurits. The Dutch waters were considered too dangerous for artillery courses so they had to be continued in the West. On October 31, 1939, the Van Kinsbergen arrived in Willemstad. Subsequently, the Johan Maurits departed on November 8 1939 to the Netherlands, after which it passed the Tropic of Cancer again on November 13 and arrived in the Netherlands on November 29, 1939. To be continued in Part-2! Source: NIMH (with permission). The original B/W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. video software,

This film has a lovely calming atmosphere while we travel by an old tow barge from the town of Edam to Volendam in The Netherlands nearly a century ago in 1931. It was the last trip of this means of transport and filmed probably for that reason. A tow barge is a historic ship that was pulled from the shore and carried freight and passengers. The tow barge was one of the forerunners of modern public transport: the barge took everyone who was willing to pay the fixed fare. There were sometimes several classes available with more or less luxury. Tow barges were already in use as early as in 1561. William of Orange was said to have travelled on such a barge across the Willebroek to Brussels canal in 1577. The peak in the use of such barges was in the 17th until the beginning of the 19th century. Hardened tow paths were constructed along many canals in The Netherlands to allow horses to pull the barges. Once the muddy roads were replaced by roads with hardened surfaces, the diligence coaches became the popular means of transport and the use of tow barges started to decline. The opening of railroads in the mid 19th century gave the tow barge business the final blow. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski, Howard Harper-Barnes a.o. Please DO NOT upload any of my film footage to other Youtube channels. Thanks!

Interesting restored, enhanced & colorized historical footage of the Lindbergh's second World aviation tour in 1933. In the 1930s Charles Lindbergh had become World famous for being the first pilot to cross the Atlantic non stop from New York to Paris. This event took place in May 1927 in his 'Spirit of St.Louis' aircraft. In 1933 Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne flew from New York to Newfoundland, then to Europe via Labrador, Greenland, and Iceland. After visiting several European cities as far east as Moscow, they flew down the coast of Africa and across the Atlantic to South America. They flew down the Amazon and then back north to New York. The trip covered 30,000 miles, four continents, and 21 countries. The name of their plane was the "Tingmissartoq", which means "one who flies like a big bird" in Eskimo Inuit. The type of plane was a Lockheed Model 8 Sirius water plane. For the 1931 and 1933 flights, Anne learned radio procedures, Morse code, and celestial navigation. When asked about the potential dangers of the flights for his wife, Charles replied, “But you must remember, she is crew.” Here we see the Lindberghs landing at Vlieghaven Schellingwoude near Amsterdam. The Lindberghs are met among other by the famous Dutch flight pioneer Anthony Fokker and his wife. According to the "Pioneers of Flight" website, The Lindberghs' 1933 survey flight from New York to Europe was critical in planning commercial air routes. Pan American Airways, Imperial Airways, Deutsche Luft Hansa, KLM, and Air France collaborated on a study of international air routes. This website also states that the Lindberghs were meticulous in their preparations for flights over five continents. While fuel and oil were stationed and lodging and meals provided at their planned stops (or by their support ship Jelling on the second flight), they slept in the aircraft and ate canned rations when necessary. “We must be prepared for a forced landing in the North, where we would need warm bedding and clothes; and in the South, where we ought to have an insect-proof tent; and on the ocean, where we would need, in addition to food, plenty of fresh water. And we must not exceed our limited weight budget. Every object to be taken had to be weighed mentally as well as physically.” Sometimes the Lindberghs spent the night on the Tingmissartoq. Lindbergh stated: “Our equipment, neatly packed on the floor in layers according to degrees of softness, made a comfortable bed... First the oars; then, the tool-kit and spare parts of the engine, the cans of food, the bulky canvas bags of emergency equipment, the rubber boat, the tent roll, extra coils of rope; next, our parachute packs; then our blanket rolls of clothing; our two flying suits for a top mattress; and lastly the sleeping bag. According to the route map shown in this film, the visit to the Netherlands occurred on 2 November 1933 when the Lindbergs arrived from Paris and lasted until 7 november when they departed via Rotterdam airport to Geneva. They landed there on 8 November 1933. Source: Beeld En Geluid, Dutch online film archive. Music: Howard Harper Barnes - "Do You Want To Fly a Kite" & Trevor Kowalski - "Aero". Commentary: Rick. References: https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tingmissartoq

This unique film shows the many events in President Theodore Roosevelt's life from just before his auguration in 1901 until his death in 1919. The film starts with Theodore Roosevelt ("TR") attending the funeral of William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States who was assassinated. TR served as his vice president but had to step up to become the 26th president. TR served as president from 14 September 1901 until 4 March 1909. After having served for two terms he still remained politically and otherwise active. TR's inauguration is covered in detail in this film as well as a number of important events during and after his presidency. The film ends with extensive coverage of his funeral. For more information, please read the (draft) timeline below and/or consult Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt This is a collection of footage that is motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern video software based on Artificial Intelligence. The restoration result, especially considering the age of the source footage, is truly stunning. Source: Library Of Congress and other Music: various Timeline (draft) 00:00 Theodore Roosevelt at the the funeral of William McKinley 01:53 Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as the 26th President of the USA in 1901 11:05 A visit to San Francisco (Market Street) in 1903 12:32 Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Rider" friends 12:59 Scenes from Theodore Roosevelt life 13:16 TR holding one of his many speeches 15:10 Roosevelt pleades for National Unity at the patriotic celebration at Forest Hills in 1917 15:32 Speech: "Put down the shadow Huns within our gates... 15:37 ..."there can be no 50-50 Americans" 15:46 The famous Rough Riders in another drive 16:30 General Barry introduces Colonel Roosevelt 19:40 On October 14, 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Roosevelt was shot by John Flammang Schrank 19:48 The bullet lodged in his chest and stayed there until his death 19:53 The funeral of Theodore Roosevelt after his death on 6 January 1919.

The original title of this film is: "Boulder Dam, The Pictorial Record of Mans Conquest of the Colorado River". The Dam was originally called "Boulder Dam", named after the nearby town were also most of the workers were temporarily housed, but later re-named to "Hoover Dam" in dedication of President Herbert Hoover. For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam as well as the (draft) timeline below. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, restored, enhanced & colorized with modern A.I. video software. This is Part-2 of our series about the Hoover Dam. Source: archive.org Music: Original soundtrack with American commentary.

Take a trip with our time machine down the great Mississippi River and see the many landscapes and industrial areas on the way. The film shows how the river benefits not only the farmers but also is used to generate power. However, it also shows the destructive nature of man. Huge areas are cleared of wood resulting in erosion, floods and the destruction of whatever vegetation remained. This is 1938 and all that can be concluded is that man has learned nothing in the past 84 years! In stead the destruction continued and still continues at and ever-increasing rate. Watch this film, ignore the populistic commentary and weep! The colorization has provided substantial added value considering the many beautiful sceneraries that would otherwise have stayed almost unnoticed in the original B&W film. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced & colorized with modern A.I. software. Because the music under this film was copyrighted we have filtered out the original American commentary (with another A.I. for separating voice and music) and added new music. This was a very interesting experiment which has turned out quite successful. Source: Archive.org Music: Original American commentary plus replaced music by Haempus Naeselus.

Watch this spectacular collection of historic footage about Venice in Italy around the year 1900. Nearly all the famous tourist spots come into view like the Grand Canal, the river tramboats, gondolas, Saint Marks Square, its pidgeons, the Bridge of Sighs, Venice's harbour, its many splendid bridges, narrow canals, the Doge's Palace, its beautiful ancient buildings and much more! For more information please refer to the time line below and/or switch-on the CC captions. The B&W source footage has been meticulously motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced & colorized by means of modern video software based on Artificial Intelligence. Music: Trabant 33 with various Italian style tunes. Source: archive.org, Library of Congress, Prelinger and other.

Many viewers of my films about New York before the war have asked how on earth it was possible to have neon lights show all kinds of patterns and varying texts in an era when there were no computers yet. Especially many such comments can be found under this film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXnEvW0XD0 In a number of cases I already replied that these probably were electro-mechanical devices consisting of many relays, rotating drums, pins and contacts alike a wind-up music box. This film gives a wonderful insight into how it was actually done! Indeed the drums form part of such systems, but actually these "motograph" systems are even more complex than one would expect. You will surely enjoy this detailed explanation by the Chevrolet Motor Company who operated a huge 23 stories high billboard around 1935. The original film has been motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and colorized with A.I. video software. Source: Library Of Congress. Music: Original spoken American soundtrack

Highly interesting propaganda film about London during World War II in color! This film has been enhanced and colorized with sophisticated A.I. software. It shows the hardship of the Londoners while being attacked by continuous German night bombardements, the so called "Blitz", which lasted for 8 months at the beginning of WWII. The film was directed by Humphrey Jennings and Harry Watt, and narrated by US war correspondent Quentin Reynolds. The commentary is interesting but very outdated. The film ends with a rather insensitive and thoughtless statement that tries to give the film some kind of a positive twist to finish off with: "They will drop thousands of bombs, and they will destroy hundreds of buildings and they will kill thousands of people. But a bomb has its limitations. It can only destroy buildings and kill people. It cannot kill the unconquerable spirit and courage of the people of London. London can take it". For more information, see this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Can_Take_It! The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. software. Source: British Film Music: Original sound with American commentary.

This is a truly wonderful short glimpse in to the history of Amsterdam in the 19th century. This is one of the oldest film footage of Amsterdam. The old center of Amsterdam consists of the three main canals that are shaped in a semi-circle, called the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht and Herengracht. This film shows the Prinsengracht, filmed from a barge on this canal and shows the many historic buildings that border the canal, old bridges and merchant sailing vessels. Regrettably this film is only just over 2 minutes in length. Who knows if any more of such footage exists? The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern A.I. video software. There is a slight glare in the bottom half of the screen, probably caused by poorer quality scanning equipment or light leakage while processing the film originally. Source: Unknown. Music: Howard Harper Barnes - "The English Affair"

Volendam is a fishing village on the former Zuiderzee in The Netherlands. Sinds this inner sea was enclosed by a 36 km dam called "De Afsluitdijk" in the 1930's the salt water has become sweet and the Zuiderzee became te IJsselmeer. This had a big impact on the fishing community. Fishing for eals and fresh water fish has now become their main activity. Other sources of income for Volendam used to be the cutting of reeds for the purpose of thatched roofs and other, but this practice has now almost gone. It has always been a very close community where everbody knows each other and many inhabitants are somehow related to each other. The village is also famous in the Netherlands for its pop music bands like BZN, The Cats and Jan Smit. Because of the eal fishing, this type of music is called "De Palingsound" (the "eal sound"). As there are no cars visible in this film which could have given a clue about when the film was made; it is estimated to have been shot in the 1930's, but could be earlier. Any advise is welcome. The original B&W footage was kindly provided by Niels Haneveld and subsequently restored, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized. Source: Niels Haneveld, Youtube "DutchSteamMachine" channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGEIYuo_HbUR6GhFLeEkPA Music: Trevor Kowalski.

The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. It was referred to as Hoover Dam after President Herbert Hoover in bills passed by Congress during its construction, but was named Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. The Hoover Dam name was restored by Congress in 1947 [Wikipedia]. The dam was constructed to provide hydroelectric power to the nearby states of Nevada, Arizona and California. Initially the generators could produce up to 7.5 MegaWatts of power. Behind the dam a huge lake was formed, Lake Mead, that also serves as the largests water reservoir in the United States. For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, restored, enhanced & colorized with modern A.I. video software. This is Part-1 of our series about the Hoover Dam; Part-2 will follow soon. Source: archive.org Music: Hampus Neaselius.

This is a unique very early version of the fantasy story of "Alice in Wonderland" written by Lewis Carroll in 1865. In fact this is the second film that was made of this famous fairy tale story, released on 15 January 1915. The first version dates from 1903 and can be viewed elswhere on Youtube but is in very poor quality. Thanks to a recent release of the 1915 version in good quality by the Library of Congress in the USA we are now able to show you a stunning version of this 1915 film in color! Hopefully you will find the picture quality amazing. Thanks also to Youtube uploader "rrppo" who has made a great 4K version available under a Creative Commons license. The original B&W film has been meticulously motion-stabilized, speed corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of contemporary Artificial Intelligence video software. After having tried for hours to find suitable, copyright-free music, we have decided to issue this as a silent film alike it was when the film was originally presented in 1915. Press the CC captions button to read the original dialog and explanations of what is happening. If anybody can create suitable music then by all means contact us! The lead role of Alice was played by the 16 year old Viola Savoy who died in 1987. The film was directed by W.W. Young. The film opens with a scene that shows Alice in her 'normal' world, with her mother and older sister. Her mother is working in the kitchen making tarts, and Alice drops some playing cards on the floor. Next her sister takes her outside, and she sees a rabbit, a cat in a tree, an owl, and a pig. She then lies down for her nap. As soon as she enters Dreamland the white rabbit appears and beckons for her to follow. She follows him down a deep rabbit hole and up to a set of doors A mouse tells her how to get through to the garden on the other side. Once through, she joins an animals’ convention, but she scares them away, bragging about her cat’s ability to chase mice and birds. Then she finds the rabbit at his house, goes inside and finds his fan and gloves, but he has already rushed off to the Duchess. Next she meets the caterpillar on his mushroom, and he has her recite “You Are Old, Father William,” which we see acted out by people in funny costume. Alice arrives at the Duchess’s house just in time to see the arrival of an invitation to the Queen’s Croquet Game. She meets the Duchess, whose cook is overly fond of pepper and is making everyone sneeze. When the Duchess’s baby sneezes, she beats him, but Alice takes the child away, and it turns into a pig. She then meets the Cheshire Cat sitting in a tree, who appears and disappears several times until his body disappears, leaving his grinning head behind. Now, she enters the Queen’s garden and sees low-ranking cards (the gardeners) painting white roses red. The Queen arrives and orders them to be beheaded, but Alice joins her for croquet. The cards serve as arches, the ball is a hedgehog, and the mallets are flamingos. Alice does well, but the Queen orders her beheaded, then loses all control and orders the headsman to behead everybody. Alice escapes in the confusion, and the Queen takes her to meet the Gryffon and the Mock Turtle, who show her the Lobster’s Quadrille. Finally, she returns to the Queen’s Court in time to see the Knave tried for stealing tarts. She cries, “You’re nothing but a pack of cards!” and awakes in the garden with her sister. End of story. Note: The many intertitle cards that were commonly used in silent films to describe the conversation and events have been removed and replaced by CC captions in order to make the film more pleasurable to watch in stead of being continuously interrupted (The CC captions and time line will be added tomorrow). Source: Library Of Congress and "rrppo". Music: None: silent movie. Story summary written by: https://centuryfilmproject.org/ Timeline (Draft) 00:00 Alice In Wonderland (1915)

This documentary-style film provides an interesting perspective of what life was like in New York a few years after World War II. It dates from 1948 and is accompanied by American commentary and music. The original film has been motion-stabilized, not speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized with modern Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) software. It also clearly demonstrates that the current version of the DeOldify software is better at colorizing outdoor scenes with water and vegetation than colorizing roads with traffic, indoor scenes and groups of people. This is expected to get better in the near future. Source: archive.org Music: Original soundtrack.

Just a simply Happy Christmas and Happy New Year wish to all my viewers spoken by S.Claus in 1948. Don't forget to click on the Playlist link to play my special list of modern and old Christmas songs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP_6hUsQRi8vaFzHH-8A43zIf3IhFpofr PS: This film is in B&W, mainly because the A.I. that I normally use colored Santa's coat blue in stead of red, ha ha!

This film shows the beautiful German city of Dresden not long before World War II around 1936. Watching this film becomes extremely emotional if one realizes that what can be seen here no longer exists because of alied bombing raids. These raids on Dresden took place from 13 to 15 February 1945 whereby almost the complete city was destroyed. The raids became a symbol of the “terror bombing” campaign against Germany, which was one of the most controversial Allied actions of the war. Some people called and still call this bombardment a War Crime. Just watch this film to see how beautiful it was and to realize that approximately 25,000 innocent civilians were killed during the bombardment to understand such opinions. For more information, please read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II The original B&W film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art video software based on Artificial intelligence. Among other it has been speed-corrected, motion-stabilized, contrast & brightness enhanced, noise reduced, upscaled to full HD and colorized with DeOldify. Source: archive.org Music: Howard Harper-Barnes & Trevor Kowalski. Please help to identify the locations in this (draft) timeline: 00:00 Dresden before WW-II.

This film is a compilation of restored, enhanced & colorized film footage involving the construction of the Empire State Building (ESB) in New York nearly a century ago. It shows how the base of the building is laid, how all parts are produced in nearby steel works, how steel parts are riveted together, the dangers of working at such high construction altitudes and the completion of the ESB. What many people probably do not know is that the ESB was built on the spot where the famous first version of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel used to be at 5th Avenue (opened in 1897). In 1931 the hotel re-opened in a new location at Park Avenue. The ESB started with the destruction of the hotel on 22 January 1930, after which the actual construction started on 7 March 1930. It was completed at record speed after only 13.5 months on 11 April 1931 and officially opened on 1 May 1931. The building was designed in Art-Deco style, is 381 meters high and has 102 floors. Achieving such a height was only possible because of the use of a steel framework. As an important symbol of New York City, the building has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The various original B&W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with contemporary Artificial Intelligence software. Source: archive.org Music: Howard Harper-Barnes and others.

The Twin Peaks Tunnel is a 2.27 Mile (3.65 km) long light rail and streetcar tunnel in San Francisco, California. The tunnel runs under Twin Peaks, a hilly area on the edge of San Francisco as an extension of the famous Market Street. The tunnel was opened on 3 February 1918 and thus celebrated its 100th aniversary in 2018. This interesting film shows the primitive construction method, whereby steam shovels were used and horse-and-carts to remove the rubble. Subsequently the film shows the opening of the tunnel with a huge crowd that queus-up to get a first ride. Modern Artificial Intelligence video software was used to motion-stabilize, speed-correct, restore, enhance and colorize the old B&W film footage. Source: archive.org Music: Howard Harper-Barnes a.o.

This has been a huge project for me, in particular because it is the third home made documentary with spoken commentary on my channel. Many hours have been spent searching for the best quality source material. A lot of footage about the 1900 Exposition Universelle is dreadful in quality. Fortunately I did manage to eventually find footage in reasonable quality which was suitable to be further enhanced with the large amount of software tools that I now have at my disposal, complemented with 15 years of experience with film restoration. Some of the software is based on Artificial Intelligence, which has enabled quantum leaps with video restoration. Just step inside my time machine and drift 121 years back in time when Paris was at its peak. Hopefully you will appreciate the results. For more details just listen to the spoken commentary in this documentary! Source: Library of Congress, Prelinger Archive, Archive.org, Beeld & Geluid and other. Music: Trevor Kowalski and others. Commentary: Rick (me).

This is part-8 and thus the final episode of our eight-part series about Indonesia under Dutch rule nearly a century ago. Part-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 were uploaded in the previous weeks and can be viewed here: Part-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-uB... Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ArhE... Part-3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW6RH... Part-4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfuS5... Part-5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdOE... Part-6: Still missing. Part-7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIrssdIxCw& In this final episode we continue our journey in Papua New Guinea where we wittness a boat race between war proas. Each boat is manned by 30 rowers who can also act as warriors. Next we see local women producing basic crockery to be used in their kitchens. Some pots and pans fail during production but there is plenty of clay to try again. Next we see men making metal tools in their primitive outdoor forgery. Subsequently the film shows a large number of women producing beautifully decorated woven baskets. Thereafter we continue our journey on a Papua proa during which we observe a traditional fight between Papua warriers. This is followed by a peace conference between the involved tribes that ends in exchanging peace offerings. We end our long journey through the Dutch East Indies along the coast by proa. Hopefully you have enjoyed the many beautiful scenes and the local culture during the past 8 episodes. The original film footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Colors thus may deviate from the reality. Note: In order to play back at the correct speed, the film should have been reduced in speed by around 30%, However, in order not to make the commentary sound very slurred, it was decided to apply only a 20% speed reduction, thus causing the images to still be around 10% too fast, but this is hardly noticeable. Source: Beeld En Geluid Commentary: Kommer Klein Edited (in 1940) by: Iep A. Ochse Music: Original audio with Dutch commentary.

Interesting footage of The Hague's Zoo in the Netherland during and before WW-II. This Zoo opened its doors to the public as early as 1863 and remained open until 1943. The main building remained in existence until 1966 when it was demolished to make place for the Provinciehuis. A true act of cruelty and a totally unnecessary destruction of the Hagues heritage by the city council. The Zoo did not house a huge collection of animals but nevertheless was very popular in The Hague and its surroundings. There were lions, tigers, bears, elephants, monkeys, seals, deer and a large variety of birds, including many pelicans as can be seen in this film. Elephant Betsy was one of its star attractions. Frequently this elephant would steal hats from the Zoo's visitors. A very characteristic feature of the Zoo was the main building that was built in a Morish palace style. Hardly any film footage exists of this building and the 4 seconds of it at the beginning of the film is therefore rare. The main theater inside the building was used for all sorts of gatherings, including exhibitions, music performances, exams, parties etc. During WW-II the building was used by the Germans for ralleys and the recruitment of young men who would serve at the various fronts. Annually many funfairs were held at the Zoo. Personally I remember the octagonal annex to the main hall as a child when Sint Nicolaas parties were held there by the Dutch Navy's civil servants society where my father worked. He was one of the organizers. The first part of the film is from the 1940s, the second part (starting with the penguins) is from the 1920s. The original B&W film fragments have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced, restored and colorized by means of Artificial Intelligence video software. Source: Beeld en Geluid (Dutch Online historic film archive). Music: Various.

This film shows many interesting, wonderful scenes of the town of Cork 120 years ago. Cork lies near the South coast of Ireland on the river Lee and is the second largest town in the Republic of Ireland. Among other, this film shows horse-drawn carriages and early trams in Patrick street, a Tram Ride from King Street to Patrick's Bridge, the Grand Parade, congregations leaving St. Mary's Dominican Church and St.Patricks church, a ride from Blarney to Cork on Cork & Muskerry Light Railway, the construction and panoramic view of Cork's 1902 Exhibition Grounds, followed by its opening by Cork's Lord Mayor, the Albert Quay followed by scenes on the river Lee including a boat race as part of the Cork Regatta, and finally a parade of Regiments returning from the Boer War (in South Africa) to their Victoria Barracks. For precise details, please read the timeline below. The original B&W film fragments have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced, restored and colorized with modern A.I. software tools. Please remember that this footage is very old and the quality will vary. Source: Various Music: Howard Harper Barnes, Rune Dale, Christian Andersen a.o. Timeline (to be completed): 00:00 Cork in Ireland in 1902, Patrick Street 01:08 Views of the Grand Parade 03:38 Congregation Leaving St Mary's Dominican Church 05:04 Congregation Leaving St. Patrick's Church 05:50 Ride from Blarney to Cork on Cork & Muskerry Light Railway 08:07 Preparation of the Cork Exhibition Grounds and Erection of Buildings 12:23 Panorama of Cork Exhibition Grounds 12:45 Lord Mayor of Cork Arriving for Official Opening of Cork Exhibition 13:44 Albert Quay in Cork 15:38 Crews Practicing on River Lee at Cork Regatta 17:19 Two-oared Boat Race, Sundays Well 18:22 Regiments Returned from Boer War to Victoria Barracks.

Nederlands (see English description further below) ========= De SS "Statendam" was een cruiseschip dat in opdracht van de Holland-Amerika Lijn (HAL) op 29 januari 1919 door de werf Harland & Wolff te Belfast werd gebouwd. In 1922 werd de afbouw van het schip opgeschort wegens de staalcrisis in Engeland. In 1924 besloot de werf het casco zover klaar te maken zodat het op 11 september 1924 te water kon worden gelaten. Vervolgens heeft het casco tot 1927 aan de afbouwkade te Belfast gelegen zonder dat er aan werd gewerkt. In 1927 besloot de N.V. Maildienst der Holland Amerika Lijn het casco over te laten slepen naar Nederland waar aan Wilton Fijenoord de opdracht werd gegeven om het schip af te bouwen, bouwnummer 612. De eerste proefvaart van het casco is in deze film te zien! Op 20 april, gesleept door de slepers Roode Zee, Poolzee, Oostzee en Seine, brak bij Hoek van Holland de sleeptrosstopping waardoor de kapitein en 5 bemanningsleden gewond raakten. Het casco arriveerde in Schiedam en Wilton bouwde het schip af. Op 4 april 1929 werd het schip tijdens de officiële proefvaart overgedragen aan de HAL. Aan boord bevonden zich ruim 300 gasten, waaronder ZKH prins Hendrik, zeven ministers van het eerste kabinet De Geer en burgemeester Patijn van Rotterdam. Beelden daarvan zijn in de film te zien. Op haar eerste reis, die plaatsvond op 11 april 1929, voer de Statendam III naar New York. In de jaren daarna volgden nog vele transatlantische crossings en andere cruises plaats. Op 24 november 1939 begon de “Statendam" aan haar laatste rondreis naar New York waarna het op Tweede Kerstdag weer in Rotterdam arriveerde. Het vertrek op 29 december werd geannuleerd en het schip werd opgelegd aan de Wilhelminakade. Na de Duitse inval op 10 mei 1940 lag de "Statendam", samen met de "Boschdijk" en de "Veendam", aan de Wilhelminakade. De dag daarop hadden de Duitsers zich meester gemaakt van de "Statendam" en zich met mitrailleurs op het achterdek verschanst. Vervolgens ontstond er een hevig vuurgevecht met Nederlandse militairen waarbij de "Statendam" in brand werd geschoten. Deze film toont schaarse beelden van deze brand. De "Statendam" heeft enige dagen in brand gestaan en was daarna total-loss. In augustus 1940 werd het uitgebrande casco verkocht aan de sloopwerf Frans Rijsdijk in Hendrik Ido Ambacht. ENGLISH ======== The SS "Statendam" was a cruise ship commissioned by the Holland-America Line (HAL) on 29 January 1919, built by the yard Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. In 1922 the further outfitting of the ship was suspended due to the steel crisis in England. In 1924 the yard decided to prepare the hull so that it could be launched on 11 September 1924. Subsequently, the hull was located on the finishing quay in Belfast until 1927 without any work being done on it. In 1927, the N.V. Maildienst der Holland Amerika Lijn decided to have the hull towed to the Netherlands, where Wilton Fijenoord was ordered to finish the ship. The first trial run of the hull can be seen in this film. On 20 April, while being towed by the tugs Roode Zee, Polarzee, Baltic Sea and Seine, the tow line broke at Hoek van Holland, causing the captain and 5 crew members to be injured. The hull arrived in Schiedam and Wilton completed the ship. On 4 April 1929 the ship was handed over to the HAL during the official sea trials. There were more than 300 guests on board, including HRH Prince Hendrik, seven ministers of the first Dutch cabinet De Geer and mayor Patijn of Rotterdam. Images of this can be seen in the film. On her maiden voyage, which took place on 11 April 1929, the Statendam III sailed to New York. Many more transatlantic crossings and other cruises followed in subsequent years. On 24 November 1939, the “Statendam" started its last round trip to New York, after which it arrived in Rotterdam again on Boxing Day. The subsequent next departure on December 29 was canceled and the ship was laid up at the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam. After the German invasion on 10 May 1940, the "Statendam", together with the "Boschdijk" and the "Veendam", was still located on the Wilhelminakade. The next day the Germans had occupied the Statendam and entrenched themselves with machine guns on the quarterdeck. Then there was a fierce firefight with Dutch soldiers in which the "Statendam" caught fire. This film shows scarce images of this fire. The "Statendam" was on fire for several days and was then a total loss. In August 1940 the burned-out hull was sold to the Frans Rijsdijk scrapyard in Hendrik Ido Ambacht. The original film fragments have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern A.I. video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid. Music: Experia.

This film from the collection of WW-II films by the British Film Council is titled "Country Town". It shows how daily life goes on while the main cities are still under attack by German V1 and V2 bombardements. It is hardly noticeable that a World War is raging. We see local market scenes, the production of food, factories canning food and much more. The story line is told by the editor of the market town's local newspaper. The film was made in Boston, Lincolnshire, identifiable by the often-shown tower of St Botolph's church, known locally as 'The Stump'. The windmill that features briefly is also still extant. For more details, please refer to the timeline below and CC captions. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Source: British Film Council (Creative commons B&W footage) Ref: https://film.britishcouncil.org/resources/film-archive/country-town Music: Original soundtrack with commentary Timeline (draft): 00:00 Film titled "Country Town" (1943)

Highly interesting views of Amsterdam's bustling harbor over a century ago. In 1919 Amsterdam still had open access to the sea via the Zuiderzee. After the Afsluitdijk was constructed and opened on 23 september 1933 it lost its connection with the Northsea via the Zuiderzee which became a lake called the IJsselmeer. Fortunately its harbor was still in direct connection with the North Sea via the 21 km long Noordzee Kanaal which was dug in the 19th century and opened in 1896. Till this day all ships have to pass the huge sea locks at IJmuiden. For more details see the timeline below. The original B&W video has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced, restored and colorized by means of modern A.I. video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Claude Signet, Howard Harper-Barnes & David Celeste. Timeline (draft) 00:00 Packetboot enters Amsterdam harbor [to be elaborated]

This is part-7 of our eight-part series about Indonesia under Dutch rule nearly a century ago. Part-1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were uploaded in the previous weeks and can be viewed here: Part-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-uBZLUPWU Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ArhE6dOq8g Part-3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW6RHb2qnjQ Part-4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfuS5FFlk1I Part-5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdOEgFYYnY Part-6: Still missing. In this episode we continue our journey over and past the Indonesian islands whereby a visit is paid to the Molukken and Fort Oranje. Thereafter we visit New Guinea where we meet some very interesting local people. We witness how palm trees are cut down to construct homes. [To be elaborated] The original film footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Colors thus may deviate from the reality. Due to Youtube's strict rules, some short scenes with topless natives had to be cut from the film. Note: In order to play back at the correct speed, the film should have been reduced in speed by around 30%, However, in order not to make the commentary sound very slurred, it was decided to apply only a 20% speed reduction, thus causing the images to still be around 10% too fast, but this is hardly noticeable. Source: Beeld En Geluid Commentary: Kommer Klein Edited (in 1940) by: Iep A. Ochse Music: Original audio with Dutch commentary.

This film provides an interesting glimps of Havana and its surroundings in Cuba before the revolution in 1959 when Fidel Castro took over the regime and Cuba became a communist state. It shows great scenes of Mauro castle at the entrance of the harbor, the old center of Havana, cigar factories and rural life, accompanied by salsa music to enhance the atmosfere. The exact date of this film is unknown, but by looking at the car models it is estimated to be around 1948. The original film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, enhanced, restored and colorized with modern A.I. video software. Please just enjoy the film. No need to make unpleasant comments about what communism has done to this country, because that is well-documented and already debated to-the-bone. Source: Archive.org Music: Band "El Equipo Del Norte".

Spectacular A.I. enhanced and colorized footage of old Paris nearly 110 years ago. The film shows what Paris was like approximately a decade before the motor car arrived on its streets. We see many famous points of interest like bridges across the river Seine, The Opera, Place de la Concorde, the Dome des Invalides with the monumental grave of Napolean, the Sacre Coeur, the Notre Dame and much more. For more details please refer to the timeline below. The original rather poor quality B&W film has been motion-stabilized, nearly halved in speed, interpolated, de-noised, de-flickered, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern video software that is based on the use of Artificial Intelligence. Music: Trevor Kowalski - Rest Upon the Edge Source: Online archive Note: After performing thorough checks, to the best of our knowledge the B&W source footage of all our restored and colorized films is public domain. In case you believe that to be in error, please contact us first on [email protected] before issuing a copyright claim with Youtube. Thank you on forehand. The results of our restoration work are not public domain (unless otherwise stated), so please do not re-upload any of our work to your own or other Youtube channels. Timeline Draft): please help to correct and complete this! 00:00 Paris, Hotel de Ville (townhall) 00:09 Pantheon with its splendid dome 00:19 Madeleine church 00:34 Basilica of the Sacre Coeur at Mont Martre 00:44 Bridge over the river Seine, Pont-Neuf, the oldest bridge of Paris built in 1578 01:01 Conciergerie, former prison but now law courts 01:10 Road and metro bridge (line 6) over the river Seine: Pont de Passy 01:31 Old Trocadero building (demolished in the 1930s), seen through the Eifel tower 01:43 The Eifel tower, seen from Trocadero 01:56 Pont Alexandre III, leading to the Grand and the Petit Palais 02:05 An early "bateau mouche" passing under the bridge 02:10 Lion statue on the bridge 02:21 View of the Petit Palais, seen from the perspective of the Grand Palais 02:33 Visitors leaving Les Invalides 02:46 Dome des Invalides 02:56 Napoleons grave inside the Dome des Invalides 03:00 Portrait of Napoleon 03:15 Arc de Triomph, seen from the Champs Elisées 03:22 Place de la Concorde 03:35 Fountains near the Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde 03:46 Madeleine church 04:03 Opera Garnier, built in 1875 04:12 The Champs Elisées (?) 04:31 Jardin du Luxembourg, The building seen is the Senate 04:46 Famous fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg 04:58 Fountain at the Avenue de l'Observatoire, at the very South end of the Jardin du Luxembourg 05:12 The Louvre museum 05:27 Also the Louvre museum, near where the new piramid now is located. 05:35 Jardin du Luxembourg (?) 05:38 Arc de Triomphe du Caroussel, in the Louvre 05:50 The Arch, close up 06:00 Monument à Léon Gambetta, seen at the Tuilleries 06:06 It was destroyed, and the remaining parts were relocated in the 20th district 06:13 Park at Parc des Buttes Chaumont 06:25 Same park from a different angle 06:41 Ditto 06:53 Location (?) 07:11 Ditto 07:27 The Notre Dame 07:38 Ditto, seen from the river Seine 07:49 Statues on top of the Notre Dame 07:57 Ditto, close up 08:01 Barges on the river Seine with Notre Dame in the distance 08:17 The End.

Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is located in North-central Switzerland near Lake Zürich. There are many museums and art galleries in this city, including the Swiss National Museum and the Kunsthaus. The Schauspielhaus Zürich is considered to be one of the most important theatres in the German-speaking world. Zürich is among the world's largest financial centres despite having a relatively small population. The city is home to many financial institutions and banking companies. For more information, see the time line below. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. video software. Music: Trevor Kowalski & Erasmus Talbot. 00:00 Zürich in Switserland

This is part-5 of our seven-part series about Indonesia under Dutch rule nearly a century ago. Part-1, 2, 3 and 4 were uploaded in the previous weeks and can be viewed here: Part-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-uBZLUPWU Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ArhE6dOq8g Part-3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW6RHb2qnjQ Part-4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfuS5FFlk1I In this Part-5 we visit a Dajak village where a war dance is going on. Next we leave the inlands of Borneo by prow over white water rapids. We leave Bornea and head to another large Indonesian island, Sumatra. In Palembang we visit the oil refinery of Royal Dutch Shell and take a cogwheel-drive train journey to the high inlands of Sumatra past the shores of the Singkarak lake. The scenery is spectacular! We then pay a visit to Fort de Kock and then travel further through the gorge of Harau with beautiful sawas. After witnessing a fight with wicker sticks we travel on to Sibolga. Nearby we see an unwilling trained monkey collect coconuts from a tree. Next we travel on to Bataclan via a very bendy dangerous road towards Lake Toba, the country of the Bataks. We meet the local population and a medicine man tries to make it rain by slaughtering a buffalo. Next we visit the indigo industry on the island of Samosir where local women stain cloth in the blue dye. After seeing many buffalo bathing and kids playing in small boats at the shores of Lake Toba we move on to the shores of Gunung Sitoli on the island of Nias with its villages built on hills. The highes staircase is in the village Baba Natalua where we meet the local leaders, a woman weaving cloth by hand and the local goldsmith. Finally we bsere local men showing off their gymnastic abilities by jumping over a jumpstone, In the next episode we continue our journey deeper into the jungles. Every week we will release the next part of this series! Currently we are still searching for part-6, so if you can help to find it, please do! The original film footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Colors thus may deviate from the reality. Note: In order to play back at the correct speed, the film should have been reduced in speed by around 30%, However, in order not to make the commentary sound very slurred, it was decided to apply only a 20% speed reduction, thus causing the images to still be around 10% too fast, but this is hardly noticeable. Source: Beeld En Geluid Commentary: Kommer Klein Edited (in 1940) by: Iep A. Ochse Music: Original audio with Dutch commentary. Timeline (draft): 00:00 Breathtaking Indonesia under Dutch rule in 1926 01:00 Leaving the inlands of Borneo by prow 02:14 Continuing our journey to visit the island of Sumatra 03:50 Passing the shores of Lake Singkarak 04:02 A visit to Fort de Kock 04:25 The high rocks that surround Fort de Kock 04:48 Passing through the gorge of Harau 05:02 Beautiful villages with artistic houses 05:24 A ceremonial fight with wicker sticks 06:10 The warriors have many scars to show 06:20 On to Sibolga 06:40 An unwilling trained monkey has to collect coconuts from the trees. 07:46 Leaving Sibolga and travel on to Bataclan via a very bendy dangerous road 08:42 Reaching Lake Toba at 900 meters above sea level and 800 meters deep 08:56 In the country of the Bataks 09:05 To locals discussing the affairs of the day 09:36 The village medicine man predicts rain 09:52 A buffalo needs to be slaughters to make it rain 11:00 A visit to the indigo industry on the island of Samosir in Lake Toba 11:12 the blue dye is retrieved from the leaves of the indigo plant 11:20 The leaves are soaked in the lake 11:42 The next day the leaves are squashed to retrieve the blue dye 11:50 It smells terrible! 11:56 Soaking cloth in the blue dye 12:20 Buffalo's bathing near the shores of Lake Toba 12:44 The youth plays in little boats on the water 13:40 The shores of Gunung Sitoli on the island of Nias 14:00 The villages on Nias are built on hills 14:15 The highest stone staircase in Baba Natalua 14:34 Here we meet the village leaders 14:45 Their head gear is made of gold 14:57 A woman from Nias weathing cloth by hand 15:20 The local goldsmith 15:35 Local men showing off their gymnastic abilities by jumping over a jumpstone 15:50 The End.

NEDERLANDS: De Onderzeeboten der Koninklijke Marine in 1928 in kleur in 1938! Een film (met geluid) over oefeningen van de Onderzeedienst in 1938 in Indonesische wateren. Dit was kort voor de 2e Wereldoorlog en de Marine was zich aan het voorbereiden op wat er onvermijdelijk aan zat te komen. We zien het leven aan boord, hoe torpedo´s worden klaargemaakt om te worden afgevuurd, hoe deze in de lanceerbuizen worden aangebracht en hoe vervolgens het schip onderwater duikt zodra vijandelijke vliegtuigen worden waargenomen. Om welke twee onderzeeboten het hier gaat is niet duidelijk, wellicht de K XIV en K XV die in die tijd in Indonesische wateren waren gestationeerd. De oorspronkelijk Z-W film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, gerestaureerd en ingekleurd m.b.v. moderne A.I. video software. Bron: Beeld En Geluid Muziek (zelf toegevoegd): Johannes Bornlof - Deviation in Time. ENGLISH: The Royal Dutch Navy Submarines in 1928 in color! A film (with sound) about exercises of the Submarine Service in 1938 in Indonesian waters. This was shortly before World War II and the Navy was preparing for what was inevitably to come. We see life on board, how torpedoes are prepared for firing, how they are placed in the launch tubes and how the ship then dives underwater as soon as enemy aircraft are sighted. It is not clear which two submarines are involved here, possibly the K XIV and K XV that were stationed in Indonesian waters at the time. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, restored and colored with the help of a. modern AI video software. Source: Image And Sound Music (added myself): Johannes Bornlof - Deviation in Time.

This film shows the Northern provinces: Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe as well as the two Western provinces: North and South Holland, as it was over 90 years ago in 1930! For more information about the events and locations please consult the time line below. The quality of the original B&W footage is not as good as other footage from the same source. Nevertheless, it is so unique that we decided to upload it to Youtube. The B&W source has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, interpolated, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. video software. Because of the poor quality, the video noise and other filters had to be configured to higher settings to more drastically clean up the footage. Music: Spectacles Wallet and Watch Source: Beeld En Geluid, A great Dutch online historic film archive. Timeline (draft): 00:00 Steam train 00:12 Groningen and Martini tower 00:18 Agrigultural activity 00:46 Bringing in the hay 00:57 National fest near Groningen 01:06 Horse and buggy 01:40 In the woods 01:56 A shepherd and his sheep 02:26 Digging turf 02:40 Cutting turf sods for heating purposes 03:13 Black & white Friesian cows (Fries stamboekvee) 03:41 Other cow breed 03:52 Healthy cow 03:58 Healthy bull 04:07 Ice scating along the canals and lakes in Friesland 04:17 Ice masters 04:58 Ice sailing 05:37 Ice skating, maybe part of an Eleven Cities competition 05:42 Sailing on Friesland's many lakes 06:40 Train ferry near Stavoren 06:51 Industrious activity on the water 07:06 Binding wicker 07:18 Wicker mats as underground for a new dyke 07:32 Dyke construction 07:48 Creating a solid under layer with bolders 08:03 Filling barges with clay 08:19 Pumping clay and sand to create the dyke 09:23 Finishing the dyke 09:46 A scenic boat trip along a canal 10:14 Watermill 10:42 Scenes along a canal 10:44 The land is about 3 m. lower than the water level! 11:06 Alkmaar and its famous cheese market 11:27 "Handjeklap" to make a deal 11:31 Inspecting and tasting the cheese 11:45 Weighing the cheeses 11:56 Amsterdam Central Station and the famous Tea house 12:14 Panning towards the Damrak 12:30 Palace on the Dam 12:42 Stock exchange: Beurs van Berlage 12:51 Beursplein 12:55 Damrak looking towards the Central Station 13:15 Location (?) Could be Central Station 13:57 Rijksmuseum 14:05 Designed by Kuyper 14:11 The Munttoren 14:20 One of Amsterdams wonderful canals, location-1 (?) 14:26 Location-2 (?) 14:38 Location-3 (?) 14:43 Location-4 (?) 14:52 Location-5 (?) 15:00 Location-6 (?) 15:04 Location-7 (?) 15:20 Statue of Rembrandt 15:28 Rembrandt's famous Nightwatch 15:38 Near Het Kolkje 15:48 Het Kolkje 16:01 Ditto, location-8 (?) 16:07 Alley, location (?) 16:12 Ladies trading goods 16:18 Old men, probably in the Jordaan quarters 16:26 Probably Volendam 16:42 Ladies in Volendam traditional costume 17:02 Volendam fisherman 17:07 Ditto 17:13 Ice skating on the Zuiderzee 17:16 Horse drawn ice sledge 17:21 Cycling on the ice 17:26 Such harsh winters are history now 17:37 Happy people from the island of Marken 17:52 Marken girl in traditional costume 17:59 Ditto, two Marken girls 18:06 Frans Hals museum in Haarlem 18:36 Hyacint growers 18:40 Fields full of flowers in the Bollenstreek 18:48 The famous Dutch tulips 19:03 Leiden, Rapenhorst near the Botanical Garden 19:28 A boat trip on a canal, probably in Leiden 19:36 Maybe the Vliet 19:51 Cattle along the canal (Vliet?) 19:56 The Hague, Houses of Parliament 20:12 The Ridderzaal where the Parliament meets 20:28 Looking towards the Ridderzaal through the pillars 20:45 Opening of Parliament, each year on the 3rd Tuesday in September 20:49 Queen Wilhelmina salutes the Royal Standard 20:57 Queen Wilhelmina rides back to her palace 21:23 The Hofvijver next to the Houses of Parliament 21:42 Lange Vijverberg on the left 21:59 Vredespaleis (peace palace), funded by Carnegie 22:09 Judges inside the Vredespaleis 22:29 Ditto, outside 22:40 Scheveningen beach with its many wicker beach chairs 22:49 The old Pier right in front of the Kurhaus 22:58 The Pier burnt down during WWII in 1943 23:04 More beach scenes 23:10 The Hague, location (?) 23:25 Holland's many cyclists, probably been to the Bollenstreek 23:45 Canal in The Hague, maybe Mauritskade (?) 23:55 Removing leaves from cauliflower, location Westland (?) 23:59 Green houses in the Westland 24:06 The Nieuwe Kerk in Delft 24:24 Status of Hugo Grotius (Hugo De Groot) 24:32 Portrait of William of Orange 24:35 The grave of Hugo de Groot 24:41 The Grote Markt in Delft 24:44 A canal in Delft 24:56 Another canal in Delft, location (?) 25:06 Passing the (?) church 25:11 Another canal in Delft, location (?) 25:15 Panoramic view of Rotterdam Harbour 26:35 Rotterdam harbor 30:56 Rotterdam Coolsingel Notes: 1. We had difficulty to find enough great music to fill over 30 minutes of video. If you don't like the music then just turn down the volume and play your own music in stead. 2. Please do not re-use my footage anywhere without permission, thanks!

Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland and is the capital of the canton of Zürich. The area has been inhabited for over two thousand years. Zürich is the financial and economic center of Switzerland. All major banks have a branch here. The Swiss Stock Exchange is located here and it is the gold trading place in the world. Zürich is also known as a place for freethinkers. Lenin stayed here before the revolution in Russia, and Dadaism originated here. Both Irish writer James Joyce and German Nobel laureate Thomas Mann are buried in Zürich. In the cultural field there are many museums. The Kunsthaus in particular has a widely recognized collection. Important buildings are the Grossmünster, the Kunsthaus Zurich, the ETH and University and the Heidi Weber Haus by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. The biggest annual event is the Street Parade, on the second Saturday in August. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, interpolated, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid, Dutch online film archive.

The original title of this film is "Father Nile". It shows what life was like in Egypt almost a century ago. The film begins with Felucca sailing boats on the river Nile, followed by caravans of camels and donkeys taking goods to market. Next we see men turning a huge wheel to manually turn and open a characteristic bridge with statues of lions at its entrance, followed by huge Felucca boats transporting rocks, then a local gathering of fishermen with a huge moored fleet, a picturesq draw bridge, a very long bridge, rural life among the many palm trees, agricultural activity supervised by an elderly gentleman, an ox and plough, a water wheel turned by an ox, scenes on the banks of the river Nile, a scene with many local people, an endeering scene of a mother and child holding baby goats, a camel and its calf, a group of Egyptian children praying and finally a fisherman casting out his net. It you have any more useful information, then do let us know! The original B&W film has been speed-corrected, motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence video software. Source: archive.org Please DO NOT re-use my video footage without permission!

This is a very high quality film that shows Austria's capital Vienna (Wien) just after World War II. It consists of raw footage, probably made for a post-war American movie. Similar to Berlin, Wien was also divided into four zones that were each controlled by the allied forces of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and France. This occupation lasted from 1945 to 1955 after which Austria regained self-control. A great Hollywood movie that clearly depicts the situation in Wien during the post-war occupation is "The Third Man", written by Graham Green and with the highly memorable music by Anton Karas played on his zither. The title song was named "The Harry Lime theme" after the name of the main character in the movie. We would have loved to have added it to this film, were it not copyrighted. You can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0 and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ZWcwy12lk The film shows interesting parts of the city like the head quarters of the allied forces, Vienna's many old trams and a damaged part of the city and with a cathedral Please help to identify the locations in the timeline! The original B&W footage has been slightly speed-corrected, motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. software. Music: Various Source: archive.org Timeline: Please help to complete this. 00:00

This is an introduction to our spectacular 72 minute documentary about the construction of the 32km long Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands almost a century ago. This is the link to the full documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOIC9wkjDBQ Because of the great music by John Barry we had to place it on our other channel. The "Afsluitdijk" is part of the Zuiderzee Works in The Netherlands and part of an elaborate plan in the early part of the 20th century to protect The Netherlands from the sea as well as to create new (farm) land. The dyke separates the Wadden sea from the former Zuiderzee for which its name was changed to "IJsselmeer". Its construction started in 1927 based on the plans that were developed by engineer Cornelis Lely. His first plan to enclose the Zuiderzee dates from as early as 1891! In 1932 the last closing hole, the "Vlieter", was closed. A year later, the dyke was opened to road traffic. Half way up the Afluitdijk a monument commemotates the spot where the Afsluitdijk was closed on 28 May 1932. It is called the "Vlieter" monument. Locks for shipping and discharge sluices are located on both sides of the Afsluitdijk. Closest to the province of Friesland, near Kornwerderzand, more than 4 km from the province of Friesland at the dyke's East side, are the Lorentz locks. The Stevin locks are located at the dyke's West side near Den Oever, not far from the ttown of Den Helder. The total length of the dyke is 32.5 km , the water barrier part is 30 km long; its width is 90 meters. An important highway, the "A7" connects the two provinces over the Afsluitdijk. The road is not built on the highest point of the dyke but south of it, so that the Wadden Sea is not visible from the road. There is a cycle path between the highway and the highest point. Because cyclists are not allowed on a highway, the cycle path should be considered as a separate road. After the IJsselmeer was formed, the water turned from salt to fresh in the 1930s. This had a huge impact on the lives of the populations of the surrounding fishing villages like Volendam, Marken, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Urk a.o. They could no longer fish for sea fish but had to convert to eal fishing and other fresh water fish. The video has been restored, enhanced and colorized with modern Artificial Intelligence software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Original sountrack with Dutch commentary.

Zaltbommel is a town in te province of Gelderland in The Netherlands. It lies in the 'Bommelerwaard', a fertile (river clay) agricultural area between the rivers Maas and Waal. The town is over 1000 years old. The first mentioning in scriptures of a town called Bomala was around the year 850. In 1350 it obtained city rights. This film shows the Sint Maartenskerk church, the local market, many great buildings, a nice panoramic view over the town with the nearby rivers, the bridge over the river Waal, busy shipping traffic on the river, the dykes along the river, the beautiful old water tower (still in existence!), and many picturesq spots in the old town, now exactly a century ago! Please help to complete the timeline below! The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced, restored and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. If you want to know how in more detail then watch the welcome video on my Youtube channel. Source: Beeld en Geluid Music: Howard Harper Barnes", titles: "In case You Forgot", "Prescient" and "Secluded Love. Timeline: 00:00 Zaltbommel Sint Maartenskerk

A highly interesting and also emotional film about the hardships of the Dutch population in the province of Zeeland towards the end of WWII. In an attempt to weaken the German positions, the allied forces bombarded the dykes of the island of Walcheren on 3 and 7 October 1944. Huge areas were floaded, many people lost their homes; cattle and poultry drowned and very fertile farmland was destroyed for many years to come. This film shows the very sad aftermath of this allied attack. This film should not be confused with the "Watersnoodramp" of 1953 when the province of Zeeland and also Zuid-Holland was floaded again due to a severe winter storm, with the loss of 1836 lives. A film about that other disaster can be viewed here on my other channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePSbjXuCBQo The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. video software. Source: archive.org Music: original soundtrack with Dutch commentary.

Berlin in 1936 part-2 is a follow-on film that shows the capitol of Germany, Berlin in full color in the year that the Olympic Games were held in this city. It is from a different source than Part-1. It shows traffic being regulated by policemen in white uniforms at locations like the Brandenburger Gate, The Siege Saule, Unter den Linden, the Haus des Rundfunks (radio broadcast building), Berlin Zoo and many more. For more details please refer to the timeline below and the CC captions. This film is uploaded purely for historic reasons. It only shows peaceful scenes. Preparations for war were not yet visible in this city and the Olympic Games were conducted in a civilized manner, despite the controversies surrounding four time gold medal winner Jesse Owens from the USA. The original film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, straightened, flow-corrected, color-corrected and also enhanced with modern Artificial Intelligence software. The result is a video with very high quality. Please watch it in full-HD (1080p). Music: Original German soundtrack with commentary. Source: archive.org USA.

This is part-4 of our seven-part series about Indonesia under Dutch rule nearly a century ago. Part-1, 2 and 3 were uploaded in the previous weeks and can be viewed here: Part-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-uBZLUPWU Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ArhE6dOq8g Part-3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW6RHb2qnjQ In this episode we conttinue our journey on the island of Bali. It begins with an explanation how rice is harvested, followed by exotic dances at local temples. As usual the dances are accompanied by gamelan music. After the dance we witness a traditional cock fight, which would be considered as cruel in todays society. It is followed by a dance at a beautiful temple by two female Balinese Legong dancers. Subsequently we visit the White Palace and Water Palace of [?]. The local population lives close to the palaces and take their daily baths under water outlets. Sorry for the censored images, but we need to do so in view of Youtube's strict rules on nudity. Next we witness the cremation in the open air of a deceased person. The coffins are made in the shape of holy cows of the Hindu population. Although somewhat sinnister these images are very interesting to watch. Hundreds of people attend the ceremony. Probably the deceased person was of a high stature in view of the many offerings that a brought to the ceremony. The cremation tower is carried and turned around to drive out evil spirits. Next we visit the huge island of Borneo with its many rivers and dark ancient forests. At the time only 2 million people inhabited the island. The film takes us on a trip up the Bahau river. It shows coal being mined. We travel South to Balikpapan were there are rich oil fields, exploited by the Koninkrijke Shell company. We travel further on the Barito river towards Kalimantan and [?] called the "Venice of Dutch Indië". Among other the film next shows the hunt for crocodiles. We then continue on a typical paddle wheel driven barge to the center of Borneo. Many people live on homes built on rafts on the edge of the river. The scenery is spectacular! The journey takes many days to penetrate deep into the jungles of Borneo to eventually reach Banjermasin the last Dutch government and military post on the Barito river. Further up river the water turns into violent rapids that can only be taken by small praos. We continue on foot to the village Seripoi of the Dajaks where priests try to drive out evil spirits from a sick villager. A miraculous healing occurs and the sick person starts to dance along with the priests. In the next episode we continue our journey deeper into the jungles. Every week we will release the next part of this series! Currently we are still searching for part-6, so if you can help to find it, please do! The original film footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Colors thus may deviate from the reality. Note: In order to play back at the correct speed, the film should have been reduced in speed by around 30%, However, in order not to make the commentary sound very slurred, it was decided to apply only a 20% speed reduction, thus causing the images to still be around 10% too fast, but this is hardly noticeable. Source: Beeld En Geluid Commentary: Kommer Klein Edited (in 1940) by: Iep A. Ochse Music: Original audio with Dutch commentary. Timeline: 00:00

In this film we visit Vienna (officially called "Wien"), the capital of Austria, in 1920. It shows Vienna's beautiful city center with its magnificent buildings, daily life, its characteristic old trams, a floral parade by vintage cars and beautiful horse-drawn carriages, parks and streets as it was over a century ago. At the end of the film we also visit Vienna's famous race course ("Trabfahren") and witness a parade by its local garrison. For more information, please refer to the (draft) timeline below. This very old film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored to best ability, enhanced and colorized. For this purpose, sophisticated modern video software was used, based on Artificial Intelligence. Please note that the original B&W film footage was not of the best quality. Music: Various Viennese waltzes by contemporary artists. Source: Austrian Film Archive. Timeline (please help to identify the events and locations). 00:00 Visiting Wien in 1920.

Visit all the famous haunts of New York in the midst of WW-II around 1948! In this film we are taken on a tour through old New York by foot, car, bus and boat to see nearly all of New Yorks points of interest. It is amazing to see the level of development of this city. Apparently this is a travelogue sponsored by a railroad company that serves New York City. The film starts by a train journey into New York city along the Hudon and East river. Subsequently its passengers visit sites like the Empire State Building, New York harbor, Coney Island, Times Square, celebrated nightclubs, the Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, an experimental television demonstration by NBC, the New York Zoo and much more. The original color film has been restored and enhanced by means of modern Artificial Intelligence software. Source: archive.org 16mm film in Technicolor. Music: Original film sound with American commentary.

This very picturesq village is not to be confused with the city of Zürich in Switzerland. Its name also doesn't have an umlaut on top of the letter "u". Zurich lies in the Dutch province of Friesland at the Easterly end of the 28km long "Afsluitdijk" that separates the Waddenzee from the IJsselmeer. Currently its population is 145. When the Afsluitdijk was first opened in 1932 the population grew to 340, but now that the road to this dyke no longer passes through the village, these number have diminished. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern A.I. video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski.

This is part-3 of our seven-part series about Indonesia under Dutch rule nearly a century ago. Part-1 and 2 were uploaded in the previous weeks and can be viewed here: Part-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-uBZLUPWU Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ArhE6dOq8g In this part-3, among other, we visit the tea plantations and see how the tea is hand picked and transported, the "bull running" event at Madura, the celebrations by the winners afterwards, the sugar cane growing culture of Djokjakarta and see how the cane is harvested, the irrigation works for the sugar plantations, transportation of the sugar cane to the factory, the processing at the factory, the shipment of the bales of sugar, a Wajang show in the Dessa including the use of the world famous Wajang puppet dolls, gamalan music, Java's many vulcanos, a travel on horseback through the dense forest up one of the vulcanos, we see vulcanic activity at high altitudes, under water eruptions of the famous Krakatau vulcano, a trip to the island of Bali with its rich hindu culture, a visit there to the local pig market, various traditional arts and crafts, and finally the rice cultivation culture on Bali. Note: In view of Youtube's tough rules we have censored all nudity in this film, although at the time no one gave a second thought about seeing topless women doing their daily chores in these tropical circumstances. Every week we will release the next part of this series! Currently we are still searching for part-6, so if you can help to find it, please do! The original film footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Colors thus may deviate from the reality. Note: In order to play back at the correct speed, the film should have been reduced in speed by around 30%, However, in order not to make the commentary sound very slurred, it was decided to apply only a 20% speed reduction, thus causing the images to still be around 10% too fast, but this is hardly noticeable. Source: Beeld En Geluid Commentary: Kommer Klein Edited (in 1940) by: Iep A. Ochse Music: Original audio with Dutch commentary.

A very interesting film about life in New York city more than 110 years ago. The original title of this film is "New York of Today" and was made by the Thomas Edison film company in 1910. It shows scenes in the more affluent parts of New York whereby a young couple is being followed by the camera from the moment that they leave their luxurious hotel until in the evening as they travel by a "Seeing New York" car for tourists. Among other they visit the Coney Island amusement park. For more information, see the time line (draft below). This film has been motion-stabilized, drastically speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern video software based on A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). Music: Howard Harper Barnes & Trevor Kowalski. Source: archive.org Timeline (please help to improve this): 00:00 Young couple leaving an expensive New York hotel 00:14 Grants Tomb 00:23 Horse drawn carriages at Central Park 00:35 The couple have boarded a "Seeing New York" tourist car 00:50 Building (?) 00:58 Passing the famous Hippodrome theater 01:02 Base of the statue of (?) 01:06 Location (?) 01:28 There's that "Seeing New York" car again! 01:48 Flat Iron Building (?) 02:19 Street scene 03:10 Entrance to Coney Island Fun Fair 03:18 The couple enter after having shown their tickets 03:30 Buying bird food for the pidgeons 03:54 Feeding the pidgeons 04:14 Down the famous water chute 04:34 Not quite a soft landing on the water... 05:13 Going down the mountain 05:52 Very rare glimpses of how Coney Island center court used to be 06:18 Don't rock the bridge! 06:34 Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange 06:58 Chinatown, the Chinese quarter of New York 07:16 Local market 07:56 The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company 08:05 Location (?) 08:22 Panning up the (?) building (maybe Singer tower?) 08:52 The Flat Iron building on the corner of 23 Street Broadway and 5th Avenue 09:20 Panning up the Flat Iron Building 09:38 The End. The couple in this film may be film movie stars from the silent film period or famous Broadway stage artists, considering how they seem to be acting before the camera all the time. Can anybody identify them? Please do not use my video material without permission and please contact us if you have any copyright or other issues via: [email protected]

You may have already seen my film about New York in 1937: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXnEvW0XD0 This newly uploaded film, made in the same year 1937, zooms further in on the hard lives of the many New Yorkers who lived and worked along the Manhattan Waterfront. Among other, it shows the many fishermen who earn their daily bread at the Fulton fish market, the men that work on the steam tug boats and also empoverished men who live in delapidated shacks at the waterfront or on old barges. The views of the bustling activities on the shores of lower Manhatten and of its skyline are stunning! Some viewers may recognize the fisherman at 04:20 who also appears as the oyster seller in my other film about New York in 1937 at 08:05. The original film titled "Manhatten Waterfront" by the Van Bueren film company, has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state of the art Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) software. In order to keep the sound synchronised with the film it has been reduced in speed by 20%. The pitch has been preserved but the speech may sound slightly slurred. This was the best compromise. Source: archive.org Music: original sound with commentary.

This is part-2 of a seven-part series about Indonesia under Dutch rule nearly a century ago. Part-1 was uploaded a week ago and can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-uBZLUPWU In this part-2, among other, we visit the beautiful rural countryside of Java, the palais of the Dutch governor, Batavia city (currently Jakarta), a tobacco plantation, a ceremony surrounding a local Sultan, the Borobodur, listen to Krontjong music and a Gamelan orchestra, visit a local hospital, a visit to Surabaja, witness a number of military and civilian traditions and witness a local sailing competition. Every week we will release the next part of this series! Currently we are still searching for part-6, so if you can help to find it, please do! The original film footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Colors thus may deviate from the reality. Note: In order to play back at the correct speed, the film should have been reduced in speed by around 30%, However, in order not to make the commentary sound very slurred, it was decided to apply only a 20% speed reduction, thus causing the images to still be around 10% too fast, but this is hardly noticeable. Source: Beeld En Geluid Commentary: Kommer Klein Edited (in 1940) by: Iep A. Ochse Music: Original audio with Dutch commentary. Time Line (please help to improve this!): 00:00 Leaving Singapore harbor for the final leg of the journey to Indonesia 00:13 The harbor of Batavia (currently Jakarta) 00:36 The island of Java 01:00 Java is over-populated with 45 million inhabitants 01:14 Population growth is about 1 million a year 01:34 Past the rice fields of G... 01:57 Passing the mountain sawas 02:34 A population with an old culture, polite and calm 02:48 dedicated to agriculture 03:30 The palais of the Governor of Dutch Indië, 60km south of Batavia 04:15 The statue of Jan Pieterszoon Koen, in Batavia city 04:30 The Protestant Willems church 04:38 The Townhall, built in 1707 04:45 The Amsterdamse poort, remnant of the old castle 04:53 Molenvliet in Batavia 05:00 Washer women 05:15 Growing tabacco 06:07 Tobacco plants 06:14 Harvesting the tobacco leaves 06:41 Pressing the tobacco leaves 07:12 Transporting the tobacco by ox carts 07:29 Local rulers in the old Sultanate Djokjakarta 07:37 Rulers exiting a mosque at the end of the vasting period 07:50 Women carrying the throne of the Sultan 07:58 Troups of the Sultan in their local uniform 08:04 A typical parade gait 08:30 The Sultan distributes fod among his people 08:34 Towers of rice 08:40 The firing of ceremonial gunshots 08:54 Distributing the rice in a less ceremonial manner 09:13 A visit to the ancient Borobodur temple, south of Djokjakarta 10:02 A Wajang-gong performance at the home of a local governor 10:20 Portraying a fight between two local kings 10:28 With music played on gamelans. 10:40 These performances can last for hours 11:20 Various film shots at local missionary hospitals 11:26 The Pretronella hospital 11:45 The local residents are treated well 12:08 Ambulances leave the hospital to perform poli-clinical treatments 12:24 Local treatment of the sick 13:20 A small Dutch - Chinese school 13:26 Speaking lessons 14:00 Surabaya, major trading street 14:09 The Oranje Hotel 14:17 A catholic school 14:26 A catholic church 14:32 The old catholic church 14:39 A protestant church 14:46 The fire brigade station 15:00 By electric tram through the old parts of Surabaja 15:15 The harbor quarters 15:42 The mouth of the Kaliwass (?) river 15:51 De rede van Surabaja 15:58 A race between Madurese sea prowls 16:25 It becomes a neck-on-neck race 16:48 Celebrations by the winners

This is part-1 of a seven-part series about Indonesia under Dutch rule nearly a century ago. This series was announced last week on my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_taQ-hYoGHg In that introction film we made a mistake with the date by stating that this series was made in 1939. In fact it was shot between 1925 and 1929 and finally assembled by Polygoon around 1939! In this first part we see very interesting colorized footage that the camera team made during their voyage from the Netherlands to Indonesia in 1939. It starts with some glimpses of what is to be seen in this episode. The team then travels by steamer via Cape Sint-Vincent on the most Westerly point of Portugal (Algarve), through the straights of Gibraltar to Tanger in Marocco, past the rock of Gibraltar, The Golfe Du Lyon, Marseille and the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, Chateau d'If, where the fictional Count of Monte Christo was held prisoner, Monaco and the Riviera, crosses the Mediterranean to Algiers in Algeria where a number of Arabian quarters and the dessert are visited, then on to Egypt, Port Said, past the entrance of the Suez canal with the statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, a short trip to Cairo and the pyramids, the Sfinx (still half buried in the sand), through the Suez Canal, to Suez, through the Red Sea, across the Indian Ocean to Ceylon (Sri Lanca), its capital Colombo and a trip to the inlands of Ceylon, visiting temples, bathing elephants and then the final leg across the Golf of Bengal to Indonesia. This part-1 ends with a stop in Singapore. Far more information (in Dutch) can be found here: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlands-Indië Every week we will release the next part of this series! Currently we are still searching for part-6 of this series, so if you can help to find it, please do! The original film footage has been meticulously motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Colors thus may deviate from the reality. Note: In order to play back at the correct speed, the film should have been reduced in speed by around 30%, However, in order not to make the commentary sound very slurred, it was decided to apply only a 20% speed reduction, thus causing the images to still be around 10% too fast, but this is hardly noticeable. Source: Beeld En Geluid Commentary: Kommer Klein Edited (in 1940) by: Iep A. Ochse Music: Original audio with Dutch commentary. Time Line (please help to improve this!): 00:00 Title: "Tropical Netherlands" 00:50 Preview of what is to come 02:55 Leaving (probably) Rotterdam harbor for Indonesia 03:08 Passing a Dutch town (which?) 03:15 Maybe Hoek van Holland 03:20 At sea 03:36 The Golf of Biskaje 03:46 Cape Sint Vincent, most South-West corner of Portugal 04:00 Entering Tanger, in Morocco, North Africa 04:12 Visiting the town of Tanger 04:30 Back at sea 04:36 The Rock of Gibraltar 04:56 The Golf of Lyon 05:10 Passing Marseille in South of France 05:19 The Notre Dame de la Garde 05:22 Entering Marseille harbor 05:47 Panorama over Marseille 06:00 Leaving Marseille 06:04 Passing Chateau D'If 06:08 where the fictitious Count of Monte Christo was held prisoner 06:22 Following the Riviera coast of the South of France 06:31 Arriving at Monte Carlo in Monaco 06:44 No high-rise appartments yet in Monaco! 06:51 The Palace of Monaco seen in the distance through this tunnel 06:59 Looking back at Monte Carlo 07:10 Following the French and Italian Riviera 07:18 Crossing the Mediteranean to Algiers in Algeria, North Africa 07:30 Views of Algiers 07:56 The Arab quarters in Algiers 08:51 A trip into the dessert 09:16 Leaving Algiers harbor 09:33 Arriving at Egypt 09:38 Small hotel boats surround the ship 09:48 Port Said, harbor town in the North of Egypt 10:34 Doing the laundry in Egypt 10:46 Passing the entrance to the Suez Canal 10:50 The statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps guards the entrance 11:06 A trip to Cairo, including the Pyramids 11:28 and the Sfinx, still half buried in the sand 12:07 Sailing further South over the Suez Canal to Suez 12:28 The Egyptian town of Suez 12:32 Entering the Red Sea 12:38 Crossing the Indian Ocean to Ceylon 12:43 Entering the harbor of Colombo, the capital of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) 12:55 A visit to the town of Colombo 13:11 Riksja's, man drawn taxis 13:18 The old Dutch church in Colombo (1749) 13:26 A trip to the interior of Ceylon 13:43 Candi with holy temple of (?) 13:50 Location (?) 13:59 Inside the holy walls of the temple 14:22 Elephants and their mahouts 14:59 Hard working Elephants taking a well-deserved bath 15:35 Leaving Ceylon for the Golf of Bengal 15:56 Reaching the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) 16:00 Along Sumatra's West coast to Singapore 16:06 Poor fishermen diving for coins thrown in the water 16:38 To be continued in Part-2!

Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis or Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (German: "Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt") is a 1927 German film directed by Walter Ruttmann, co-written by Carl Mayer and Karl Freund. Original German title: "Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt". Composer Edmund Meisel wrote a great orchestral score for its original release. The film consists of five acts, each with a different theme, related to daily life in Berlin almost a century ago. It shows us one day in Berlin, the rhythm of that time, starting at dawn and ending deep into the night. Actually it took 18 months to shoot all the scenes in this film! The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. software. Because the film was shot at only 20 fps, a 20% reduction in speed would be necessary to show it at 25 fps. In order to keep the music synchronised with the film, but not to slow down the music too much, a speed reduction of 10% was chosen as a compromise. So the film is still 10% too fast and the music plyed back 10% slower. Source: Public Domain B&W film. Music: The Olympia Chamber Orchestra, Composed & Directed by Timothy Brock. For more information read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin:_Symphony_of_a_Metropolis

This is the introduction video to a new series in 7 parts about Indonesia under Dutch rule just before WW-II. The original title was: "Tropisch Nederland, Indië". The Dutch used the name "Indië" (or "Oost Indië") for this colony, not to be mistaken with "India". This footage contains stunning footage of various trips through the jungles of New Guinea, Borneo, Java, Bali and other parts of Indonesia. It gives a very good impression of daily life and the many ancient rituals that often are accompanied by mesmerizing dances. The Dutch presence in this part of the world already began in the 16th century, during which the VOC (Verenigde Oostindische Company) traded many produce of the islands, especially herbs and spices. During WW-II Indonesia The Netherlands surrendered Indonesia to the Japanese on 8 March 1942. About 42,000 Europeans were made prisoner of war (POW). At the end of WW-II the Dutch did not have enough military power to restore their presence and dominance over these islands. The indonesians started a war for independence. Eventually, under pressure of the UN, lead by the US, the Netherlands gave in and Indonesia became independent on 27 December 1949. Far more information (in Dutch) can be found here: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlands-Indië Every week we will release the next part of this series! Currently we are still searching for part-6 of this series, so if you can help, please do! The original film footage has been meticulously motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: various.

The "Gevangenpoort" is a medievil jail near the Dutch Houses of Parliament in The Hague, The Netherlands. In 1925 the city council decided to demolish a row of houses in from of the Gevangenpoort on the edge of the famous pond, called the Hofvijver. The main objective was to widen the road in order to cope with the increased motorized traffic. This film shows the situation near the Gevangenpoort just before the demolishment started as well as footage of the demolishment activity itself This area of the Hague is well known because it is nearby the entrance to the square of the Houses of Parliament, where the Dutch government used to be housed in the Ridderzaal building. The orginal B&W film has been motion-stabilized, halved in speed, restored, enhanced and colorized with state of the art A.I. software. Please note that the original film was very dark. It was hard to bring out more detail without introducing ugly artefacts. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: David Celeste and Haempus Neaselius.

Probably the periode between 1892 and the first World War, during which approximately 12 million immigrants entered the USA, can be considered as the most important in American history. After reading numerous comments under Youtube videos that deal with this topic, it has become clear that this is not the most popular subject on any school's curriculum. One of the reasons could be that the available poor quality film footage makes it difficult, especially for young people, to associate with such an old period on history, including the ordeals that immigrants experienced. Therefore this restored and colorized film is an attempt to bring these historic events better into perspective and thus become more appealing to be viewed through todays eyes. It is important to understand why people wanted to become an American citizen more than a century ago, especially in view of the fact that there is a 40% chance that one of these immigrants was your great, great grandfather or great grandmother. What drove them to undertake such a dangerous journey that would also totally change their lives? The answer is fairly simple: poverty, hardship, joblessness and persecution were widespread in Europe around 1900. In Eastern Europe young men were being drafted for compulsary conscription. Life, especially in Southern and Eastern European countries like Italy, Poland, Tjecho Slovakia, Russia, Romania and other was hard. The USA was thought to be to be the land of the future with huge potential for a better life, maybe even the possibility to become rich. In fact this is when and where the American dream started. This is my first home made documentary! It combines all my skills of restoring and colorizing of film footage using state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software, complicated video editing, complemented with self-written narrative and great music by contemporary composer Trevor Kowalski. I hope you all will share my enthousiasm for this finished project and encourage me to continue on the path of making more historic documentaries in this same style. Thank you very much for watching. Source: Archive.org, Prelinger Archive, Library of Congress and other. Music: Trevor Kowalski. Trevor Kowalski is a composer and multi-musician from the foothills of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. He wrote some of his first melodic ideas during the breaks of his piano lessons as early as at the age of six!

In our series about old Rotterdam, here is another video about this city in war time. On 31 March 1943 the American Air Force deliberately attempted to bombard the harbour and shipbuilding facilities in Rotterdam-West (The Netherlands). Unfortunately the bombers did not hit their target but in stead bombarded residential areas in the Western part of the Schiedamseweg and the Bospolder & Tussendijken quarters. Because the bombers were stationed in Britain, the RAF got the blame from the pro-German Dutch commentator who can be heard in this film. In total 326 residents died. This bombardent is not very well know and is thus regularly referred to as "The forgotten bombardenent". The original film has been motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. software. Source: Beeld En Geluid.

First part of a film about entrepreneurship and companies in the picturesq Dutch Gelderse Valley in the province of Gelderland, almost a century ago. Among other this film shows the Ritmeester cigar factories in Veenendaal, the Phoenix brewery in Amersfoort., the Monument to the Belgian refugees in Amersfoort, the Klein-Heidelberg tavern, the horticultural enterprise Klein-Westland, a goose breeding farm, wool dyeing, and the work of a beekeeper. For more information: see the detailed timeline below. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence software. Music: Various Source: Beeld En Geluid. Timeline: 00:00 Garden at the intersection on the ridge at Amersfoort with its church tower in the distance 00:12 Luxurious suburban villas 00:26 Monument, donated by the Belgians during their Internment (WW-I) as a thank you for the enjoyed hospitality 00:31 The "Belgenmonument", consists of three square main towers; location: Amersfoortse berg. 00:38 Director walks around the monument, high on the hill plateau 00:51 The dark silhouette of the monument 00:55 Beer barrels of Phoenix-Bier at Amersfoort 01:15 Klein-Heidelberg pub with huge horizontal beer barrels 01:21 A Waiter pours the Phoenix beer into two glasses 01:47 Residential house at the horticultural company Little West Country 01:51 The vast acreage of greenhouses 02:12 The camera is pushed across narrow gauge rails between two rows of greenhouses 02:20 Staff walk in and out of the greenhouses with flowers 03:05 The interior of a greenhouse; along the inside of the roof grows the vines 03:16 Close-up of the ripe wine grapes 03:21 The Owner cuts a bunch of grapes and puts them in an auction box 03:47 Close-up of the picked bunches of grapes in the box 03:55 Cut flowers including chrysanthemums 04:12 Detail image of so-called spider-head chrysanthemums 04:25 On to the egg farm 04:31 Egg turns into a croaking goose chick 04:43 Moments later the chick becomes a mature white goose 04:54 Young geese in the goose breeding farm around the drinking basin 05:18 The whole troop then turns back 05:22 A straggler has been trampled underfoot but scrambles to his feet and follows the rest 05:26 A flock of geese walks back and forth in the pen in front of the open doors 05:38 But then decide to come outside 05:49 Overview of the extensive breeding farm 06:11 On to a sheep farm: The washed coat contains pure wool 06:17 Full spools 06:22 A dyed strip of wool is passed through machines 06:29 Cigar maker at work 06:38 Emblem on the box of the Ritmeester cigar factory 06:46 Overview of the market with stalls in Veenedaal 07:22 The European famous bee market: Access to the market site 07:29 Market overview; The hive baskets are in rows next to each other against makeshift walls 08:05 Beekeeper puts on his hood and sticks a cigar through the mouth hole 08:19 Beekeeper looks inside of a pair of hives 08:33 The bees crowd around the hive opening 08:42 The writhing mass of bees on combs in the hive 08:55 A pipe smoking hooded beekeeper 09:06 Beekeepers sit on the ground near the hives 09:15 The beekeeper takes off his hood 09:19 The End.

Для моих российских зрителей: Россия периода Русской революции в цвете! The original B&W film has been restored and colorized at request of a number of our Russian viewers. It shows highly interesting scenes of the aftermath of the revolution that took place in 1905. Most scenes in this film were filmed around 1919. In 1905 the Russian Tsar Nicolas II was thrown-off the throne and killed by revolutionaries under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. His entire family suffered the same fate. For more details please read the timeline and the CC captions. The original film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized using modern A.I. video software. Music: David Celeste, Haempus Naeselius a.o. Timeline: 00:00 Novonikolaïevst (Novossibirsk) in 1919 00:04 A station in Novonikolaïevst 00:38 The bridge over the river Ob 00:57 The local market 01:24 Floods at Barnaoul in 1919 01:36 The banks of the river Ob and a bridge 02:13 La Sorbonaïa 02:21 Panorama of the town 02:46 A saw mill 03:00 Remnants of a fire 03:34 Prisoner camp 04:18 The wounded arrive at the station 05:34 A Czech armored train 05:43 Russian soldiers and British cannons 05:53 Russian soldiers with French machine guns 05:56 A military parade 07:27 Semipalatinsk in 1919 07:31 Panorama of the town 08:13 Near Semipalatinsk on the railroad of the Altaï 09:07 Primitive dwellings for the workers 09:49 Navigating on the river Irtych 10:40 Construction of a quay.

A short film with interesting views of old Berlin in 1936. It was filmed when the city was bustling with activities surrounding the Olympic Games. There is also a short fragment of the horse jumping competition during these games. The entire city is decorated in red banners with swastikas. Little did the spectators know that this was a prelude leading up to WW-II. Many famous buildings and locations appear in the film like the Brandenburger Gate and the famous shopping street Unter den Linden. These games are in particular remembered for its hosting by Adolf Hitler plus the controversies surrounding Jesse Owens, an American athlete of African origin, who won four gold medals. This was not in line with the intentions of the Nazi regime to demonstrate Aryan supremacy during these games. The original film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, straightened, flow-corrected, color-corrected and also enhanced with modern Artificial Intelligence software. In the second part, a side-by-side comparison is shown between the original (very wobbly) footage and our restored version. The stabilizer had to zoom in often to obtain enough ´wiggle room´. Music: Johannes Bornloff - Vulpecula.

The large majority of the viewers of this Youtube channel (greatly) appreciate the results of meticulously and skillfully restoring old film footage. Especially A.I. colorization is found to be of significant added value because viewers can then get a better idea of what life was about a century ago and also come to realize that life never was in Black & White. From an entertainment and even an educational perspective this enhancement work significantly adds to viewer appreciation, which is also reflected in the circa 98.5% appreciation score of this Youtube channel (measured on the basis of "Likes" versus "Dislikes"). However, some historians are (very) critical about the restoration of old film footage by means of the use of modern Artificial Intelligence software. Some renouned (online) film archives even refuse to touch old film. They would rather retain wobbly, blurry, faint, unsharp digital scans in their archives than even make the smallest attempt to realize some improvement in quality to please viewers who love to watch historic topics. Historians claim that A.I. restoration negatively effects the historic value of old films or even destroys it. In this documentary we look at the many aspects of film restoration and try to seperate the wheat from the chaff. Not all software enhancements are destructive by nature. Some in fact even bring out visual information that is hidden within the dark or over-exposed of many films. We try to identify the ethical boundaries of A.I. film restoration by providing insight in its possibilities and its limits. Without revealing the outcome of our analyses, it can be stated here that the matter is far more complex than a simple rejection or acceptance of video A.I. enhancement and/or colorization. In this film we refer to a very interesting Eye Films symposium about "restauration versus re-appropriation" which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VErhutC5-aA The "Two Minute Papers" referred to is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUfJOQKdtAk Watching both channels is highly recommended! PS: If you don't like technical and/or analytical stuff then please do not watch this video. No need to click on the thumbs-down button. Just skip this upload and come back next time to view more historic footage. Thank you very much!

You may have seen another film on my channel that shows spectacular views of old New York in the 1930s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN97y3gnl6s and also seen from the Staten island ferries in the late 1950s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo4ggCMPXhk Here is more stunning (different) footage that shows New York's skyline from a larger distance in color, again around the 1930s. The exact date of this film is not known. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and artificially colorized with sophisticated A.I. software. Music: David Celeste Source: Archive.org Please help to compose the timeline with the events, buildings and locations.

Edam is an old 12th century Dutch town that borders the former Zuiderzee, nowadays called the IJsselmeer. It used to be a thriving fishing and trade village but its role became less significant after the Zuiderzee was closed in by the Afsluitdijk. Edam is world-famous for its round cheeses that are about half the size of a football and have the characteristic red skin and great taste! In 2007 Edam celebrated 650 years of holding city rights. This film shows Edam in summer and autumn as it was over a century ago and also gives insight into how its famous cheeses were and still are being produced. The "Chief Mouser" must have been visiting from Downing Street 10 to catch all the mice among the cheeses... It also shows how old locks are manually opened and closed and farmers waiting with their sheep to cross over. The orginal B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. Source: Beeld En Geluid (3 fragments) Music: David Celeste, a great contemporary composer.

De originele titel van deze film uit 1930 is "Zeist, De Parel der Stichtsche Lustwarande". Op het eerste gezicht een vreemde titel, echter de Stichtse Lustwaranda bestaat echt. Het is een lange reeks van meer dan honderd buitenplaatsen en landgoederen langs de zuidwestelijke rand van de Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Deze reeks strekt zich uit van De Bilt tot Rhenen via Doorn en Driebergen. Bekende buitenplaatsen aldaar zijn: Beerschoten (De Bilt), Huis Doorn (Doorn), Hardenbroek (Driebergen), Moersbergen (Doorn), De Reehorst (Driebergen) en Wulperhorst (Zeist). Bron: Wikipedia. Zeist ligt in the provincie Utrecht. Bron: Beeld En Geluid Muziek: Rand Aldo. Tijdlijn (concept, wie helpt mee om dit te verbeteren?) 00:00 On the road to Zeist 00:32 Center of Zeist 't Rond with Townhall, Post office and hotels 01:06 Kersbergen Park with ancient church 01:27 Dorpstraat where drivers can park their car in the garage of Broedelet 01:38 Broederplein with the Verkeershuis 02:09 The Nassaulaan with ancient castle 02:35 Rowing boats in the park 03:07 Walkartpark in the center of Zeist 03:38 Wilhelmina Park 04:09 Zeist open-air swimmingpool 04:38 Off to the villa parks: The actual "Stichtsche Lustwaranda" 05:58 Very nice wide roads for that time 06:10 The Lyceum school building 06:22 Some modern schools in Zeist 06:58 Even the homes for the working community look wealthy 08:06 The abattoir (poor cow...) 08:15 The shopping galery 08:26 Into the woods of "Bosch En Duin" with the healthy air of pine trees 09:23 A nice cool drink in the Jagershuis 09:47 The outskirts of Zeist 10:28 A visit to the Zeisterbosch 11:15 Zeist is truly wonderful! 12:00 The End of our trip to Zeist The original title of this film from 1930 is "Zeist, De Parel der Stichtsche Lustwarande". At first sight a strange title, but the Stichtse Lustwaranda really does exist. It is a long series of more than a hundred country estates along the southwestern edge of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. This series extends from De Bilt to Rhenen via Doorn and Driebergen. Well-known country estates there are: Beerschoten (De Bilt), Huis Doorn (Doorn), Hardenbroek (Driebergen), Moersbergen (Doorn), De Reehorst (Driebergen) and Wulperhorst (Zeist). Source: Wikipedia. Zeist lies in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Source: Beeld En Geluid (Ducht historic archive) Music: Rand Aldo.

Highly interesting footage of the French town of Verdun in 1918. Verdun is well-known for one of the bloodiest battles during World War I which took place between 21 februari and 20 December 1916. It was at the heart of German attemps to force a breach though the Western front, but it can be concluded that they never achieved their objectives. The strategies, tactics and events on both the French and German side can be read in great detail in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun Close to 360,000 soldiers on the French side and 340,000 on German side lost their lives during this battle. It is hard to tell which side won the battle, among other due to the war continuing elsewhere in France e.g. in the Battle of the Somme in which also the British participated. The film shows panoramic views of the countryside near Verdun. US General James W. McAndrew and US Secretary of War Newton D. Baker observe the fire of artillery pieces. 26th Division troops view the ruins in Verdun: railroad yards, churches, and train stations. French President Raymond Poincaré arrives and reviews the French troops. The splended shot of Verdun Castle at 04:28 almost seems to have been filmed in the Middle Ages. There will be more heavily restored and colorized footage about WW-I on this channel soon. Do tell us what you think of this! Our well-filled box of software tools, including Artificial Intelligence tools has been let lose on the original very poor quality B&W footage. Please do not expect the same quality as with most of our other uploads. Please note that, although this film involves WW-I, no combat scenes nor human sufferings are shown. The film mainly focusses on the huge damage to the town of Verdun and soldiers and officers occupying their positions. Source: US National Archive. Music: Hampus Naeselius - The Thin Line and Trevor Kowalski - All A Beautiful Blur.

There are already two films about Giethoorn on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcqvcrfb9nU (in 1921) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p8k_1kyJv4 (in 1932) This is another short film that shows Giethoorn from a different angle as seen by the skipper of a so called "Punter". These little, manually pole-driven, boats were (and still are) used to transport goods, people and even cattle through Giethoorn's many canals. Giethoorn lies in the North East of The Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and is the most beautiful, picturesq village in the Netherlands with its many (176) characteristic wooden bridges, the Punters and the surrounding farms and houses. The canals were dug to transport turf which was the main source of income for Giethoorn about a century ago. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. software. Source B&W film: Beeld En Geluid Music: Francis Wells - The Garden Repertoire PS: This film was on my channel before, but I must have accidentally deleted it some time ago.

Texel is a beautiful Dutch island in the North West of The Netherlands. It is part of the so-called "Wadden" islands that consist of Texel, Vlievand, Terschelling, Ameland, Schiermonnikoog en Rottumeroog. It is a popular holiday destination for Dutch and also German people because it has a lot to offer: beaches, woods and wonderful nature. It is an ornitologists paradise because of the many bird species that flock together and breed on the island. The island can only be reached by ferry that is run by the TESO company since 1907. One of todays new (huge) ferries still bares the same name as the one shown in this film: "Dokter Wagemaker". This nearly 80 year old film shows Texel's splendor through the eyes of famous Dutch biologist Dr.Jac.P.Thijsse who also briefly appears in this film on board the ferry from Den Helder to Texel. He was also the co-author of the "Flora", a unique Dutch book that contains a simple procedure to determine the name of almost any plant, flower, bush or scrub. It was used by many schools. Basically this is a nature film, but it also shows Texels main four towns as they were nearly 80 years ago: Den Burgh, Oude Schild, Den Hoorn and De Koog as well as many picturesq villages. Although the film was shot in 1943 there is no trace of any WW-II activities. The original, rather poor quality, B&W film (in 6 parts) has been meticulously motion-stabilized, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest artificial intelligence software. The sound track has also been restored. Music: Original sound track with Dutch commentary Source: Beeld En Geluid. Zie ook: https://www.moviemeter.nl/film/1126904

Urk is a beatiful Dutch fishing village on the borders of the former Zuiderzee, currently the IJsselmeer. It lies in the North East of The Netherlands in the province of Flevoland. Urk is well-known for its local traditional costume and the fact that it is part of the Dutch Bible Belt. Urk used to be an island in the IJsselmeer until it was connected by a dyke in 1939 with the town of Lemmer. A few years later, in 1942, it no longer was an island but in stead became part of the Noord-Oost polder, a large area that was drained and cultivated as agricultural land. It is the most religious village in The Netherlands. About 98% of its population are member of a protestant church and 94% still attend church. Urk has a very tight community and thus has the lowest percentage of a population with a migration background. Hardly ever do Urk's inhabitants marry outside of their community. It also has the lowest unemployment level. You will find the largest fishing fleet of The Netherlands in Urk, despite the fact that the IJsselmeer no longer habitats sea fish. They switched to catching fresh water fish like Eal and Bream. Many fishermen moved their activities to the North sea and no longer land their catch at Urk's small harbour. These two merged films from 1920 and 1929 have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored and A.I. colorized by means of modern software. The lovely music is by contemporary composer Gerard Franklin. Please DO NOT re-use my material on Youtube or anywhere else. Thank you.

My documentary shows Titanic while it was being built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard at Belfast and the sad events after this beautiful ship hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sunk on 15 april 1912. We have used our film restoration skills to best ability to show what happened after this terrible disaster in full color. The many film fragments have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, meticulously enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the art Artificial Intelligence software. The film starts with the only existing footage of RMS Titanic while it still was being finalized at the Harland and Wolfe shipyard in Belfast. Many people still try to claim that this was not the Titanic but her sister ship RMS Olympic because of the clearly visible open structure of the "A" deck, also know as the Promenade deck. However, history experts have confirmed that this film was probably shot around 15 February 1912. In the following weeks most of the A-deck was closed-in except about one third of the ship's length from the bow. What many people don't seem to know is that the Titanic left Belfast on the 10th of Apil 1912 from where it sailed to Southampton. During four days it remained in port at Southampon before taking on the passengers for its first Atlantic Ocean crossing to New York in America. On its way to New York it made an intermediate stop at Cherbourg in France, which is another lesser known fact. The story of the Titanic hitting the iceberg is well-known and therefore will not be elaborated further in this description. The film goes on to show the Carpathia on its return from the disaster site with the survivors back to New York, including a glimpse of its captain Rostrom. There is also a scene showing Father Browne who was the first to spot the life boats in the water when the Carpathia came to the rescue. You will view an extremely rare scene of the tragedy being announced in English newspapers including paperboys scrambling to get a hold of a stack of news papers to sell. Also a church service in London is part of the footage. Furthermore, we see Guilliermo Marconi and his wife in New York shortly after Titanic sank. Marconi was the inventor of radio communication which helped to save many lives because the Carpathia picked up Titanic's distress signals. The film ends with sad scenes of the Mackay Bennett that sailed to the location four days after to recover the remaining bodies from the sea. Music: Trevor Kowalski and others Timeline: 00:00 The only original footage of RMS Titanic at Harland & Wolfe shipyard in Belfast. 00:15 This footage was shot around 15 February 1912 00:30 So this does NOT portray Titanic leaving on its fatal maiden voyage. 00:45 It probably was one of her first test trials 01:58 Look carefully: you can just about read "Titanic" under the 4th porthole below the deck! 02:05 The Promenade ("A") deck is still open. In the following weeks about 60% was closed-in 02:15 Therefore DO NOT mistake this to be its sister ship RMS Olympic! 02:18 Captain Edward John Smith aboard the RMS Olympic (!) 02:24 Many other films on Youtube wrongfully claim him to be on board the Titanic 02:32 Sistership RMS Olympic in Southampton at an earlier date that 15 April 1912. 02:39 She is often erroneously claimed to be the Titanic. It has an open "A" deck so cannot be the Titanic 02:46 Icebergs on the Atlantic Ocean. Titanic hit a similar iceberg 03:05 A photograph to briefly picture the sinking of the Titanic 03:12 The SS Carpathia on its way back to New York with survivors 03:35 Stunning film quality! 04:50 American press on the Mary F. Scully meet the Carpathia at full sea 05:10 Father Browne on the Carpathia. He was the first to spot the lifeboats at the location of the disaster 05:32 The American press talking to Captain Rostrom of the Carpathia 05:50 The Carpathia back in port in New York harbor 06:13 Scenes at New York harbor Pier 06:20 Family of survivors anxiously awaiting news of the relatives 06:35 Oceanic House in London 06:45 Very rare scene of paperboys scrambling to get a bunch of newspapers to sell 07:04 The front of the Evening News (midday edition) showing the sad news 07:09 Dignatories leaving a church in London after attending a memorial service 07:30 Across the ocean: Guilliermo Marconi and his wife being filmed in New York just after the disaster 07:36 Mrs. Marconi is wearing a veil to partly cover the emotions on her face 07:40 Marconi invented radio communication which saved the lives of many 07:45 The SS Carpathia picked-up Titanic's distress signal ("CQD" in Morse code) by radio 07:51 "CQD" was the forerunner of the later "SOS" code, meaning "Save Our Souls". 07:59 Surviving deck hands of the White Star line 08:10 Affluent New Yorkers delivers warm clothes and other aid materials for the survivors 08:42 A tip for the driver 09:18 Four days after the disaster, the Mackay Bennett leaves NY to collect the bodies 09:44 It's decks are loaded with coffins. 10:50 The End.

Very interesting film footage of a trip by boat over Father Thames from London to Shepperton almost a century ago. The quality of this film is not as good as our other film called "Barging through old London in 1924 in colour". The reason is the poor quality of the B&W original film. Nevertheless it was felt to be worth while to restore and colourize this footage to be shown on my Youtube channel. The film, produced by Graham Wilcox, shows a trip up the Thames, starting at Canbury Gardens in Surrey, to Shepperton. Among other it shows beautiful locations like Molesey, David Garrick’s House and Fred Karno's Karsino' of Tagg’s Island. We pass many splendid houses that border the river as well as houseboats of the more affluent inhabitants of greater London. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and A.I. colorized. Music: Johannes Bornlof & Trevor Kowalski. Timeline (draft, to be completed): 00:00 The Thames North Of Teddington 00:44 Canbury Garders below Kingston 01:08 Kingston Bridge, built in 1914 01:25 London suburbia, Surbiton 03:22 The Royal Palace at Hampton Court 04:00 Molesey Lock 04:31 Charming Molesey 05:09 Villa where the celebrated actor David Garrick lived 05:33 Hampton village 05:50 En route to Sunbury 06:28 Sunbury 06:45 Another lock at Sunbury 07:30 Continuing over the bendy river Thames, with 12 bends 07:50 Historic Walton 08:03 The place where Ceasar forded the Thames to attack Cassivellaunus in 54 BC 08:11 Passing under Walton bridge 08:36 Weybridge lock 09:18 Some of the best agicultural land in the UK 09:42 On to Shepperton 09:58 Shepperton where the boat turns back to Charing Cross 10:51 House of a famous Savoyard, D'Oyly Carte 11:25 End of the trip and back to London.

Take a trip on a horse-drawn towing barge from Limehouse into old Central London! The trip goes over the Regents Canal from Limehouse, via the Wharves of East London, Mile End Road, Various locks, White Chapel, Heartford Union Canal, Old Ford, Acton’s Lock, Hackney, through Islington Tunnel, passes under the New River, over the GNR at Kingscross, under the Midland at St.Pancras, Kentish Town, Alpine Chalet, through Regents Park and London Zoo and ends at Paddington Basin just off Edgeware Road. Note: This film was on my channel before but had to be removed due to the use of music by John Barry (which is copyrighted). It is now re-uploaded with nice copyright-free music! Music: Spectacles Wallet and Watch & Howard Harper Barnes. Timeline (draft, please help to complete this, thank you!: 00:00 Departure from Limehouse 00:24 Wharves of East London 01:04 Mile End Road 01:15 Various locks 01:52 White Chapel 02:17 Heartford Union Canal 02:38 Old Ford 03:09 Acton’s Lock 03:40 Hackney 04:20 Through Islington Tunnel, 04:40 Passes under the New River 04:56 Over the GNR at Kingscross 05:08 Under the Midland at St.Pancras 06:00 Kentish Town 06:10 Alpine Chalet, home of the lock keeper 07:07 Through Regents Park and London Zoo 07:56 Another tunnel, no horses to pull here, just manpower! 08:31 Arrival at Paddington Basin, just off Edgeware Road. Please DO NOT re-upload any of my material to Youtube or other media. Thank you.

Apeldoorn is a beautiful town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It borders one The Netherlands' most popular nature reserves called "De Veluwe". One of the most important buildings on the edge of Apeldoorn is "Paleis het Loo", which has been the summer residence of the Dutch royal family for at least three centuries. Its surrounding woods are open to the public for hiking and cycling, but in autumn it is closed to allow the Dutch King to go hunting. This closure and the hunting are becoming more and more controversial by the year. This 20 minute film shows many scenes of the town itself and the surroundings. The motor car had started its entrance into Dutch society, but nevertheless, horse and cart or horse and buggy were still the most important means to get around. This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and artificially colorized by means of modern Artficial Intelligence software. Source: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski, Johannes Bornlof and others. Please DO NOT copy and re-upload my material to Youtube. Thank you.

Amazing film footage of New York City about a century ago. This was the time when the motor car had started to rapidly replace horse-and-cart transportation in developed cities across the World. It resulted in cleaner streets, free from horse droppings, but also added to the already existing air polution due to further industrialization. Maybe I should have chosen "Steam and air polution in New York around 1920" as the title. There are plenty of shots of chimneys, factories, trains and tugs belting out huge amounts of steam. The film shows many well know parts of New York as well as the arrival of the RMS Aquitania in New York's harbor. For more detailed information, please refer to the timeline below. The many original B&W film fragments have been motion-stabilized, individually speed corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence video software. The music is by Megan Wofford. The tiles are: " Iridescence", "Evolving", "Aroma" and "Dear Mama". Source: Archive.org and other. Filmed by: Paul Strand & Charles Sheeler in 1921. Please DO NOT re-use my material on Youtube. Thank you. Timeline (please help to complete this, thank you!): 00:00 New York Waterfront in 1921 00:32 Staten Island ferry arriving 01:55 Graveyard near Saint Pauls Chapel (?) 02:27 Street market [Location ?] 02:48 Location ? (near Central Park ?) 03:11 Museum (?) 03:21 Location ? (near Central Park ?) 03:27 New York's sky scrapers 04:08 More skyscrapers under construction 04:58 New York, the steam & smoke city 06:53 View over the river Hudson 07:32 Steam trains galore 08:22 RMS Aquitania arriving in New York Harbor, Pier 21 (?) 10:38 Brooklyn bridge (?) 10:51 Sunset over the Hudson river 11:30 Early traffic, busy streets and congestion 11:44 The Elevated railway ("the "EL") from above 11:57 View of [5 th ?] Avenue from the tower of [??] church 12:13 Busy traffic and electric trams 12:19 A beautiful sunset over the Hudson river. Please help to complete this timetine!

This film consists of a montage of raw film footage that probably was intended for a movie or a documentary about Paris, about 70 years ago. It was shot on 35 mm film and therefore of high quality. The additional restoration and colorization by means of A.I. software has further increased the quality and viewing pleasure of this film. It only lasts just over 5 minutes, but does show many of the famous points-of-interest in Paris like the Jardin du Luxembourg, a steam tug on the river Seine, The Notre Dame (largely destroyed by a fire on 15 April 2019), An unknown government building, The Champs Elisées, The Eiffel Tower, Place de L'Étoile with the Arc de Triomphe both during day and by night, and finally a beautiful pan shot across Paris with the Sacre Coeur on the hill of Montmartre in the distance. The titles of the used music more of less coincide with the subjects in the various film shots. This music is by contemporary composers: Joe E. Lee - Les Cafes De Paris Trabant 33 - Early Morning in Paris Trailer Worx - Night Above Paris. Source: Archive.org

You may already have noticed the wonderful piano music that is being played under a number of videos on my channel. Out of appreciation for his work I would now like to introduce the pianist Franco Di Nitto in person here on my channel. You can see and here him play the beautiful tune of "Somewhere in Time", composed by John Barry, against a background of old Vienna just after WW-II. To continue watching and listening to great piano music played by Franco Di Nitto, please visit his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEkCH9g8FTIVQkHywjisGaw You will find another lovely, different performance of "Somewhere in Time" there, also against other backgrounds of old Vienna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5_yTp9VYFI After WW-II, Vienna ("Wien") was divided into three allied zones, similar to the way that Berlin was devided into four zones.

On the 10th of May 1940 the German army invaded The Netherlands. During four days the Dutch military heavy resisted the onslaught. A German ultimatum to surrender was ignored by the Dutch government after which Hitler decided to heavily bombard Rotterdam. Almost the entire old city was destroyed and more than 800 people lost their lives. Tens of thousands residents became homeless. The attack only lasted just over 15 minutes. This film shows the sad aftermath of the attack. I was able to find three almost identical shots of Rotterdam from the 1930s as well as after the attack which are shown side-by-side for comparison at the end of this film. After the war, the city council of Rotterdam in its "wisdom" decided to construct an entire new city. What had not been destroyed by the bombardement was torn down by bulldozers. Even remarkable historic buildings, like the Stadsschouwburg, were demolished although some had only suffered relatively minor damage. As a result, Rotterdam has one of the most modern city centers in Europe. Till this day, the decision to completely modernize Rotterdam is controversial. Especially many older Rotterdam residents still resent what was done by their council. The original poorer quality B&W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of modern Artificial Intelligence software. The relatively sad music has been deliberately chosen to enhance the atmosphere as a result of the cruel German attack. Special attention has been paid to the side-by-side comparison footage that shows Rotterdam before and after the attack. Music: Johannes Bornlof, Trevor Kowalski a.o. Source B&W footage: Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Beeld En Geluid and other. Timeline (draft! Please help to complete this!) 00:00 Rotterdam still ablaze in the evening op 14 May 1940. 00:24 The devastation filmed from a German Heinkel H111 bomber 00:27 Bridge over the river Maas ("Maasbrug") top-left 01:20 Buildings still on fire, a day later 02:35 Laurens kerk and surroundings 03:42 Near the Delfsche Poort 03:52 The beautiful "Delftsche Poort" destroyed 04:42 C&A Hoogstraat - Korte Hoogstraat 07:32 Tearing down the last walls still standing (is this De Bijenkort at 07:35?) 08:12 The beginning of the (re)construction of new, modern Rotterdam 08:45 Laurens kerk and surroundings, cleared from most of the rubble 09:02 Windmill "De Noord" at the Oostplein; burnt down in 1954. 09:13 The "Witte Huis", Rotterdam's first skyscraper, in the distance 09:17 Side-by-side: 1930s and 1940s, probably filmed from the Laurens kerk 10:00 Ditto, Delftsche Poort and surroundings Note: Part of this video was hosted during the past half year on my other "Ricks Film Restoration" channel for reasons of an unjust copyright claim. The 1,5 minute part that was deemed copyrighted has now been replaced by the side-by-side comparison. Thus this video has now been moved back to my main channel. It is a much too important historic document to remain almost hidden!

Tiruchirappalli, also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable city and the cleanest city of Tamil Nadu, as well as the fifth safest city for women in India. It is the fourth largest city as well as the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state. Located 322 kilometres (200 mi) south of Chennai and 374 kilometres (232 mi) north of Kanyakumari, Tiruchirappalli sits almost at the geographic centre of the state [Wiki]. The original poor quality B&W film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, enhanced and A.I. colorized by means of state-of-the-art A.I. software. Music: Various India-style, by contemporary composers.

Very interesting A.I. enhanced and colorized footage of the Dutch province of Friesland during WW-II, around 1942. Friesland lies in the north of the Netherlands. Its capital is Leeuwarden. The province is known for its many lakes that are connected by canals. Once in a while, during extremely cold winters, the famous "Elf Stedentocht", eleven cities scating competition is held along the canals and lakes. The film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected and enhanced with modern software. The sound has also been restored to best ability. Please refer to the timeline below for more information about the excersized crafts: Timeline: 00:00 Start (intro) 00:06 Ornamental woodwork crafting 00:30 Old chair repair 00:37 Beautify cabinet making 01:05 Wooden ornaments manufacturing 01:25 A look round the workshop 01:30 Wood lathe 01:42 Crafting twisted legs for chairs, especially spinning wheels 02:08 Drilling holes 02:18 Assembling a chair 02:49 Spinning wheel manufacturing 03:32 Silver smith furnace 04:20 Making beautiful spoons 04:32 Manufacturing silver bowls 05:12 In the pottery workshop 05:58 Making beautiful vases 07:08 Dislaying the end products 07:26 Constructing wood shaving tools 08:35 Manufacturing ice skates ("Friese doorlopers") 09:33 Famous Friesian clocks manufacturing Source: Beeld En Geluid (Public Domain B&W film). Bron: Beeld En Geluid (Public Domain, zwart/wit film).

Splended footage of New York between approximately 1895 and 1925. This is a collection of my best colorized, motion-stabilized, speed-corrected and A.I. enhanced scenes of old New York about a century ago. The film shows wonderful shots of the "El" elevated railway at Battery Park and crossing Broadway, as well as a number of interesting street scenes of Lower Manhattan, Whitehall Street, Twenty Third Street, the Ghetto Fish Market, street vendors being told to move-on by policemen and much more. It ends with a long shot of a subway train crossing one of New York's many bridges. Source: archive.org and other. Music: Trevor Kowalski Timeline (please help to complete this): 00:00 [PM]

Great colorized film footage of New York's old Penn Station before it was demolished in 1963. Many New Yorkers and visitors from all over the World have scorned the dreadful decision of the Pennsylvania Railroad company together with New York's city council to demolished the beautiful building of old Penn station (opened in 1910). It was replaced by a montrous highrise building for Madison Square Garden and Penn Plaza. The decision to demolish old Penn station meant that almost the entire new station was constructed under ground. At the time the The New York Times wrote: "Until the first blow fell, no one was convinced that Penn Station really would be demolished, or that New York would permit this monumental act of vandalism against one of the largest and finest landmarks of its age of Roman elegance." Fortunately it seems that there are now plans to more or less restore Penn station to its original glory by moving it across the street or other plans to open it up. As usual there is a lot of controversy about the various plans. The original video has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, enhanced and A.I. colorized. This is raw footage, probably shot for a movie or documentary. Source: archive.org Music: Francis Wells with "New York City" and "New York Love"

Stunning film footage of Mexico City and nearby places, filmed towards the end of the 1940s or at the beginning of the 1950s. The film shows great views of the Plaza de la Costitutión, Zocaló and its Metropolitana cathedral in Mexico City, other beautiful buildings like the Palacio de Bellas Artes as well as a number of car journeys through the city and beyond. The original film has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software. It is based on raw footage, probably intended for a movie or documentary. We have deliberately chosen not to cut or edit each scene, so some parts of Mexico come into view for a longer period. You can skip scenes if they seem too long to your liking. For reasons of copyright, the Mexican style background music is by contemporary artists, so not from the 1950s. Music: Mexican music by various contemporary artists Source: archive.org. Please do not copy my material without permission. Time line (please help to complete this): 00:00 Mexico City: Plaza Major.

Very special and wonderful film footage of the beautiful island of Cuba and its capital Havana. This raw 35mm footage was probably shot for the purpose of being used in a movie or in a documentary. It shows Cuba while it was the Republic of Cuba. Although the exact date of filming is unknown, it was probably shot before the Cuban revolution which eventually lead to this country becoming a communist state in 1953. The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's revolutionary "26th of July Movement"and its allies against the military dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. The revolution began in July 1953 and continued sporadically until the rebels finally ousted Batista on 31 December 1958, replacing his government. The 26th of July 1953 is celebrated in Cuba as the Day of the Revolution (Dia de la Revolución). The 26th of July Movement later reformed along Marxist–Leninist lines, becoming the Communist Party of Cuba in October 1965 [Wiki]. The original 35mm film footage has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of modern A.I. software. Source: archive.org. Music: Various, Cuban style, by contemporary composers. Timeline (please help to complete this): 00:00 Havanna harbor and ancient Morro castle in the distance

This film shows the Belgian capital Brussels in color as it was more than a century ago in 1908. At the time Leopold II was still King of Belgium. He died one year later on 17 December 1909. Many well-known parts of Brussels pass by the camera man's lens like the famous Stock exchange, The Jubelpark, the town hall on the Grote Markt, the cathedral, the Kings Palace, the huge building of the Palace of Justice, the woods surrounding Brussels and much more. The film ends with a tram ride into the woods to the Musée Colonial de Tervueren, i.e. The Royal Museum for Central Africa at Tervueren. It was built to showcase King Leopold II's Congo Free State in the International Exposition of 1897 [Wikipedia]. This tram line still exists: Tram 44. It was a time when no cars were yet on the streets, only horse and carriages and early electric trams. Today Brussels is the residence of the European Parliament that to large extent regulates (some would say "controls and dominates") the countries of the European Union. This film has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of Artificial Intelligence software. Note: As usual on this channel you are requested not to make race-related comments and please stay clear from obvious comments like "everybody in this film is now dead" and "not a fat or obese person in sight". Kindly try to make more profound comments that relate to Brussel's history and what life was like in that city over a century ago. Thank you very much for helping to make this video interesting to watch and its comments a joy to read. Source is Prelinger Archive. The music is by Hampus Naeselius. Don't forget to subscribe!

This film shows the beauty of Hawaii over 116 years ago! This is a compilation of vintage film footage by the Thomas Edison film company in 1906. Among other you can watch the relaxed life of a fishing community, everyday life on ranches, native Hawaians arriving and leaving a "Luau" party, spended views of Oahu and the town of Honolulu, including Waikiki beach, as well as great beach scenes. The film footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of Artificial Intelligence video software. Music: Gerard Franklin. Notes: We tried to find copyright free Hawaiian music, but failed (Youtube rejected everything we tried). So there was no other option than to use nice neutral music from contemporary composers. And yes, everybody in this film is dead and there are no obese, fat people in this film (just to pre-empt some of the usual comments). Please make interesting, educational comments about how Hawaii was at the beginning of the last century, preferably with the mentioning of lesser known (historic) facts about these beautiful islands. That will really make the comments section enjoyable to read! If possible, kindly also refrain from starting an inflamatory debate about how the US annexed the Hawaiian islands. Thank you. I hope you will enjoy this film. The original B&W footage was far from being in high quality: lots of visual noise, damage and overall motion-instability. Nevertheless the A.I. has done quite a good job.

Beautiful restored and colorized glimpses of San Francisco's Bay area almost a century ago. This film shows busy ferry traffic at the piers of the famous Ferry building at the end (or beginning as you wish) of Market Street. This Ferry building was one of the few structures that survived the 1906 earth quake. This was due to its foundation consisting of many wooden pillars. The Golden Gate bridge was brand new at the time of filming. It opened on 27 May 1937 to traffic. The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge also comes clearly into view as well as various parts of the city. Sophisticated A.I. software was used to motion-stabilize, enhance and artificially colorize this footage. Please do not comment that the Golden Gate bridge should be red. The colorization simply did not know which bridge was involved. Music: Trevor Kowalski - Striving

Beautiful scenic views of Manhattan as seen from the Staten Island ferries. This late 1950's B&W documentary has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated software. As an experiment, we have also replaced the background music by means of another great A.I. audio software tool. The commentary under this film should speak for itself. Amazing footage with as subtitle: "The World For A Nickel". The music is by Hampus Naeselius: "Deyja" and "River's End" Source B&W footage: Prelinger Archive.

London during WW-II like you have never seen it before! This film footage is very rare. It is of extremely high quality in full HD, 1080p. The various scenes have been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated Artificial Intelligence software. The film shows remarkable scenes of bomb damage, close up filming of the release of barrage balloons, anti-aircraft gun positions, traffic at Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, militairy parades in front of Buckingham Palace, beautiful scenes of the Thames during daytime and at dusk, Waterloo Station, and much more. Source: Prelinger Archive Music: Carl Ravell & His Orchestra Note: It was extremely difficult to find copyright-free music from this period.

Een mooie verzameling van ingekleurde beelden van Stoomtrams in Nederland rond de jaren '20 in kleur. De oorspronkelijk Z/W films zijn m.b.v. A.I. software gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. De kwaliteit van het bronmateriaal was wisselend per fragment waardoor sommige stukjes beter zijn dan andere. Achtereenvolgens zie je stoomtrams in: - De bollenstreek (omgeving Hillegom) in 1924, - Haarlem in 1918, - Rijswijk in 1922, - Amsterdam in jaren '20, - Deventer in 1926, - Coevorden in jaren '20, - Zutphen in jaren '20, - Gelderland (GTM), ca. 1950, - Scheveningen (laatste stoomtramrit) in 1925. Noot: Deze film stond eerst in Z/W op ons kanaal, echter nu vervangen door een ingekleurde versie. I.v.m. het verbod door Youtube op "re-used content" hebben we helaas de Z/W versie niet kunnen laten staan. Muziek: Gerard Franklin A nice collection of colorized images of steam trams in the Netherlands around the 1920s in color. The original B / W films are estored and colored by means of A.I. software. The quality of the source material varied per fragment, making some parts better than others. Successively you will see steam trams in: - The bulb region (area of ​​Hillegom) in 1924, - Haarlem in 1918, - Rijswijk in 1922, - Amsterdam in the 1920s, - Deventer in 1926, - Coevorden in the 1920s, - Zutphen in the 1920s, - Gelderland (GTM), ca.1950, - Scheveningen (last steam tram ride) in 1925. Note: This film was first in B / W on our channel, but has now been replaced by a colored version. Unfortunately we have not been allowed to keep the B / W version on this YouTube channel due to their ban on "re-used content". Music: Gerard Franklin

Wonderful film footage of Vienna, the capital of Austria, well before both World Wars! The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated A.I. video software. The film takes us by tram through the streets of Vienna and shows many of its beautiful buildings. As of today, most of these buildings still exist. For more information, see the timeline below. Original Title: Eine Fahrt durch Wien / Vienne en Tramway. Music: Leimoti - Winter Waltz, Old Vienna and Waltz for Celia. Timeline (draft, please help to complete this): 00:00 Start of our tour through Vienna.

Volendam is a fishing village on the borders of the former Zuiderzee. Since 1932 the Zuiderzee has been closed off from the North Sea by a 30 km long dyke called "De Afsluitdijk". This dramatically changed the life style of the fishermen in Volendam. No longer could they fish for sea fish but had to change to the fishing of fresh water fish, including eals. This film shows the Volendammers going about their every-day business. Most of them are dressed in their local costume, typical for the Volendam folklore. The Volendam people never changed to become involved in agricultural activities, despite the efforts of the Dutch government to encourage them to change their occupation as mentioned in this film. To this day fishing is part of their way of life, complemented by the tourist industry. Therefore Volendam is a popular place for tourists to visit. It offers a beautiful old town, many small (souvenir) shops and the possibility to be photographed in the local costume. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. video software. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid Music: None (original documentary commentary). Voor Nederlandse kijkers wordt geacht dat deze film geen nadere toelichting behoeft.

This film contains wonderful restored film footage of Germany's capital Berlin about 120 years ago! It shows most of Berlin's well-known buildings in tact as it was before both World Wars. About 80% of what can be viewed in the film no longer exists. The old center of Berlin was heavily bombed towards the end of WW-II resulting in devastating destruction. There are five films on this channel that are dedicated to showing this destruction in 1945. Please also watch my other film about "Spectacular Berlin in 1910 in color" and don't forget to subscribe to my channel, especially if you are interested in 20th century history from WWII and before. For more information, please read the time line below. The original B&W film footage has been meticulously motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated video software. Please also realize that the B&W source film is extremely old, damaged, dirty and flickering film shot at around only 12 to 15 fps. Drastic restauration and speed-correction was therefore needed! Don't forget to watch my other film about 'Spectacular Berlin in 1910 in color' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIiK3rH2hXc Source B&W footage: Various Music: Howard Harper-Barnes. Timeline (please help to complete this!) 00:00 Start of the tour through old Berlin

EN: Really spectacular, rare film footage of Berlin more than a century ago in color. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of special Artificial Intelligence software. The film shows how beautiful Berlin was before both World wars. It starts with a drive by carriage through the Friedrichstrasse, followed by the Leipziger-strasse, the statue ("Denkmal") for Kaiser Wilhelm-I, the Siegesallee, the Siegessäule with its golden angel on top, a close-up of the statues in relief on its base, a baroc fountain and old Berlin as seen from the water. DE: Wirklich spektakuläres, seltenes Filmmaterial von Berlin vor mehr als einem Jahrhundert in Farbe. Der ursprüngliche Schwarzweißfilm wurde mithilfe einer speziellen Software für künstliche Intelligenz bewegungsstabilisiert, geschwindigkeitskorrigiert, restauriert, verbessert und koloriert. Der Film zeigt, wie schön Berlin vor beiden Weltkriegen war. Es beginnt mit einer Fahrt durch die Friedrichstraße, gefolgt von der Leipziger Straße, der Statue (Denkmal) für Kaiser Wilhelm-I, der Siegesallee, der Siegessäule mit ihrem goldenen Engel oben, einer Nahaufnahme der Statuen in Relief auf seiner Basis, ein Baroc-Brunnen und das alte Berlin vom Wasser aus gesehen. NL: Echt spectaculaire, zeldzame filmbeelden van Berlijn meer dan een eeuw geleden in kleur. De originele zwart-witfilm is bewegingsgestabiliseerd, snelheid gecorrigeerd, hersteld, verbeterd en ingekleurd door middel van speciale kunstmatige intelligentiesoftware. De film toont hoe prachtig Berlijn was voor de beide wereldoorlogen. Het begint met een rit met paard-en-wgen door de Friedrichstrasse, gevolgd door de Leipziger-Strasse, het standbeeld ("Denkmal") voor Kaiser Wilhelm-I, de Siegesallee, de Siegessäule met zijn gouden engel erop, een close-up van de beelden in reliëf op de basis, een barokke fontein en het oude Berlijn gezien vanaf het water. Music: Trevor Kowalski.

A highly interesting film about a trip from Amsterdam's harbor to Dover on the luxury liner "SS Colombia" almost a century ago. The Colombia starts its journey through the Noordzee kanaal with its sea locks at IJmuiden and then follows the Dutch coast across the North Sea to enter the Channel for its final leg of the journey to Dover. Apparently this must have been a business excursion for the top brass of Dutch (?) companies to the UK. The passengers consist mainly of well-dressed men who enjoy the many facilities on board, including a luxurious diner. However, a group of nuns can also be seen boarding the ship. The freight and passenger vessel SS Colombia was put into service in 1930. It was the flag ship of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Stoomboot-Maatschappij until it was requisitioned at the beginning of WWII by the Dutch Navy on 8 November 1940. It then became the Hr.Ms. Colombia to serve as submarine mother ship. Subsequently the Colombia was sent to the Dutch East Indies. Eventually it was taken out of service in 1943. The original B&W film has been speed-corrected, motion stabilized, enhanced and colorized by means of Artificial Intelligence software. Music: Rand Aldo. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid.

Boeiende beelden van Rotterdam ruim voor de tweede Wereldoorlog rond de jaren '20 in kleur. De kwaliteit van deze film is iets minder dan je van dit kanaal gewend bent aangezien het bron materiaal in het Stadsarchief Rotterdam niet bepaald geweldig is: minder scherp, veel ruis en beschadigingen, vooral aan de randen. Desondanks werd het toch nuttig geacht om deze zeldzame beelden te tonen. De film begint met beelden uit de Diergaarde Blijdorp. Vervolgens komen een flink aantal bekende locaties in beeld die tijdens het bombardement door de Duitsers op 14 mei 1940 voorgoed zijn verwoest. Daarbij zit beeldmateriaal van de oude haven, de oude binnenstad, de Delftse Poort en de landelijke omgeving van Rotterdam. Bron Z/W film: Stadsarchief Rotterdam (public domain). Muziek: Trevor Kowalski & Hampus Naeselius. Fascinating images of the Dutch harbor city of Rotterdam well before the Second World War around the 1920s in color. The quality of this film is slightly less than you are used to from this channel as the source material in the Rotterdam City Archives is not too good. Nevertheless, it was considered useful to show these rare images. The film starts with images from the Rotterdam Zoo. Subsequently, a large number of well-known locations are shown that were permanently destroyed during the bombing by the Germans on May 14, 1940. This includes footage of the old port, the old city center, the Delftse Poort and the rural surroundings of Rotterdam. The original film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. video software. Source B / W film: City Archives Rotterdam (public domain). Music: Trevor Kowalski & Hampus Naeselius. Timeline (please help to complete this) 00:00​ Rotterdam's Blijdorp Zoo. etc.

Marken was and still is a beautiful fishing village in The Nethrlands on the borders of the former Zuiderzee. It lies on an peninsula, not far away from another very picturesq village called Volendam. It is connected to the mainland via a narrow dyke with only one road leading to and from the village. Before the closure of the Zuiderzee in 1932 with a 32km long dyke called "De Afsluitdijk", Marken's fishing fleet had open access to the Zuiderzee and the North Sea. After the closure the Zuiderzee became the IJsselmeer which also caused the desalnisation of its water. This had a huge impact on the fishing community who could no longer fish for sea fish but in stead had to switch to the fishing of eals and other freshwater fish. This film shows spectacular views of the village of Marken with its wooden houses, its harbor and its colorful residents. Alike many other villages that border the former Zuiderzee, Marken is famous for its local traditional costume. The Red, white and blue striped blouses, reminiscent of the Dutch flag, and the headgear of the women are typical for Marken. The men wear an overall-kind of suit with a blue cap. Both genders used to wear wooden shoes called "klompen" (clogs). The three original B&W film fragments, dating from 1919, 1926 and 1928, have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. software. Voor Nederlandse kijkers: Marken is zo bekend dat het geen nadere toelichting behoeft. De filmfragmenten dateren uit de jaren 1919, 1926 en 1928. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid. Music: Johannes Bornlof - The Joys And Sorrows Of Life and Howard Harper-Barnes - Drifting Emotions. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel!

A very nice film about the very scenic Dutch province of Limburg more than a century ago in color! A large part of the film is dedicated to the excavation of lime stone for the purpose of building houses and for the fabrication of cement. Limburg has the most hills in The Netherlands. The highest hill, the "Vaalserberg" is 322 meters high. The "Sint Pietersberg" is only 170 meters high. A large part of the Sint Pietersberg has now been excavated and completely gone. The ENCY cement company is to blame for this. In the year that this film was made, this hill was still riddled with tunnels and even people living in dug-out cave dwellings. During WWII many partizans hid in these tunnels. There are also ancient wall paintings from past centuries. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid Music: Pollyanna Maxim, Megan Wofford & Johannes Bornlof.

Friesland is one of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands. It lies in the North and borders the Waddenzee. Friesland is famous for its 11 cities skating competition (called "De Elfstedentocht), which can only be occasionally held during years with hard winter conditions. Another popular event in Friesland is the search for the first "Kievits-ei" (Lapwing egg). In previous centuries the first person to find such an egg would take it home to show-off and to win a prize. Nowadays this practice is fortunately forbidden. This film shows Friezians undertaking a trip over Frieslands many lakes in search of birds eggs. There are some nice scenes of eggs starting to hatch. There is another (even nicer and more emotional) film about Friesland on my other channel. For copyright reasons it was not possible to show it on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_on14efU6k Don't forget to subscribe to both my channels! The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed corected, enhanced and colorized by means of modern A.I. software. Voor Nederlandse kijkers spreken deze beelden (hopelijk) voor zich en is geen nadere toelichting nodig. De opnamen zijn vermoedelijk gemaakt rondom het Sneekermeer. Zie vooral ook mijn andere film over Friesland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_on14efU6k Source B&W original footage: Beeld En Geluid. Music: Trevor Kowalski - "Luminisence".

Endearing images of an orphanage in the Dutch town of Leeuwarden nearly a century ago. Leeuwarden is the capital of the province of Friesland. This province is know for its many lakes and typical sailing boats called "Skûtjes". It is also know for its 11 cities ice scating competion that is occasionally held during extremely cold winter period. This orphanage was established as early as in 1675 and remained in function until 1923 when it was turned into a natural history museum. At present it still serves as a museum. In its hay day the orphanage housed hundreds of children. Some can be seen here with there home made dolls, showing off their school costume and dancing around the monument in the courtyard. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated A.I. software. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski - "Cinema Neon". Meer info, kijk hier: https://hetnieuwestadsweeshuis.nl/over-nshw/

Prachtige beelden van de plaatsjes rond de voormalige Zuiderzee bijna een eeuw geleden in kleur. De beide (aan elkaar gemonteerde) oorspronkelijke Z/W films zijn gerestaureerd en ingekleurd door middel van kunstmatige intelligentie (A.I.) software. De film geeft een goede indruk van de grote bedrijvigheid rondom het huidige IJsselmeer in een tijd waarin dit water nog niet van de Noordzee was afgesloten door de afsluitdijk. We zien geweldig interessante beelden van havens, havenhoofden, vissers, vissersschepen, vuurtorens, kasteeltjes en dorpen. O.a. komen plaatsen als Harderwijk, Durgerdam, Urk, Marken en Volendam in beeld evenals diverse pontjes zoals die van Amsterdam naar Harderwijk. Voor meer informatie: zie de onderstaande tijdlijn. Beautiful glimpses of the villages and activities around the Zuiderzee in the Netherlands almost a century ago. The two (joined) original B&W films have been restored and colourized by means of contemporary A.I. software. The film provides a good insight into the very busy Dutch people that lived around the Zuiderzee in the period that this sea was not yet closed off from the North Sea by the 28km long "Afsluitdijk". We see highly interesting views of the many small ports, fishermen and -women, lighthouses, small castles and villages. Towns like Harderwijk, Durgerdam, Urk, Marken and Volendam come into view as well as the ferry between Amsterdam and Harderwijk. For more information, please read the timeline below and/or watch the CC captions while the film plays. Music: This film is silent (without sound). Source: Beeld En Geluid. Time Line (draft; please help to complete this): 00:00 Start etc. 18:36 Binnenvaren in de haven van Hoorn.

The Rokin is an important street in the Dutch city of Amsterdam. It used to have one of Amsterdam's many canals. Unfortunately the city council decided to fill-in this canal to make room for car parking spaces. This was done in two phases between 1933 and 1936. This film shows what the Rokin was like before its destructive transformation as well as during and after the first phase. In recent years there has been talk to revive the canal, but so far the shops and traders around the Rokin have successfully managed to torpedo these plans. Het Rokin is een belangrijke doorgangsweg in Amsterdam. Tussen 1933 en 1936 werd de gracht op het Rokin (tussen het Spui en de Dam) in twee etappes gedempt. Deze film toont de situatie voor de demping en gedurende de eerste fase. Het is vooral boeiend om te zien hoe een oudere man een kleine veerboot bestuurt die alsmaar de korte afstand van wal naar wal via een staalkabel aflegt. Voor zover kan worden nagegaan is het creëren van parkeerplaatsen destijds de enige reden geweest waarom het gemeentebestuur besloot de gracht te dempen. Dat het gedempte deel dan ook goed voor dit doel werd gebruikt is duidelijk in deze film te zien. In recente jaren was het Rokin het toneel van de aanleg van de Noord-Zuid metrolijn. Die aanleg verliep allesbehalve zonder problemen. Er ontstonden ernstige verzakkingen met daardoor schade aan de panden langs het Rokin. De laatste jaren zijn er stemmen opgegaan om de oude gracht in ere te herstellen, echter tot op heden zijn deze plannen succesvol tegengewerkt door de lokale ondernemers. Op een andere film op dit kanaal kan een bevrijdingsparade in 1945 (in kleur) op het Rokin worden bekeken. PRIJSVRAAG: Hoe heet de veerman die in het begin van de film is te zien?! Ik ben benieuwd wie deze uitdaging aanneemt....! Bron oorspronkelijke Z/W films: Beeld en Geluid Muziek: Johannes Bornlof.

Zeer interessante film over de drukke Amsterdamse haven bijna een eeuw geleden. Onze eerdere film over Amsterdam in 1924 komt uit deze driedelige havenfilm. Helaas zijn stukjes van de oorspronkelijke film beschadigd. Er is getracht de ergst beschadigde beelden uit de film te knippen. Deze film is zonder geluid. Very interesting film about Amsterdam's busy harbour nearly a century ago. This is originally a film in three parts from which my previous film about Amsterdam's old city center was derived. Unfortunately some parts of the original footage were damaged. Therefore the most damaged frames have been removed by means of software. Amsterdam is the second largest harbour in the Netherlands after Rotterdam. In past centuries it was connected to the North Sea via the Zuiderzee. However, in 1928 the Zuiderzee was closed-off by a 28 km long dyke ("De Afsluitdijk"). Fortunately Amsterdam still has access to the Northsea via a 21km long canal ("Het Noordzeekanaal") that was dug mainly by hand between 1863 and 1876 when it was opened by the Dutch King Willem III. In another of my films you can see the construction of the huge sea locks in this canal. At 16:19 you see a huge model of the Amsterdam harbour (it looks like an aerial view). This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated A.I. software. Watch my welcome video on this channel to see how much is involved to get the best restoration results. For those who are technically interested, this film has undergone a 6th step in addition to the process that I describe in my welcome video on this channel. This step involves the use of a special "temporal smoothing filter" that substantially reduces the flickering in such old films. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid Music: None (silent film). I simply don't have enough nice copyright-free music to fill such a long film. Tijdlijn (Concept) 00:00 Sumatrakade 00:25 Java-eiland, op de achtergrond staan gebouwen die nog bestaan (Levantkade 1-5) 02:24 Entrepotdok (centrum), Zeeburgerkade. Pakhuis Zondag 02:40 Zeeburgerkade (Entrepothaven). Pakhuis Zondag (en daarachter Zaterdag t/m Maandag) 03:14 Varend langs de graansilo Korthals Altes op de silodam 03:32 Silodam, De Stenen Silo (Westelijk Havengebied) 04:40 Blauwhoedenveem-Vriesseveen, oftewel Oostelijke Handelskade. 05:07 Uitpakken en testen van thee 06:10 Sorteren van noten (soort?) 07:58 Vermoedelijk Loods 6 (ziet er nieuw uit en het pand werd gebouwd in '21/'22) 10:28 Baggeraar aan het werk 14:10 Middensluis bij IJmuiden 17:35 Oostelijk Havengebied (Java/KNSM, Sporenburg, Borneo & Cruquius) 17:50 SS Gelria, gebouwd in 1913 in Glasgow (1.440 Passagiers) 20:00 SS Kambancan (no data) 22:53 Voorbijvaren van de Petroleumhaven 24:53 Hoogovens bij IJmuiden/Velzen

Go back more than a century in time on a spectacular trip to see the England that Shakespeare used to know! Visit his favorite haunts like Leamington Spa, Kenilworth castle, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick & Warwick Castle, Anne Hathaways cottage and much more. Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare's wife whom he married in 1582. Shakespeare's most important works were written around the year 1600. We also see the house of Marie Corelli. She was a novellist who moved to Stratford-upon-Avon in 1899 and did a lot for this town. This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated modern software. For more details, please see the timeline below: 00:00 Leamington Spa 00:33 Kenilworth castle 01:21 Warwick Guys Cliff Mill 01:42 Warwick Castle 02:12 On the road to Stratford Upon Avon 02:30 Between Warwick and Stratford Upon Avon 02:48 Beautiful old bridge at (?) 03:15 Notice no tarmack but hardened dust roads! 03:21 Some gate (location?) A unique construction! 03:42 Stratford Upon Avon 03:51 Anne Hathaway's Cottage (pity we don't see the lovely garden!) 04:09 Shakespeare's birth place 04:16 His Grammar School 04:28 Shakespeare Memorial Theater 04:45 Location (?) 04:58 Home of Marie Corelli 05:16 On the river Avon 05:50 Boating along the banks of the river Avon 06:12 Slightly over-exposed film footage (could not be corrected). Location (?) 06:24 The end. Music: Claude Signet: "Countryside Breakfast" & "Coming of Age".

Een gerestaureerde, oorspronkelijk zeer beschadigde, film over mooi Amsterdam en haar grachten bijna een eeuw geleden. De ergst beschadigde beeldfragmenten zijn handmatig verwijderd waarna de film opnieuw is geassembleerd. Dit veroorzaakt wel dat de film tijdens het spelen hier en daar kleine stukjes vooruit springt. Zonder deze herstellingen was de oorspronkelijk film grotendeels niet om aan te zien. Nu is het resultaat alleszins acceptabel. Wie helpt er mee de locaties te identificeren? A restored, originally very damaged film about beautifull Amsterdam and its canals almost a century ago. The worst damaged frames have been manually deleted. This causes the film to slightly jump a bit while being played. Without these repairs the film would have been hard to watch. The restoration was done with contemporary A.I. video software whereby the motion was stabilized, the speed corrected and the film was restored and colorized. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid (gedeelten uit "Havenfilm" deel 1, 2 en 3). Deze Havenfilm komt binnenkort ook uit op dit Youtubekanaal! Timeline: 00:00 Location? 00:13 Amsterdam stock exchange, Beurs van Berlage. 00:24 Traders inside the stock exchange 00:45 A lot of pushing and shoving among the traders to get the best deal 00:52 Canal, filmed from the Oude Kerkplein 01:00 Oude Kerk church 01:14 Trader with a hand cart 01:20 Under the bridge towards "Het Kolkje" 01:30 The most beautiful part of old Amsterdam 01:36 The Nicolaas Kerk in the background 01:50 The two houses on the left have been demolished 02:15 Very damaged footage 02:21 ? tower in the background 02:32 The Nicolaas Kerk from a different angle 02:45 The "Schreiers toren" where wives of fishermen used to wave their men goodbye 02:53 Gracht, location? 02:58 Westertoren in the distance 03:08 Gracht, location? 03:20 Gracht, location? 03:28 Very narrow canal (?) 04:12 Gracht, location? 04:18 Gracht, location? 04:24 Approaching the Munttoren 04:30 The Munttoren from a different angle 04:42 Gracht, location?

Stavoren is a picturesq town on the shores of the old Zuiderzee. After the Zuiderzee was closed-off from the sea in 1932 it became the "IJsselmeer". Among other, the film shows the beautiful old town and the ferry that still runs between Stavoren and Enkhuizen (on the other side of the IJsselmeer). Also a unique rail ferry can be seen that moved goods trains back and forth across the Zuiderzee. Stavoren lies in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is the first town that obtained city-rights in the 11th centure by Count Egbert with permission from German emperor Hendrik V. It has only about 1000 inhabitants and is an old "Hanzestad" trading city. Also it is one of the 11 cities of the famous "Elfstedentocht". This is a world-famous skating event which can only be held during harsch winters to ensure an ice thickness of at least 15 cm on all the canals of the route. There is also a well know legend about the "Vrouwtje of Stavoren" about a rich silly woman who eventually became poor due to her strange behaviour. More about this legend can be found on Wikipedia. This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized with modern video software. Source B&W film: Beeld En Geluid.

Schoonhoven is a town in the Dutch province of Zuid Holland which is famous for its silver smiths since the 14th century. Already in 1247 a town called "Sconhauen" was mentioned in old documents. This film shows the picturesq old town and one of its silverware factories. One of its points off interest nowadays is the "Dutch Silver Museum Schoonhoven". This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized with modern video software. Source B&W film: Beeld En Geluid.

You can now go on a wonderful long trip back in time to Europe as it was shortly before WWII. This time-travel journey lasts nearly an hour (!) and takes you to a large number of European countries like Portugal (Lisbon), Gibraltar, England, Algeria, Italy (Scicily, Palermo, Capri & Naples), Monaco, France (Nice), Switzerland (Geneva, Alps), Nazi Germany (Rhine trip, Cologne, Münich, Berlin, Potzdam, Hamburg), Belgium (Brussels), Austria (Vienna), Hungary (Budapest) and back to the US on the Queen Mary via Hamburg. The exact date of the film is unknown. Prelinger mentions that possibly it were two trips in 1935 and 1936. However, I found an "Agfa 1938" frame while editing this film, which would also correspond better with the footage of pre-war Nazi Germany. The route that this film follows shows that it most likely was not shot during one holiday in Europe. For that the order of the scenes is far too illogic. For more details, see the time line below. The original B&W film has been drastically enhanced by means of modern A.I. video software. Among other it has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected and further enhanced. Colorization was done with the great "DeOldify" software. We don't have enough nice copyright-free music to fill nearly an hour of film footage. Therefore this film is silent. Source: The "Wathen Collection" on Prelinger archives. Draft Time line (to be completed): 00:00 FIRST TRIP: Departure from New York on the "Italian Line" 00:22 Arrival at the first European port of Lisbon in Portugal 01:46 The rock of Gibraltar 02:16 Algiers in Algeria, Northern Africa 03:20 Departure to Italy 03:45 Arrival at Palermo in Scicily 04:22 Departure from Scicily with the vulcano Mount Etna in the background 04:31 A youth hostel in Naples 05:01 The bay of Naples 05:20 The Isle of Capri 06:25 Arrival in Monaco 06:59 Nice in the Cote D'Azure, South of France 07:06 Boulevard des Anglais and Negresco hotel 07:26 View from the hotel 07:50 Hiking in the hills around Nice 08:00 [To be further detailed] 12:39 Interlaken-Ost station in Switzerland 12:53 Lake scene at Luzern and boat trip to Flülen 14:00 [Bruges in Belgium] to be further detailed 15:45 The river Rhine near Cologne 15:58 The Dom cathedral in Cologne 16:16 The Hindenburg zeppelin passing overhead 16:20 On to Bruges in Belgium 16:45 Manneke Pis in Brussels 17:54 Arrival in England 18:01 London 18:04 Houses of Parliament 18:08 Big Ben clock tower 18:15 Parade grounds behind Horse Guards 18:20 The Horse Guards 18:29 Buckingham Palace 18:52 Grenardiers Band 19:10 Tower Bridge 19:22 The Tower of London 19:32 Near traitors gate 19:36 Beefeater (uniform wrongly colored) 19:40 Liberties store 19:47 Trafalgar Square with Nelson's column 20:06 Piccadilly Circus 20:18 Eros statue 20:25 Berkeley Square 20:40 Sunken Gardens, Hyde Park 20:47 Strand (?) 20:58 University City Oxford 21:06 One of the Universities 21:44 Chipping Norton 22:12 Picturesq cottages 22:20 A Fox hunt 22:40 Stratford Upon Avon 23:40 SECOND TRIP with the Queen Mary to Europe 26:00 Paris, France 27:00 [To be determined] 32:28 Arrival in Insbruck in Austria 39:07 Vienna in Austria 41:10 Votive church in Vienna 42:12 World famous Vienna Opera "Wiener Staatsoper" building 42:32 Kärntner Strasse in Vienna 42:36 Stephan's Dom 43:30 Shönbrunn Palace near Vienna 43:44 Budapest in Hungary 47:25 Famous Chain bridge in Budapest 48:47 Arrival in Salzburg in Austria 52:34 Arrival in Münich in Nazi Germany 53:10 Berlin (?) 53:35 Unter Den Linden, Avenue in Berlin 53:46 By train to Potsdam 53:51 Beautiful Sans Souci Palace just outside of Potsdam 54:15 The windmill next to the Palace at Sans Souci 54:42 Brandenburger Tor (Gate) in Berlin, entrance to Unter den Linden 54:45 Siege Saule 55:10 Hotel Bristol in Berlin 55:29 Arrival in Hamburg (?) 55:34 Hamburg harbor (?) 55:48 Sea crossing during very stormy weather

Dit is deel-1 van een boeiende documentaire over Nederland in 1929 in kleur. Zie de tijdlijn voor meer informatie. Teneinde een realitische weergave te krijgen is de snelheid van de film tot 75% verlaagd. Daardoor klinkt het geluid wat uitgerekt. Dit was dus een compromis tussen goed geluid of goed-lopend beeld. In elk geval is het geluid nog steeds synchroon met het beeld. This is part-1 of an extremely interesting documentary about The Netherlands in 1929. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of modern A.I. software. Due to the fact that the speed has been reduced to 75% of the original, the audio may sound a bit slurred. This was a compromise between either maintaining the correct sound speed versus the film running far too fast. It starts with storm scenes at the harbor heads at Scheveningen, followed by footage of the Zuiderzee, the construction of the Afsluitdijk with its sea locks, the Wieringermeerpolder, rural and agricultural scenes, the Pompstationsweg with the water tower at The Hague, windmills in the province of Zuid Holland, a coal mine in the province of Limburg and ends with farms, castles, ruïns, churches and a religious procession in this province. Source B&W public domain footage: Beeld En Geluid. Music: None (original documentary sound). Tijdlijn (concept): 00:00 Storm bij de havenmonding van Scheveningen 00:20 etc. (wordt nog nader uitgewerkt) 09:28: Gemaal Lely bij Medemblik

Als vervolg op de vorige veel bekeken film over Rotterdam rond 1915 zijn hier wederom prachtige beelden van de stad en zijn havens te zien van bijna een eeuw geleden in kleur! De oorspronkelijke Z/W film is beweging- en snelheid- gestabiliseerd, gerestaureerd en ingekleurd met behulp van moderne A.I. software. De film begint met een prachtig panoramisch shot over de oude haven gevolgd door een panorama over de oude stad. Vervolgens worden uiterst boeiende filmbeelden getoond van de drukke activiteiten in de haven. Meer informatie staat in de tijdlijn hieronder. Muziek: Trevor Kowalski Bron Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid. This is a follow-on film of the previous very popular film about Old Rotterdam and its harbors nearly a century ago around 1915. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored and colorized by means of modern A.I. software. The film begins with a beautiful panoramic shot over the harbor followed by a panorama of the old city. Subsequently highly interesting footage is shown of the bustling activities in the old harbour as well as more glimpses of the old city which was almost entirely destroyed at the beginning of WWII. More information can be found in the timeline below. Music: Trevor Kowalski Source B&W film: Beeld En Geluid. Noot: This source states 1925 as the year of filming, but a viewer (Koen G) has recognized some locations that indicate this film to be of around 1915 or even earlier. Bekijk hier onze andere films over Rotterdam van tussen ca. 1920 en 1935: You can view our other films about old Rotterdam here: Old town & harbor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbc_SYVB56c Fish market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkuZchqzIA8 Trams and horse trams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvOIXBVgKPY Old town & harbor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfFq4orwUAQ Flying over Rotterdam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTIqFXf_EK0 Tugging a huge Drydock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2fPU1hhvzE Tijdlijn (Timeline), met dank aan Koen G.: 00:00 Panoramic view of the old Scheepmakers harbor (filmed from Het Witte Huis) 00:09 Wijnhaven 00:17 Wijnstraat 00:21 Beursplein met rechts de Beurs 00:28 Station Beurs in het midden 00:32 Oudenhavensche kade en Mosseltrap vooraan, linksboven de Laurenskerk 00:36 Nieuwe haven met op 00:39 In het midden de RK St. Laurentiuskerk 00:47 Haringvliet en in de verte op de kop van de haven de Episcopaalsche kerk 01:04 De Oosterkade in alle glorie, met maasoever 01:20 Blik op het Noordereiland 01:40 Spoorbrug / Willemsbrug 02:07 Cirkeltje is rond: rechts weer de Scheepmakershaven 02:13 Veerhaven 02:30 Zeemansbond en gebouw Gebr. van Uden 02:42 Pieter de Hoochstraat / Pieter de Hoochweg 03:00 ?? 03:20 ?? 03:32 ?? 03:43 Delftsche Poort gezien vanaf de Delftsche vaart 04:07 Ophaalbruggetje over 't Verlaat gaat open 04:34 Haringkar rijdt de Zijlsteeg uit 04:46 ?? 05:01 Blik op Laurenskerk vanuit de Lange Torenstraat 05:20 Blik op Laurenskerk vanaf de Kolkkade, bomen rechts aan de 'Open Rijstuin' 05:35 Blik op Het Witte Huis links vanaf het Noordereiland (Maaskade) 05:53 Tochtje over de Maas 06:20 Vele stoom-sleepboten op de Maas 07:14 Blik op hotel Weimar op de Spaansche Kade, vanaf de Maas. Ervoor de Koningsbrug 07:34 Koninginnebrug tussen Noordereiland en Zuid 08:08 Aan boord 08:22 Willemsburg en spoorbrug etc. (to be completed).

Deze film toont trieste beelden van het werkkamp Westerbork tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Feitelijk was het een doorgangskamp voor Joodse tewerkgestelden naar de concentratiekampen in Duitsland en Polen. De film werd gemaakt in opdracht van kampcommandant Alfred Konrad Gemeker en gefilmd door de Joodse fotograaf Rudolf Breslauer die helaas de concentratiekampen niet overleefde. Tot de dag van vandaag is de omvang van de rol van Gemeker controversieel aangezien hij tot zijn dood in 1982 bleef volhouden nooit van de misdaden in de concentratiekampen te hebben geweten. Om die reden kreeg hij in 1945 dan ook een relatief milde straf van 10 jaar gevangenis. De beelden tonen de Joodse tewerkgestelden aan het werk in het kamp en op de momenten waarop zij in goederen wagons op transport worden gezet naar hun laatste bestemming. Dit is slechts een korte samenvatting van al het beschikbare filmmateriaal waarvan in totaal nog ruim 70 minuten is teruggevonden. De laatste scene van de Duitse soldaat op wacht is pas onlangs boven water gekomen. Veel meer boeiende informatie over deze film lees je hier: https://www.beeldengeluid.nl/verhalen/de-westerborkfilm-een-beeld-om-nooit-te-vergeten Westerbork was the infamous labour camp in The Netherlands during World War II which in fact was an in between station for Jews to be transported to the concentration camps in Germany and Poland. This film was made at the initiative of camp commander Alfred Konrad Gemeker by the Jewish photographer Rudolf Breslauer. The latter did not survive the concentration camps. It shows moving scenes of Jewish labourers at work in the camp and boarding the trains that would take most of them to their destination of death. To this day the role of commander Gemeker is controversial in view of the fact that until his death in 1982 he claimed to have had no knowledge of what happened in the concentration camps. Taking this into account, he received a prison sentence of only 10 years. The most poignent moment in this film is the footage of Settela Steinbach, a Roma girl who was part of a gypsy group, about to be deported. This scene of her face between the almost closed doors of a goods wagon is famous the world-over, but now can be seen for the first time in color. Historians only recently discovered her identity. This is just a summary of the total of 70 minutes of footage that was found after the war. The last scene of the German soldier standing guard was only recently discovered. The original fragments have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and artificially colorized by means of modern A.I. software. Note the "double vision" blur that starts around 00:15 was caused by the initial use of a poor quality camera. Later on Gemeker arranged a better camera. Music: Philip Ayers - "Together We Rise". Source: Beeld en Geluid.

Boieiende, zeldzame beelden van de haven van Rotterdam, Parijs, Londen en de activiteiten van scheepvaart maatschappij Müller & Co. W. H. Müller & Co's Stuwadoors Maatschappij N.V. was een handels- en scheepvaartmaatschappij die in 1876 werd opgericht door de Duitser Wilhelm Müller. In 1889 werd Anton Kröller directeur van de maatschappij, die zetelde in Den Haag. In 1970 fuseerde het bedrijf met Internatio tot Internatio-Müller [Wiki]. Wonderful, rare footage, with aerial views of the harbour of Rotterdam, scenes in Paris and London and of Muller and Co's shipping activities almost a century ago. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and colorized by means of modern video software. Draft Time Line (Please help to improve this!): 00:00 The harbor of Rotterdam from the air 02:04 Harbor activities 03:53 London, Regent Street 04:03 Paris 04:07 Madeleine church (or Paris Opera)? 04:14 View on the Eiffel tower from the banks of the river Seine 04:21 The bridge over the Seine near the Eiffel tower 04:28 Extremely rare scene: The old Trocadero building! 04:35 More harbor activities 13:20 Hoek van Holland station (or is this Vlissingen)? 13:59 Boarding the ferry 16:30 Who recognizes this building? 16:56 A drink on an over-crowded terras 17:12 The End. Music is by: Jonatan Mollberg, piano. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid

How about going back in time and fly with the KLM with a Fokker F.VII aircraft from Amsterdam to Paris in 1929? No long check-in times, no conveyer belts, no gates, no luggage claim areas, no queus, no removal of belts and shoes, no jumbo's, but in stead just a simple step ladder to board the plane with your suitcase in your hand to join the other half-a-dozen passengers. Aircraft in those times were noisy, cold, choppy and could only fly at low altitude because of the lack of a pressure cabin. Seats were made of wicker and the only entertainment was the stewardess trying to serve coffee while attempting to keep her balance... The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid.

A wonderful flight with a Fokker F.VII aircraft, registration number H-NACT over the city of Arnhem in The Netherlands in 1926. This film has been restored and colorized with Artificial Intelligence software. Arnhem is well known the World-over for in particular its role during WWII. Many viewers will have seen the famous movie "A Bridge Too Far" with among other Sean Connery and many other stars. The river can be seen in this film, as it was nearly 20 years before the end of WWII. This original N-HACT was destroyed during the German assult at the beginning of WWII. After the war a similar aircraft was bought (from Sweden?) and re-named N-HACT. It can still be seen in the Aviodome museum (to be confirmed). At the beginning the pilot can be seen smoking a cigarette before getting his aircraft ready for the flight. Subsequently the film shows the old town and views of the bridges over the river Rhine. For more details, check out this time line: Draft Timeline (please help to complete this!): 00:00 The Fokker H-NACT at old Schiphol (?) airport. 00:12 Just after take off 00:14 Large mansion, top left, "Huis Zypendaal" 00:30 Van Slichtenhorststraat Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk 00:36 Crossing the railway line 00:42 Park (Location?) 00:55 Church: Eusebiuskerk 01:02 Grote Markt (?) 01:12 Church: Sint Walburgiskerk (?) 01:22 Location (?) 01:32 Musis Sacrum concert hall, built in 1847 01:42 Location (?) 01:49 Location (?) 01:58 The river Rhine (or IJssel?) 02:16 Domed Prison (Koepelgevangenis), built in 1886 02:27 River (?) 02:32 Location (?) 03:07 Location (?) Music: Trevor Kowalski Source B&W footage: Beeld en Geluid (Dutch video archive)

Highly interesting footage of the launch of a 8000 ton dry dock in the harbour of Rotterdam in 1923. Subsequently about a dozen steam tugs can be seen wrestling with this monster to try and drag it over the river Maas under a bridge. Plenty of spectators are on the bridge to observe this immense struggle. At one point they get totally smoked-out by the steam and smoke from the tugs' funnels while they pass under the bridge. It is interesting to see how the funnels need to be collapsed in order for the tugs to pass under the bridge. Music: Johannes Bornlof Source B&W footage: Beeld en Geluid (Dutch online video archive). The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and colorized by means of modern software. Rotterdam: Tewaterlating en onder de Maasbruggen doorslepen van 8000 ton Droogdok in 1923 in kleur! Uiterst boeiende beelden van de tewaterlating van een gigantisch droogdok in 1923. Deze softwarematig gerestaureerde en ingekleurde film toont in alle detail hoe een dozijn (stoom) sleepboten grote moeite heeft om het gevaarte onder een brug door te slepen. Muziek: Johannes Bornlof Bron: Beeld en Geluid.

Over the past month this has been one of our major film restoration projects. Most films about the 1906 earth quake are of extremely poor quality. We have let our restoration and colorization skills run free on that material in an attempt to bring it back to new life. Obviously miracles can not be expected, but by motion-stabilizing, speed-correcting, A.I. enhancing and A.I. colorizing these films it has become more bareable to watch (at least we think so). The 1906 earth quake occured along the infamous San Andreas vault and struck the San Francisco area early in the morning of the 18th of April 1906. The magnitude of the quake has been estimated to be 7.9 on the Richter scale. More than 3,000 people died and over 80% of the city of San Francisco was destroyed. This film shows the tragic aftermath whereby survivors are trying to simply survive among the rubble. A few days later the army brought in supplies. People can be seen waiting in queues for food and being temporarily housed in tent camps that were erected to house about 20.000 people. Many fled the city by ferry to cross the bay to (presumed) safer regions. One remarkable thing stands out while watching this footage and that is how dignified the San Franciscans appear to behave and how well-dressed many of them still are. The film also shows early activities to start removing remains of buildings and rubble. One famous scene shows a journey by car through Market Street right up to the Ferry building at the harbour. This footage has often been compared with another film that was shot just days before the earth quake and can be found on dozens of channels on Youtube, even in colorized 4K 60fps format. Far more information is available on the web and especially on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake Source: Various, including Library of Congress and Prelinger Archives. Music: Spectacles Wallet and Watch.

Het is nu heftig winterweer in Nederland, maar het kan nog veel erger. Kijk maar eens naar deze beelden van sneeuw- en ijs-overlast bijna een eeuw geleden! Ook toen kwamen er ijsbrekers aan te pas op de meren en grote rivieren en kon men zich prima op het ijs vermaken met heel veel ijspret en zelfs ringsteken op het ijs met door paarden getrokken sleden nabij Leeuwarden! De beelden zijn gemaakt tijdens de extreme winters in met name 1928/1929 en ook in 1932. De winter van 1928-1929 was in Nederland en België de enige strenge winter tussen 1895 en 1940. Beautiful colorized images of severe winter conditions in The Netherlands almost a century ago. The film shows Amsterdam cloaked in snow, frozen lakes, canal and rivers, ice breakers at work, high snow dunes and even a "ringsteken" competition on ice with horse and buggy! The film was made during the severe winter of 1929 and also in 1932. This was the worst recorded winter between 1895 and 1940. Timeline: 00:00 Amsterdam in the Winter in 1932 00:30 Snow dunes at Scheveningen in the Winter of 1929 01:34 Hard times for the birds 01:58 Cars riding over a frozen lake! 02:40 A horse-drawn sledge 03:21 Ice breakers at work in the distance 04:16 Snow and ice torists 04:54 Ice blocks, broken up by the ice breakers 05:02 Ships in convoy, following an ice breaker 06:32 Violently flowing river with huge ice rocks 07:00 A boat trip on the icy river 07:18 Spectators watching the drifting ice 07:35 Beautiful river scenes 07:59 An ice breaker at work 09:49 Huge ice boulders 10:03 Huge crowds having fun on an outdoor icerink 10:20 Even horse-and-sleigh buggies are on the ice 10:30 A "Ringsteken" competition with horse-drawn sledges 11:00 This event is held near Leeuwarden in 1929 12:05 Plenty of fun on the ice. 12:28 The End.

Deze film begint met beelden van het statige Hotel Des Indes aan het Lange Voorhout in Den Haag. In het volgende fragment is het vertrek van de Japanse Keizerlijke kroonprins Hirohito uit dit hotel te zien in 1921. Herohito bezocht toen o.a. het Paleis Noordeinde en het Vredespaleis. Vier jaar later werd Hirohito Keizer van Japan op 25 December 1925 en bleef dat tot aan zijn dood in 1989. Met name de rol van Hirohito tijdens de 2e Wereldoorlog is zeer omstreden gelet op de vele oorlogsmisdaden die in zijn naam door de Japanners werden gepleegd. Hirohito werd vereerd door de Japanners als een God. This film begins with footage of the stately Hotel Des Indes at the Lange Voorhout in The Hague. Subsequently the film shows the Japanse Emporial crown prince Hirohito leaving this hotel in 1921 to visit the Paleis Noordeinde as well as the Vredespaleis. Hirohito became the Emperor of Japan on 25 december 1926 until his death in 1989. The role of Hirohito was controversial during WWII as many war atrocities were done in his name. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid.

Oorspronkelijke titel: "Met de Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging Voor Vreemdelingenverkeer op excursie naar Giethoorn" This film is about a visit by members of the Dutch Tourist board to the picturesq village of Giethoorn in the North-East of The Netherlands in 1932. Giethoorn is famous for its canals and farms bordered by lushes old trees, hay stacks and meadows. The inhabitants and visitors are transported by small boats, called "punters", along the canals, driven by a pole, alike the gondolas in Venice. The canals are crossed my many old wooden bridges. Until Corona set in, Giethoorn was visited annually by many tourists. The film has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated Artificial Intelligence Software. The original sound has also been restored. It is remarkable that such an old film has a soundtrack. Source B&W film: Beeld En Geluid.

Leuke beelden van een meiden-dansgroep op het strand van Scheveningen bijna een eeuw geleden. De exacte datum is niet bekend en daarom ingeschat op circa 1925. Scheveningen is a town on the North Sea. It lies to the West of the residence of the Netherlands, The Hague. Scheveningen is famous for its sandy beaches, the Kuhrhaus and its long Pier. In this film a dance group consisting of only girls performs (or rehearses) a vivid dance. Notice the old style mobile bathing cabins in the background meant for the more wealthy beach visitor to change in and out of theit bathing costume. Above it is the Scheveningen Boulevard. The exact date of the film is unknown and therefore estimated around 1925. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected, enhanced and artificially colorized by means of state-of-the-art A.I. video software. Bron Z/W flm: Beeld en Geluid

A beautiful flight (with the KLM) over the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Scheveningen, Delft, The Hague and Rotterdam nearly a century ago in color (A.I. enhanced & colorized). This flight was made with the H-NACC aircraft that took-off from Schiphol and headed for Rotterdam Waalhaven airport to pick up passngers for a scenic flight. The aircraft, type Fokker F.VII, can also be seen in even more detail in my next film. In previous years (1924) it served also on the first extremely long distance route between The Netherland and Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (nowadays Indonesia). Rotterdam Waalhaven airport was opened only 6 years earlier on 26 July 1920. To a large extent this airport was destroyed during WWII in 1940 and never rebuilt. In stead Rotterdam opened airport Zestienhoven in 1956, currently known as "Rotterdam The Hague Airport". The source of this film, Beeld En Geluid, states "1927" as the date of this film. However, this must be incorrect because the H-NACC crashed in Belgium on 9 July 1926. Therefore it can be assumed that this scenic flight happened not long before that fatal crash. Vliegtuig-enthousiasten zullen hun hart op kunnen halen aan deze film. Met name de zeer scherpe beelden van de beroemde H-NACC en ook van het stationsgebouw van Vliegveld Waalhaven zijn uniek! As usual, I need your help to identify all the locations and to add them to the timeline and CC captions, so please help if you can! Draft timeline: 00:00 The film starts while the H-NACC flies over the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam 00:17 Bloemensingel and Munttoren in Amsterdam 00:33 Amsterdam Central station and surroundings 00:48 Location (?) 01:12 Approaching Scheveningen from the North Sea 01:21 Flying over the old pier (destroyed in 1943) 01:28 The Kuhrhaus at Scheveningen 01:39 The lighthouse at Scheveningen 01:48 The Scheveningen fishing harbour 02:00 The entrance to the harbour 02:03 Waalhaven airport in Rotterdam 02:10 Passengers checking in for a scenic flight with the KLM 02:18 "Only" 7.50 Dutch Guilders for a ticket (about € 400 in today's money) 02:43 Stunning views of Waalhaven terminal building 03:12 Passengers gathering for boarding the H-NACC; kids are getting exited 03:39 The Fokker F.VII aircraft H-NACC is being prepared for the flight 03:48 First glimpses of Rotterdam from the air 03:54 The Peace Palace in The Hague (Donated by the American Carnegie) 04:00 The Hague (Bezuidenhout?) from above 04:06 Location (?) 04:10 Location (?) 04:14 Approaching Delft 04:18 The smelly "Gist & Spiritus" factory in Delft 04:21 Delft old town center 04:25 The Nieuwe Kerk and Grote Markt come into view 04:32 Flying over Rotterdam Hofplein area with the Delftse Poort 04:39 The Rotterdam City Hall 04:43 Building (?) 04:50 The old city of Rotterdam, almost fully destroyed during WWII 04:54 Hardly anything remained standing after the German bombardement on 14/05/1940 04:57 Location (?) 05:06 Location (?) 05:09 Inland vessels in the Rotterdam harbour 05:15 Separate rail- and road- bridges at (?) 05:23 A safe return to Rotterdam Waalhaven Airport. Music: Trevor Kowalski Source: Beeld En Geluid

Fascinating footage of the cheese market in the Dutch town of Woerden nearly a century ago. Woerden lies in the province of Utrecht in The Netherlands. The film shows local cheese producers entering the market square to witness the revelation of a statue that commemorates the 40 year jubilee and the founders of this cheese market. Subsequently the producers can be seen negotiating with traders to get the best price for their cheese. Thereby they use the ancient tradition of "handjeklap" which involves the seller reducing his asking price by small steps and the buyer increasing his offer until they meet somewhere in the middle. With each step they lightly smack each other's hands. The monument is called "De Kaasbel" (The cheese bell). The plaque from 1925 to commemorate the 40 year jubilee is now replaced by one that celebrates the 100th jubilee on 26th of June 1985, signed by the Queen's Commissioner: https://www.beleefwoerden.com/nl/locaties/4188615275/kaasbel This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized by means of sophisticated software. Source B&W film: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski. Voor Nederlandse kijkers: Interessant leesvoer over de oprichting van de Woerdense Kaasmarkt in op 15 september 1885 vind je hier: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/212600/HEEM_1985-01_1.pdf

Great enhanced and colorized film footage about Steam Pumping Stations in The Netherlands nearly a century ago. These pumping stations were in fact the successors to water windmills. Their only purpose was / is to drain the water from the Dutch polders into canals to keep the ground, that often lies below sea level, dry. This film shows three important Steam Pumping Stations, i.e. the "Cruquius", the "Arkselsedam" and the "Linge gemaal". The Cruquius was built in 1849 and lies in the Haarlemmermeer polder. In 1933 it was converted into a museum which still exists to this day! The Arkelsedam lies near the town of Gorinchem and was used to pump the Zederik-boezem of the Vijherenlanden. Unfortunately it was demolished; some parts can still be seen in the Cruquius-museum. The Linge-gemaal, designed my Mr. Dr. G. Kolff, was built during WWII and opened in 1945 by former Queen Wilhelmina. Its purpose was to pump the Beneden-Merwede near the town of Hardinxveld-Giessendam. Source B&W footage: Beeld en Geluid. The music is by the great contemporary composer Trevor Kowalski.

For centuries The Netherlands has been famous for its windmills. They were (and some still are) used to grind grain, saw wood or to pump water out the many polders. This interesting A.I. restored and colorized film consists of five fragments, showing: - A windmill being prepared for duty in 1928 - Three windmills in the Driemanspolder near Leidschendam in 1938 - A "poldermolen" in the town of Noordwijkerhout in 1939 - A windmill near Amsterdam, bound to be replaced by a coal-fired power station. - Many windmills at dusk, filmed in famous Kinderdijk in 1928. An interesting fact about windmills is that the position of the wings while the windmill is in rest shows six specific events like: happy or sad events that affect the miller as well as a short, long or fast re-start or a festive position. The original B&W films have been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, AI enhanced and AI colorized by means of sophisticated software. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid Music: Trevor Kowalski.

This is Part-2 of a highly interesting film that shows The Netherlands from the air more than 80 years ago in 1938. Currently I am trying to retrieve the description of the locations, but the new search engine in the Beeld En Geluid archives has made this almost an impossible task. If anyone recognizes certain locations then please include that in a comment. From a historic perspective this film has a lot too offer because a lot has changed since 1938, due to destruction during World War II and many new developments. The film contains spectacular footage of the city of Den Haag (The Hague) with its houses of parliament, the big church and the old city. Note: Some flickering of the film is caused by the propellor; this can not be corrected with software. Part-1 of this film is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1LpL7WJgdw Timeline (draft): 00:00 Location (?) 00:49 Zandverstuiving (Veluwe?) 00:55 Flying over the river (?) 01:07 Agricultual areas 01:00 City of Kampen 01:07 The river IJssel 01:23 The city of Groningen 01:57 The city of Groningen with the Martinitoren 02:22 Airport Eelde near the city of Groningen 02:39 Airport Leeuwarden 02:54 Afsluitdijk at Kornwerderzand. This dyke closed-of the Zuiderzee which became IJsselmeer 03:21 Lemmer, construction of the Noordoostpolder 03:32 Head of the Afsluitdijk near Zurich in the province of Friesland 03:39 Along the Dutch West Coast with its wave breakers 03:49 Zandvoort 03:59 The old Water Tower at Zandvoort. 04:02 It was blown up by the Germans on 17 September 1943 during WWII 04:05 Location (?) 04:14 The city of Dordrecht 04:28 Brugweg, Dordrecht (?) 05:01 City (?) 05:35 Maastricht 05:54 Wilhelminabrug Sint Servaasbrug, Maastricht 05:58 Rotterdam Zuid Oranjeboomstraat en Noordereiland 06:00 Rotterdam, De Hef 06:10 Rotterdam, Witte Huis (first skyscraper in the Netherlands) and centre 06:20 Rotterdam Harbor (?) 06:42 Spectacular views of Den Haag Binnenhof, the residence of the Dutch government 06:53 The old city of Den Haag (The Hague). The Grote Kerk still has its old steeple! 07:05 Flying directly over the Grote Kerk 07:23 The town of Breda 07:49 Eindhoven, probably Philips factories 07:11 Harbor of (?) 07:23 Town of Breda in the province of Noord Brabant 07:48 Location (?) 07:55 Hoogovens of Pernis (?) 08:22 Moerdijkbrug with separate road and rail bridges 08:31 Industrial area of (?) 08:39 Location (?) 08:48 Location (?) 08:54 The Peace Palais (Vredespaleis), donated by Carnegie 09:04 Location (?) 09:13 Crescent of (?) 09:16 The city of Roermond in the province of Limburg

A Highly interesting film that shows The Netherlands from the air more than 80 years ago in 1938. Currently I am trying to retrieve the description of the locations, but the new search engine in the Beeld En Geluid archives has made this almost an impossible task. If anyone recognizes certain locations then please include that in a comment. Timeline (draft) 00:00 Football fields from above 00:17 The city of 's Hertogenbosch 01:24 Flying over the Dutch country side 01:37 Philips factories at Eindhoven, Strijp-S 01:54 Lighting tower at Eindhoven 02:05 Stadionplein and Olympic Stadium at Amsterdam 02:31 The previous Haarlemmermeer Station 02:56 The city of Gouda with its city hall in the background 03.10 Lange Jan tower at Amersfoort 03:25 City hall at Hilversum designed by Dudok 03:44 Roermond 04:09 Combined Railway and road bridge at Venlo, destroyed in 1940 during WWII 04:16 Weir (stuw) at Venlo in the river Maas 04:29 (?) 05:00 Taxi-ing and taking off from Schiphol airport Amsterdam 05:25 Recreation with sailing vessels on the Nieuwe Meer and Amsterdamse bos 05:45 The Olympic Stadium at Amsterdam 05:55 Zaandam (?) 05:58 River De Zaan 06:15 Wormervee 06:55 Waagplein at Alkmaar 07:16 Den Helder, its naval base and old wharfe "Rijkswerf" 07:48 On the left "Wachtship" Hr. Ms. Koningin Emma der Nederlanden at Willemsoord, Den Helder 07:57 The Dutch coast line with its wave breakers 08:00 Hondsbossche Zeewering (North Sea sea dyke) (?) 08:12 Approaching IJmuiden 08:22 The harbor arms at IJmuiden 08:38 The sea locks at IJmuiden 08:41 The high lighthouse at IJmuiden 08:46 The "Vissershaven" at IJmuiden 08:50 Approaching old Schiphol airport. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized. Source: Beeld En Geluid.

Een korte mooie gerestaureerde en ingekleurde film over Bolsward in Friesland een eeuw geleden. A nice short film about the town of Bolsward in the province of Friesland a century ago in 1921. Bolsward is one of the towns that participates in Friesland's famous "Elf Stedentocht" (eleven cities tour) in which thousands of skaters compete on a 200 km long route over the frozen canals. Unfortunately, in recent years the Dutch winters have not been harsh enough to have at least 15 cm of ice on the canals along the route. The last Elf Stedentocht was held in 1997 and the first in 1909. Between these years this tour was held only 15 times. The film shows the town's canals, the Martinikerk with its not very pretty steeple, the characteristic townhall with its tower and skaters on a nearby lake with the Martinikerk in the background.

Boeiende beelden in kleur van de vooroorlogse crisisjaren in Nederland tussen 1934 en 1936. Deze film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd en A.I. gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Highly interesting footage about The Netherlands during the depression period between 1934 and 1936 in color! Among other this film shows men on the dole queing-up for a bicycle registration plate, chained ships waiting in the harbor for better times, deteriorating cascases of smaller and larger ships, men on the dole fishing in the harbor, the police and armed anti-riot forces of the Dutch Weermacht trying to keep control of the streets in the Jordaan quarters in Amsterdam, workmen driving wooden piles into the soft ground in order to build houses on that land, and finally the construction of the Moerdijk bridge whereby the activities of the rivetters is shown in great detail. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and colorized. Source: Beeld En Geluid.

An interesting (silent) film about the town of Baarn in The Netherlands in 1929. This film has been motion-stabilized, drastically speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and colorized. We had to reduce the speed by nearly half because the original film was moving so fast! Baarn is a town in the province of Utrecht, more or less in the middle of The Netherlands situated on the river Eem. A famous landmark of Baarn is Paleis Soestdijk where the Grand mother (Queen Juliana) of our current King (Willem-Alexander), lived from 1948 until her death in 2004. The area was already inhabited from 8000 to 4500 BC. We would like to add more details about this film but can no longer find it in the archives of Beeld En Geluid who regrettably have changed their search engine a week ago. Please help us compose the timeline, thank you! Note: This film is without sound; we deliberately did not add any music, among other because it is becoming increasingly more difficult to find unique copyright-free music. Source B&W film (Bron): Beeld En Geluid

A.I. Enhanced and colorized (slightly damaged) film about the fishmarket at De Blaak in the Dutch harbour city of Rotterdam a century ago in color. Rotterdam lies at the West coast of The Netherlands and still has one of Europe's most important harbours. It connects the North Sea via the Nieuwe Waterweg to the main rivers like the Maas and Rhine that flow deep into Europe. The film shows the fishermen who sell their catch to local fish traders as wel as to the general public. Compared to todays standards the handling and packaging of the fish is crude and the hygiene measures are highly questionable. But life was entirely different then and should not really be viewed through todays eyes, This film was made twenty years before the destruction of the entire old center of Rotterdam as the result of a bombardement by the Germans on the 14th of May 1940. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, AI enhanced and AI colorized by means of sophisticated modern video software. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid Music: Claude Signet

Splended footage about the way of life in a Cornish fishing village during World War II. The war never reached this far to the South-West corner of England. No signs of war are visible and life seems to go on like it did during decades before. This film shows how the men go about their activities during daytime and nighttime. During the day pilchards are caught and during the night crabs. The stone harbour walls are ideal for drying the fishing nets. The daily catch is plentiful and the village seems to thrive. In the distance, Saint Michaels Mount is visible across the bay, about 4 miles away. The village is called Mousehole. The original film is titled "Coastal Village" and doesn't mention the name of the village. We have added nice background music by the young American composer Trevor Kowalski titled "Beautiful Blur". The original film has been motion-stabilized, slightly speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized by means of sophisticated software. Source: British Council, free-to-use footage. Note: We are not monetizing this film. https://film.britishcouncil.org/resources/film-archive/coastal-village

Spectacular and rare images of the capital city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands almost a century ago in full-HD and in color! Must watch!!! The film begins with stunning aerial views of old Amsterdam. Thereafter the film shows most of the famous spots like De Dam, the Palace on the Dam, The Nieuwe Kerk, unique views of Het Kolkje, The Nicolaas Kerk, characteristic old Markets, The Jordaan quarters, The Westertoren, Canals, The beautiful Central Station, The Rijksmuseum and much more! This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, straightened, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized by means of sophistiated contemporary video software. It is accompanied by beautiful music, characteristic of the style for which this channel has become known all over the World. Don't forget to subscribe! The great music is by American composer and pianist Trevor Kowalski. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid.

Interesting footage about a train and boat trip from London Liverpool Street Station via Harwich to Flushing (Vlissingen) in The Netherlands, almost a century ago. Crossing the North Sea was on a ferry of the Dutch "Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland" (SMZ) company. Before World War II this ferry served a daily crossing between Harwich in the county of Essex and Vlissingen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The company was established as early as in 1875. During WWII the service was suspended. After WWII the company moved its operations in 1945 to Hook of Holland. In the late sixties SMZ joined forces with British rail to form Sealink. This popular sea route was taken over in 1989 by the Scandinavia Stena line which still operates this twice-daily service. Stena Line is currently 100% owned by P&O Ferries. The music is byTrevor Kowalski, titled "The Mountain Disconnect" Source B&W original: Beeld en Geluid

This short film gives an impression of the hard life of the fishermen and their families in Scheveningen nearly a century ago. Among other the old harbour repairing the fishing nets and sorting plus selling the fish come into view. Scheveningen is a village on the West coast of The Netherlands and borders the Dutch govenmental residency of The Hague. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized. The lovely music is by Trevor Kowalski, titled "Evening Imagery"

Four highly interesting folkloric Clog dances from the Netherlands nearly a century ago in colour! Please note that the 3rd fragment is without sound. These are the four films: 1. Clog Dance in Volendam in 1928 2. Clog Dance in Deventer in 1939 3. Clog Dance in Friesland in 1923 (no sound) 4. Clog Dance in Germany as preparation to the Olympic Games in 1936. There is not much known about the first dance. The second dance was recorded after the arrival in Deventer of parade of dancers from the village of Olst. Some spectators are dressed in 17th century Dutch costume. One spectator is strapped in a socalled scandpost intended to make a mockery out of him as punishment for some kind of fellony. The third dance (without sound) was recorded "en Fryske". The fourth dance is part of a stage performance in KDF Stadt. KDF stands for "Kraft Durch Freude", a kind of pleasure resort to reward workers under the Nazi regime. KDF Stadt nowadays is Wolfsburg. These four films have been motion-stabilized, AI enhanced and AI colorized.

This film shows spectacular views of old New York, nearly a century ago. Particularly interesting are the great shots at the beginning of the old Penn station which sadly was demolished in 1963. Before this activity began, the New York Times wrote: "Until the first blow fell, no one was convinced that Penn Station really would be demolished, or that New York would permit this monumental act of vandalism against one of the largest and finest landmarks of its age of Roman elegance" Also a market on the East side comes into view with fruit stalls and clothing stalls. This is followed by shots of 5th Avenue where the rich & famous live. Thereafter a visit is payed to Metropolitan Museum of Art (Moma) where among other a collection of harnesses can be admired. The trip goes on to the American Museum for Natural History where a reconstruction of a dinosaur skeleton is taking place. Some viewers may recall the famous scene from the movie "On the Town" when a huge dinosaur skeleton is wrecked by one of the three sailors who are visiting New York. Various scenes with early traffic showing double decker busses and luxurious motorcars also appear in the film. The film ends with shots of Riverside Drive, a favourite promenade with nice views over the Hudson River.

Cityviews of the town of Enkhuizen about a century ago in color! Enkhuizen is a town in the province of Noord Holland in North-West of The Netherlands and lies on the banks of the IJsselmeer, formerly called the "Zuiderzee" until it was closed-off by a huge dike called the "Afsluitdijk". This film shows the old harbour, town center, an ancient tower and city gate called the "Drommedaris", the "Peperhuis", the Townhall and many more picturesq viewpoints. Also it shows glimpses of the "Tuin- en Landbouw" (garden and agriculture) exhibition as well as a "Ringsteken" tournament. See the timeline below for more details: 00:00 The old port of Enkhuizen 00:23 The "Drommedaris", medievil Southern access gate to the city 00:30 The gate close-up 00:40 Another close-up 00:47 The "Peperhuis", warehouse of the V.O.C. (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) 00:55 The Peperhuis from the city side 01:02 The Town Hall on the Breedstraat 01:11 Barrell of a 17th century ship gun (from a Dunquerque "kaper") 01:18 The Zuiderspui 01:27 A tradionally Dutch stepped gable 01:32 Shop on the corner of Zuiderspui and Bocht 01:39 Spuihuisje between the Zuiderhavendijk and Oosterhaven 01:43 Access gate to the Snouck van Loosenpark 01:55 Women in local dress engaged in a conversation 01:59 The Drommedaris again, from a different angle 02:10 The "Landje van Top" where fishermen used to dry their nets 02:20 The "Koepoort" previously called the "Westerpoort" 02:42 Dwelling of a rich merchant 02:59 Portal of the St. Pancras- or Zuiderkerk. 03:14 The Zuiderkerk with the Torenstraat in the foreground 03:27 Local games called "Ringsteken" 03:50 Poking the ring is not easy 03:56 Success! 03:59 The judge and score keeper 04:10 Plenty of spectators 04:44 Policeman with long beard 04:52 Ringtsteken contestants, awaiting their turn 04:58 Here's that boy again! 05:05 Plenty of contestants 05:15 Missed! 05:17 Parade and angry policeman 05:34 Probably the mayor in a horse-drawn carriage 05:40 More local Enkhuizen dignatories 05:50 followed by some of the contestants 06:52 Duplicate scene (sorry!) 07:07 The "Tuin- and Landbouw" exhibition of 1919. 07:15 Entrance to this Garden and agriculture exhibition 07:21 A pleasure craft, rented from J.Heyman 07:32 Location(?) This film has been motion-stabiized, speed corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized. Unfortunately the original film was deformed, causing fluctuations in the playback stability. This could not be corrected with software.

A beautiful short film about the town of Zaandam in The Netherlands in 1921. Zaandam lies in the province of Noord Holland and is part of the community of Zaanstad. It has approximately 79000 inhabitants. An interesting area is "De Zaanse Schans" which resembles an open air museum with characteristic old Dutch houses but is freely accessible. In that area also the Zaanse museum can be found which houses a collection of items related to living and working near Zaandam over the centuries. Plenty of windmills can be found in the surroundings of Zaamdam. This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, AI enhanced and Ai colorized. Timeline: 00:00 View over the river Zaan 00:04 A small shipyard 00:15 The locks at Zaandam 00:22 A view of the city 00:32 A view over the river Zaan towards Wormerveer 00:41 A steam yacht enters the locks 00:55 A closer view of the locks 01:02 The locks with the steam yacht in the background 01:12 Inner waterway between small industrial buildings 01:23 Cityview of Zaandam 01:32 Tsar Peter monument in close-up 01:41 The "Hervormde kerk" (church) in close-up 01:54 A small canal in Zaandam with beautiful surroundings 01:58 A view over a canal in Zaandam 02:04 The Tsar Peter monument in close-up 02:08 The End The nice music, titled "More Than You Know", is by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEkCH9g8FTIVQkHywjisGaw Source B&W footage: Beeld en Geluid

Drenthe is a rural province in the North-East of The Netherlands. Its capital is Assen. The province is among other known for its "hunnebedden" (ancient stone graves), the TT motorraces and its natural beauty. In this part-3 we visit a peat factory, view the maintenance of the canals, and a youth education organisation. At the end we witness a pig being slaughtered at a local home, followed by the festivities to celebrate this event. In particular the women show-off their local traditional dress and head gear. Peat was used in those days for the heating of homes and also to construct sod huts. Timeline: 00:00 Peat extraction in New Amsterdam 00:05 Dredger machine 00:10 Turning the peat into muddy blubber 00:18 Drying the peat blubber in the open air 00:32 Cutting the dried peat into bricks 00:37 Piling-up the peat bricks on a cart 00:43 Drying the peat bricks 00:50 Mashing of peat blubber with the feet 01:19 Levelling the peat blubber with planks attached to shoes 01:40 Unloading a peat barge by men, women and also children 01:50 Peat factory at Schoonebeek, owned by A. Veldkamp 01:57 Pressing peat into blocks 02:04 Transporting the peat blocks by a wire conveyer belt 02:18 Laying the blocks out to dry 02:25 Machine room of the "Griendtveen Turfstrooiselfabriek"... 02:32 owned by the "Drentsche Land-Ontginnings Maatschappij" 02:41 Slowly rotating wooden mixing drum 02:59 Loading and unloading place 03:05 Pressed bale of peat 03:09 Removing the bales of peat 03:23 Narrow gauge railway, to transport the pressed peat bales 03:35 Steam locomotive pulling the freight train 03:44 DSM ("Drenthse Stoomtrein Maatschappij") train in action 04:18 Crossing a narrow bridge 04:42 Canal in the peat district of Drenthe 04:47 A dredger in action, deepening the canal 04:57 Local community center 05:03 Classroom where boys get drawing lessons 05:08 Infant school class 05:55 Boy figure-saws an elephant 06:01 Head teacher and teaching staff 06:05 Carpentry lessons 06:26 Boy marks wood and is corrected by his teacher 06:40 A spontaneous peat fire 06:58 Farmer's wife feeding the chickens 07:08 Carrying two buckets of milk, hung from a "juk" 07:14 Farmer's wife showing-off her "juk" 07:20 Farmers luring a pig by spreading food on the ground 07:41 The farmer and his wife posing for the camera 07:55 Sorry girl, you're up for the chop! 08:03 Drying the slaughtered pig 08:21 Time for celebration with a glass of brandy wine with raisins! 08:31 The neighbours arrive for the slaughter party 08:37 Close-up of the guests 08:52 Long time no see 09:05 A small dance to celebrate the slaughter of the pig 09:10 The guests show-off their local dress and head wear 09:30 Cheerful and proud Dutch people in Drenthe 10:13 It's a hard life but the people in Drenthe are happy and contented! This is a series in three parts: Part-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BihXzhe-0Q Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkgbaVJmtEk Part-3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKEMbvCgp-0 The Music is by Claude Signet Source B&W film: Beeld en Geluid

Drenthe is a rural province in the North-East of The Netherlands. Its capital is Assen. The province is among other known for its "hunnebedden" (ancient stone graves), the TT motorraces and its natural beauty. In this part-2 we visit the village of Diever, A shepherd and his flock at Smilde, The Drenthe main canal, a factory where sand and lymestone are being mixed, a stone factory, childrens recovery home 'De Zulthe', market day in Coevorden, a wood trade company and rural scenes with many sheep. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, AI enhanced and colorized. Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid.

Drenthe is a rural province in the North-East of The Netherlands. Its capital is Assen. The province is among other known for its "hunnebedden" (ancient stone graves), the TT motorraces and its natural beauty. In this part-1 we visit the egg market in Hoogeveen, an arts & crafts school, a factory for wooden cloggs, the steam tram in Dedemsvaart, a sod hut and workers preparing for the construction of new homes.

Spectacular film footage of the city of Washington DC in the 1930's, seen from the air. All well known structures in this beautiful city come into view, like the White House, Capital building, Smithsonian, Washington Memorial, Lincoln memorial and much more! This time line shows the locations: Press the CC button to read the locations while the film plays. The old B&W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected, contrast-, brighness- & Sharpness enhanced Timeline (please help to improve this!): 00:00 Washington aerial view from a distance 00:12 Capitol Hill in the distance 00:25 Library of Congress in the foreground 00:45 Cannon House Office Building & Capitol building 00:52 Cannon House Office Building 01:09 Building (?) 01:23 The Capitol, seen from Constitution Avenue (?) 01:43 Close-up of the front of the Capitol 01:57 Stairs leading up to The House 02:08 Statue of (?) 02:16 Statue of (?) 02:25 Statue of a Horse with (?) 02:33 The Library Of Congress 02:57 Statue of (?) 03:14 Constitution Avenue (?) 03:25 Building (?) 03:30 The Supreme Court (?) 03:38 Department of the Treasury 04:01 The White House 04:06 The West Wing 04:10 Eisenhower Office Building 04:23 Eisenhower Office Building from a lower angle 04:46 Eisenhower Office Building, White House and Supreme Court 05:04 The White House 05:14 Washington Circle Park (?) 05:29 Building (?) 05:34 Building (?) 05:43 Location (?) 06:01 Location (?) 06:16 Aerial view 06:23 Washington Memorial 06:33 Washington Memorial, close-up 06:50 Washington Memorial, seen from the Reflecting Pool 06:59 Lincoln Memorial, seen from the Reflecting Pool 07:17 Lincoln Memorial, close-up 07:25 Statue of Abraham Lincoln 07:35 Lincoln Memorial, Reflecting Pool & Washington Memorial from the air 07:53 Lincoln Memorial from the air 08:05 Steps to the Lincoln Memorial 08:10 Location (?) 08:25 Arena (location?) 08:47 Location (?) 09:10 The Capitol building, Senate left, House of Representatives right 09:27 Dome of the Capitol building 09:43 The Capitol building from the air 10:14 Farewell to Washington DC. Source: Prelinger Archives

This is a re-upload of an earlier version of this video, this time with copyright-free music and further enhanced. The film starts with a nice view of the beach and town of Flushing (Vlissingen) on the island of Walcheren. It is followed by a view on Zoutelande, a village on the south coast of Walcheren. The characteristic church is still there. The next shots show the town of Veere followed by footage showing Zeeland's local dress and particular rituals like picnic-ing in the fields, courting and how men show their dislikes for a particular girl by placing a straw man outside her door. For more details: See the timeline below. Part-1 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7Mye16Ha30 Part-2 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEFXq4GWIf8 Timeline: 00:00 Vlissingen beach (Flushing) 00:06 Two fishing women waiting for the fishing ships to return 00:40 The church at Zoutelande after the Sunday service 01:23 Zoutelande seen from the dyke 01:44 Windmill along the [location?] 02:04 The town of Veere 02:16 Ring the bell for the ferry! 02:31 A 'huge' ferry approaches 02:50 A beautiful horse on a ferry on the other side of the river 03:03 A dog cart being pulled by a black labrador 03:07 Shoeing a horse 03:18 Preparing a straw man 03:25 Ritual of placing the strawman in front of the door 03:40 of a disliked girl. 03:48 Going for a picnic on a Mound of Refuge 04:00 Women in local dress 04:26 The cheerful picnic 04:55 Milking the cows 05:10 When crossing a bridge a lover is entitled to a kiss 05:18 Not everyone likes this ritual... 05:23 Every-day scenes around a church yard 05:50 Hoisting water from a well 06:01 Girls in traditional costume 06:31 Anybody home? Music: 1. Claude Signet - Like a Lullaby 2. Claude Signet - Forever True 3. Claude Signet - A Love That Once Belonged Source B&W film: Beeld En Geluid.

Een korte film over Amsterdam in 1931 in kleur. O.a. het dempen van een gracht alsmede drukke bouwwerkzaamheden komen in beeld. De film toont ook hoe druk het verkeer in de stad al in de begin jaren-30 was. A short film about Amsterdam in 1931 in color. This film shows one on Amsterdam's canals ('grachten") being filled-in as well as busy building activities. Also it shows how busy Amsterdam's traffic already was in the beginning of the 1930's. Bron: Beeld & Geluid.

This film shows stunning views of New York's Waterfront as seen from a boat on the Hudson River. During this trip we pass Battery Park, Clinton Castle (with its roof still intact), Battery Park, the Staten Island Ferry, Various 'slips', the IWW building and the New York State Canal Building. Clinton Castle was the home of the New York Aquarium until 1941. In the years to follow, the city council made no less than six attempts to get this castle demolished. Battery park where the Dutch made their first settlement "Nieuw Amsterdam" under the lead of Peter Stuijvesant. The city was renamed "New York" under later British rule. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I enhanced and A.I. colourized by means of modern video software. Source B&W footage: Prelinger Archive (USA). Please help to improve this timeline: 00:00 Start of the boat trip at Battery Park 00:30 Castle Clinton, until 1941 the home of the New York Aquarium 00:42 It's roof is stil intact 01:00 Battery Park 02:50 Staten Island Ferry 03:14 Slip-5 Battery Maritime Building 03:45 Slip-4 New York Central 04:00 IWW building: Industrial Workers of the World, Est.1905 (?) 04:18 New York State Canal Building.

Unieke beelden van Rotterdam voor de verwoestingen door het bombardement van de Duitsers op 14 mei 1940. Unique footage of the Dutch city of Rotterdam before WW-II. In order to force the Dutch government to capitulate, the Germans bombed the city of Rotterdam on 14 May 1940. Although the bombardment only lasted about 15 minutes, it devastated almost the entire old city. Nearly 1000 inhabitants perished and 80,000 people became homeless. After the war Rotterdam was rebuilt almost from scratch and thus is one the most modern cities in The Netherlands as regards architecture. Bron originele Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid.

To celebrate Christmas in this awful Corona year 2020, here is a nice film about Christmas in New York in the 1960's, showing street scenes, a Christmas Parade with huge animal-shaped ballons and wonderfully decorated shop windows. Merry Christmas to you all! Best Regards Rick Restored and A.I. enhanced film. Source: Prelinger Archives

A lot of viewers are wondering how we get such great results with restoring old B&W film footage. Here is a glimps into how it is done. Obviously, some ingredients of our software activities are secret, but at least if will give you some idea of the complexity and/or help you get going if you are interested to start this wonderful hobby yourself. I have used Public Domain material from "Beeld en Geluid" that was shot in 1921 in the picturesq villages of Giethoorn and Hierden. Here is the script of this video: "Hi, welcome to my channel. I live in Leidschendam, The Netherlands. The main purpose of this channel is to provide restored historic film footage, primarilly from before WW-II for viewers to learn from and enjoy. A lot of historic film material has been digitized with outdated scanners, resulting in wobbly, faint and blurry footage. Nowadays a lot can be achieved as regards enhancing such footage by means of sophisticated software tools, including Artificial Intelligence. Restoring old footage is not easy at all. It involves five separate stages with various types of software. The first step is to motion-stabilize a video. This is an important step because watching film as if it was originally shot on a tripod makes viewing far more pleasurable than wobbly footage. The human brain gets tired very quickly when watching motion-unstable video material. The second step is to enhance the contrast, brightness and sharpness, as well as apply noise reduction and dust and speckle removal filters. How to do this the correct way involves a lot of experience and the treatment of every film will be entirely different. The third step involves upscaling and/or enhancing to 1080p HD using contemporary A.I. software. This process adds a lot of clarity to almost any footage. In itself this stage is not too difficult providing you know how to set the correct parameters. The fourth step is optional and involves artificial colorization of B&W footage. A very good software tool for this purpose is DeOldify that has to be applied online via a not very user-friendly Github interface. The fifth and final step is to add sound and commentry and join the various film fragments by means of a sophisticated editor. This editor is also used to correct the speed if necessary. Many old films were shot on hand cranked cameras with 15 to 18 fps. This causes the slapstick effect when playing such footage at 25 or 30 fps, so a special treatment is needed to generate the missing frames by means of frame interpolation. Most films on my channel have undergone this paintstaking and time-consuming five stage process before uploading the results to youtube. Many of my films are accompanied by CC captions as well to explain the various events and locations as the film progresses. Colorization adds an extra dimension to old footage. Many viewers have commented that it brings old film much closer to todays reality. I hope you will appreciate my hobby, which to be honest has got a bit out of hand. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel and give as many thumbs up as you can. Thank you very much!"

Spectacular footage of a curiously designed helicopter flying over the city of New York in 1929 in color! This short film has been restored and colorized by means of modern A.I. software. Note: Viewers have identified this type of aircraft as an "Auto Giro". More info is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQieKnglzj4

The province of Zeeland consists of a number of large islands in the South-West of The Netherlands. Part-2 of this film shows the more pleasant times when its inhabitants engage in all sorts of community games, more than a century ago in 1919. Popular community activities and games were haymaking, decorating horses, "ringsteken" (poking a stick through a ring while on horseback or on a horse and cart), "bolderen" (almost a cross between curling and the French "Jeu de Boules") and archery, but in a way that you have probably never seen before. Music: 'Dawn Mist', 'Whales Of The North', Through The Mist'' by the great Ukrainean composer Vadim Krakhma. Source: Beeld en Geluid. E-mail: [email protected]

Breathtaking views of mountain gateways through the Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada almost a century ago in 1930. A couple takes a trip by luxury car through this beautiful part of Canada known as the Canadian Rockies, goes horse riding and has a spectacular encounter with a black bear and her two cubs. Route: Spokane - Washington - Rockies - Kootenay National Park - Sinclair Valley - Floc Lake - Marble Canyon - Bears - Castle Mountain (home of the little Chinook Wing) - Banff and Cascade Mountain. The film is accompanied by beautiful music by the highly talented Ukrainean cinematic music composer Vadim Krakhmal; Titles: - Dawn Mist. - Frozen stones. - Adventure. - Through the Mist. Timeline (draft): 00:00 Departure from The Davenport hotel Spokane 00:05 Nice car, model Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton 01:33 Scenic drive through Canadian Rockies 02:00 Entrance gate to Kootenay National Park 02:15 Entering Kootenay National Park 02:42 Kootenay National Park 04:31 Arrival at horse ranch 05:29 Sinclair Valley 06:09 Floc Lake 06:54 Marble Canyon 07:40 Black bear mother and two cute cubs act like highwaymen 09:25 Castle Mountain 10:07 Banff 10:51 The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta 12:05 Castle Mountain

The province of Zeeland consists of a number of large islands in the South-West of The Netherlands. Part-1 of this film shows the simple and hard rural life of its inhabitants more than a century ago in 1919. At the time nearly all of them wore the traditional dress. Music: 'Whales Of The North' by Vadim Krakhma Source: Beeld en Geluid. E-mail: [email protected]

Prachtige filmbeelden van de stad Nijmegen bijna een eeuw geleden. Beautiful views of the city of Nijmegen in The Netherlands nearly a century ago. This film has been restored and colorized by means of sophisticated Artificial Intelligence software The music is kindly provided by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262 Source: BeeldEnGeluid The Netherlands.

Restored film footage about Berlin just after World War II, based on original color film. This Part-5 of our series about Berlin parts of Berlin in ruïns immediately after World War II. We have delibately added no sound. Most free epic war music gets very tedious to listen to after a couple of minutes. The footage should speak for itself. Just turn on your own music while watching this film if you so desire. A large number of sophisticated A.I. software packages were used to stabilize and heavily restore this film. Please help to improve this timeline: 00:00 Aerial view Here are the other parts in this series about Berlin just after WW-II: Part-1: "Flying over War-damaged Berlin": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCY_ftfZhnM Part-2: "War Damage in the British Sector": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDlQBJSartk Part-3: "The War-damaged Reichstag": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1HlhgWr6Y Part-4: "War Torn Damage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlczAgccoug Part-5: "War-damaged Berlin from the Air": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8iw_kPKSd0

Uiterst boeiende en prachtige gezichten van Gouda bijna een eeuw geleden in 1922. De tweede helft van de film toont het werk van de vele pottenbakkers in Gouda. Highly interesting and splended colorized glimpses of the city of Gouda almost a century ago in 1922. The second half of this film shows the many potters at work in Gouda. This city is also famous world wide for its Dutch "Gouda" cheese. Email: [email protected] Bron: Beeld en Geluid. The nice music "Am I Wrong" is kindly provided by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Wonderful views of the picturesq city of Alkmaar in The Netherlands almost a century ago. Alkmaar is especially known for its cheese market and the cheese bearers in their white costumes. Source unrestored B&W film: Beeld en Geluid The music (by Kako & Nakamura) is kindly provided by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262 Email: [email protected]

A restored film about the festivities surrounding the liberation of Amsterdam after the second World War. These festivities lasted three days, from 26 to 28 of June 1945. The parade at the end is on the Rokin in Amsterdam. This is original color film that has been enhanced with modern A.I. software.

A very short film about Dartmouth, the River Dart and Dartmoor over a century ago in 1910. This film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored and colorized with modern Artificial Intelligence software.

A wonderful colorized film about horse-pulled and electric trams in Rotterdam nearly a century ago. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, de-noised, AI enhanced and AI colorized by means of sophisticated software. The nice music, "Fascination" and "As Time Goes By" is by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262 Source B&W footage: Beeld en Geluid E-mail: [email protected]

This enhanced film shows a trip from Gravesend across the Thames to London in 1928. Among other, the Leicester theater can be seen, as well as the Thames with the Tower Bridge and Victoria Station. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected and enhanced by means of special software. My B&W version can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlWHvLA48lM Source: Beeld en Geluid.

Original title: "Laveuses sur la Riviere", filmed by the Lumière brothers in 1900. The quality of this film is exceptionally high, especially considering its age. This film has been restored and colorized with sophisticated A.I. software. The beautiful music titled "Japanese Garden" is played by the Belgian Pianist Franco Di Nitto. https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

In this part-4 of my series about Dutch submarines you will see: - Submarines in the harbour of Amsterdam in 1921 - A brief view of the construction (or repair) of a submarine - The launch of Hr.Ms. O 10 on 30 July 1925 - A small waterplane on board a sub is assembled and takes of. The original B&W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness enhanced, de-noised and A.I. upscaled and colorized. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick8... Email: [email protected] Source unenhanced B&W film: Beeld en Geluid.

Boeiende filmbeelden van de stad Harlingen in de provincie Friesland bijna een eeuw geleden in 1921. Deze film is softwarematig m.b.v. A.I. gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Interesting short old film footage about the city of Harlingen in the Netherlands, nearly a century ago in 1921. This film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software. Bron ongerestaureerde Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid The nice music (titled "Paris Fashions") is kindly provided by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Boeiende gezichten op het plaatsje Staphorst een eeuw geleden in 1920. De film toont de lokale bevolking aan het werk, de lokale klederdracht, schoolgaande kinderen op klompen en nog veel meer. De prachtige muziek getiteld "Song from a Secret Garden" is door de Belgische pianist Franco Di Nitto. https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262 Highly interesting film footage about life in the small town of Staphorst in The Netherlands a century ago in 1920. The beautiful music titled "Song from a Secret Garden" is played by the Belgian Pianist Franco Di Nitto. https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Original title: "'t Sal Waerachtig Wel Gaan, Acte 3". This interesting film shows the Dutch submarine K14 on an exersize in Indonesian waters at the time when Indonesia was still Dutch territory called the Dutch East Indies. For more information about the Dutch K-class submarines read this Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_XIV-class_submarine The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness enhanced, de-noised and A.I. upscaled and colorized. Also the missing sound has been added from another source. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Email: [email protected] Source unenhanced B&W film: Beeld en Geluid.

Original Dutch title: "Onze Vloot", a Dutch navy film from 1923. The film is 'gold' for naval enthusiasts! Extremely rare footage of early types of submarines and a torpedo gun boat G-13 in action in The Netherlands almost a century ago. The film shows the gun boat being prepared to go on an exersize to test a new type of torpedo. The film also shows very rare shots of very old Dutch naval vessels in the harbor of Den Helder, including a gun boat, an armoured ship: the Hr.Ms. Heemskerck (1908), an armoured cruiser: the Hr.Ms. Gelderlander (1900) and the ancient Hr.Ms. Koningin Emma (1879) with its three masts still partly intact. The latter ship was used as a "wachtschip", i.e. a floating barracks, until WW-II. In part-1 of this series from 1928 this ship can be seen with it masts removed. There after we see the Hr.Ms. Medusa (1911). After completing the torpedo test the crew of the gun boat has a hard time to retrieve the still smoking torpedo and to hoist it back on board. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness enhanced, de-noised and A.I. upscaled and colorized. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Email: [email protected] Source unenhanced B&W footage: Beeld en Geluid.

Een prachtige verzameling van softwarematig gerestaureerde en ingekleurde beelden van de oude Pier van Schevingen. Deze pier officieel, "Wandelhoofd Koningin Wilhelmina" werd op 6 mei 1901 geopend door Prins Hendrik. Deze pier lag recht voor het Kuhrhaus in zee. Helaas overleefde deze oude pier de tweede Wereldoorlog niet en brandde af omstreeks 26 maart 1943. Pas in 1959 werd begonnen met de bouw van de nieuwe pier die er nog steeds staat. Jammergenoeg is toen voor een andere plek gekozen dan recht voor het Kurhaus. A wonderful collection of old film fragments of the Old Pier of Scheveningen in The Netherlands. This pier was opened on 6 May 1901 by Prins Hendrik, Queen Wilhelmina's husband. Unfortunately this pier burnt down during the second World War on 26 March 1943. Sixteen years later the current pier was built. E-mail: [email protected] Source: Beeld en Geluid.

O.a. Station Den Bosch, baanvak naar Ede, spoorbrug over de Rijn bij Rhenen, perron Amersfoort, viaduct van de Zeeburgerdijk, emplacement van de Rietlanden te Amsterdam, Locomotievendepot, stationsgebouwen van Maastricht en Nijmegen. De oorspronkelijke film is in snelheid gecorrigeerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd, met A.I. scherper gemaakt en het contrast en de helderheid is verbeterd. De film is met DeOldify software ingekleurd. Noot: i.v.m. Copyright heeft Youtube vanaf 05:45 een stukje van 40 seconden weggeknipt, vandaar dat de muziek even overspringt. In de Z/W versie is dit stukje film wel te zien. The Dutch Railways in 1924 in colour! Mijn Z/W versie vind je hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mo4ksyO_2o Als je mijn filmrestauratiewerk leuk vindt dan kun je Doneren via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Bron: Beeld En Geluid. Music: Whales Of The North' by Vadim Krakhma

"De Onderzeeboten der Marine in 1928 in kleur". Een film (zonder geluid) over oefeningen van de Onderzeedienst in 1928. We zien o.a. de duikboten O-10 en O-11 en Van Berkel seaplanes in actie! De O-boot O-10 werd op 1 september 1926 in dienst gesteld en de O-11 op 18 januari 1926 Silent film about the Dutch Navy's submarines in 1928. Among other, it shows the subs O-10 and O-11 and Van Berkel seaplanes in action! The O-10 went into service on 1 September 1926 and the O-11 on 18 January 1926 The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness enhanced, de-noised and A.I. upscaled and colorized. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Email: [email protected] Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid. Timeline (to be improved): 00:00 Submarine "O10" torpedo being loaded 00:45 Hr. Ms. Koningin Emma, Wacht schip 01:04 Submarine "O10" 02:20 Two A-class Minesweepers (Mijnenvegers) 03:08 Naval vessel [Name?] 03:20 Van Berkel Seaplanes 04:04 Submarines "O10" and "O11" in convoy 04:26 Three Van Berkel Seaplanes 04:30 Submarine "O10" 04:46 Submarine "O11" 05:02 Submarine "O10" 06:28 Naval vessel [Name?]

A wonderfully restored and colourized film about beautiful Cornwall in the UK more than a century ago in 1916 (silent film). The film title is "The Cornish Riviera" by Kineto ltd. London. We see spectacular film footage of: Looe, Polperro, Fowey, Newquay, Falmouth, The Lizard, St.Ives, Penzance, St.Michaels Mount, Morrab Gardens, Logan Rock, Lands End, Caves, Allan Valley, Padstow and Boscastle. Timeline: 00:00 Title "The Cornish Riviera" 00:05 Looe 00:23 Polperro 00:58 Fowey 01:28 Newquay 02:12 Falmouth 02:58 The Lizard 03:05 St.Ives 04:00 Penzance 04:05 St.Michaels Mount 04:16 Morrab Gardens 04:32 Logan Rock 04:45 Lands End 05:27 Padstow 06:03 Caves 06:25 Watermill 07:16 Allan Valley 07:44 Beautiful Sunset 08:02 Aerial view 08:31 Rural scenes 09:15 Boscastle 10:03 Sunset and The End. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness enhanced, de-noised, restored to HD and colorized with sophisticated A.I. software. Please press the "CC" button under the film to see the subtitles with the description of the locations! Kindly help to improve this info! If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Thank you very much! Email: [email protected]

Mooie ingekleurde beelden van Den Haag in 1928. De film toont een rit van het Binnenhof via de Parkstraat en Plein 1813 naar de Zeestraat waar toen de IFT (Internationale Film Tentoonstelling) werd gehouden. De subtitel van deze film was "Kom Mee Naar De IFT!" De route gaat door het Binnenhof, langs de Gevangenpoort, over de Kneuterdijk, via de Parkstraat naar Plein 1813 en vandaar via de Sophialaan naar de Zeestraat. Deze film is met kunstmatige intelligentie software gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Splendid colorized footage of the City of The Hague in The Netherlands in 1928. It shows a short car ride from the Dutch Houses of Parliament to the Zeestraat where the IFT (International Film Exhibition) was held. This film has been restored and colorized with Artificial Intelligence software. Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid The nice music (titled " Lake Louise") is kindly provided by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Boeiende beelden van Rotterdam en de havens bijna een eeuw geleden in 1925! De oorspronkelijke Z/W film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd, contrast-en helderheid gecorrigeerd, van beeldruis ontdaan en m.b.v. krachtige A.I. software gerestaureerd, opgeschaald en ingekleurd. Bron: Beeld en Geluid. Email: [email protected] Als je mijn werk leuk vindt dan kun je eventueel doneren via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Dank je wel! The City of Rotterdam in The Netherlands and its harbor nearly a century ago in 1925 (restored, enhanced and A.I. upscaled and colorized footage). If you like my work then please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Thank you very much! The nice music is kindly provided by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Uiterst boeiende beelden van de Rotterdamse havens bijna een eeuw geleden in 1925! De oorspronkelijke Z/W film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd, contrast-en helderheid gecorrigeerd, van beeldruis ontdaan en m.b.v. krachtige A.I. software gerestaureerd, opgeschaald en ingekleurd. Bron: Beeld en Geluid. Email: [email protected] Als je mijn werk leuk vindt dan kun je eventueel doneren via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Dank je wel! The harbor of Rotterdam in The Netherlands nearly a century ago in 1925 (restored, enhanced and A.I. upscaled and colorized footage). If you like my work then please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Thank you very much! Concept tijdlijn (Draft timeline) indicatie (correcties nodig): 02:07 Scheepvaartverkeer op de Nieuwe Maas: oa aken en stoomsleepboten varen onder spoorbrug door 1'36"; 03:52 het laden van manden 13"; vertrek stoomboot van de Batavierenlijn naar Engeland, (oa wuivende passagiers aan dek 40") totaal 56"; de St. Jobshaven: ext. pand "St. Job" met grote elektrische dakkranen, 23" 05:32 cu hijskraan 16"; overladen van graan in scheepsruim 56"; hoog shot bedrijvigheid op scheepsdek; 07:30 drie arbeiders in scheepsruim lossen maïs 35"; hoog shot haven 20"; Binnenhaven: het lossen van ijzeraarde 1'19"; 09:40 Maashaven met Thomsen's Havenbedrijf: oa grote verplaatsbare elektrische laadbruggen 54"; grijpers lossen scheepsruimen, totaal 31"; 11:11 Stoomvaartmaatschappij Holland-Amerikalijn: bedrijvigheid tijdens het laden en lossen van de "Rotterdam" 25"; groepje landverhuizers betreedt gebouwtje met opschrift "Kaplica en Kapelle" en poseert 1'05"; 12:21 gemeentelijk Wagenveer no I vaart voorbij 31"; houttransport: lossen en opslag grote houten balken en boomstammen 1'36"; Leuvenhaven: veel schepen (zeilschepen, binnenvaartschepen, sleepboten, stoomboten) aanlegplaats voor sleepboten, totaal 1'12"; 15:54 Parkhaven: aanlegplaats voor boten naar Hull: het lossen van goederen (oa een auto); het laden van zeeschip met basaltslag (voor het verharden van wegen): grijpwerktuig stort lading op transportband ca. 1'25"; 18:42 schip van De Rotterdamse Lloyd, klaar voor vertrek naar Nederlands-Indië: passagiers en bemanning aan dek + het daadwerkelijke vertrek uit de haven: wuivende reizigers en achterblijvers op dekken en kade, zijaanzicht van het schip. The music is by John Barry.

Dit is de volledige ingekleurde film over Stadsgezichten van Haarlem in 1919 met prachtige beelden van hoe de stad er ruim een eeuw geleden uitzag. Deze film is met speciale kunstmatige intelligentiesoftware gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Bekijk de beelden vooral in HD (1080p)! Er zal een tijdlijn worden toegevoegd. This is the complete colorized and restored film about the Dutch city of Haarlem in The Netherlands more than a century ago. Note: The district of "Harlem" in New York was named after Haarlem when it was under Dutch control and called "New Amsterdam". Please view this film in HD (1080p). This film has been restored and colorized with state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software. Timeline (please help me to improve this): 00:00 Haarlem Grote Markt met De Grote of St.-Bavokerk 00:12 Standbeeld van Laurens Janszoon Coster, uitvinder Boekdrukkunst 00:26 Interieur De Grote of St.-Bavokerk 01:16 Gezicht op de Grote Markt van de St. Bavo kijkend richting Zijlstraat 01:42 Tram rijd de Smedestraat in; Links de Hoofdwacht 01:59 Gezicht over Haarlem vanaf (?) 02:14 Vergezicht op het Spaarne met molen De Adriaan en de Koepelgevangenis 02:28 Gezicht op Spaarnekerk (inmiddels gesloopt) 02:34 Gezicht op het Spaarne en Warenhuis De Zon (later V&D) 02:39 Wederom de Grote Markt en de Hoofdwacht 02:50 Oude Stadhuis 03:02 Trap entree Oude Stadhuis 03:19 Trapgevel van de Vleeshal 03:38 Teylers Museum 04:08 Spaarne richting Damstraat en de Waag 04:28 Oude V&D gebouw aan het Spaarne hoek korte Veerstraat 04:53 Melkbrug over het Spaarne 05:15 Gezicht vanaf het Spaarne op De Waag 05:20 Teylers Museum (rechts) 05:35 Oude Gravestenenbrug (inmiddels nieuw exemplaar) 05:46 Spoorbrug over het Spaarne 06:25 Onder de spoorbrug door; Molen De Adriaan 06:43 Gezicht vanaf het Spaarne richting Grote of St.Bavo Kerk 07:12 Catherijnebrug over het Spaarne 07:36 Oude brouwerij De Olifant (links met twee trapgevels) aan het Korte Spaarne 07:58 Oude Gravestenen brug nu kijkend naar het zuiden 08:01 Interieur Oude Stadhuis 08:27 Grote Houtbrug 08:40 Houtplein kijkend naar het Noorden; Trams komen uit de Tempelierstraat 09:16 De Dreef 09:48 Het Provinciehuis (Paviljoen Welgelegen) 09:57 Standbeeld: De Laocoöngroep, Mercurius, Appolino, Bacchus en Amphelos, Euterpe, Ganymedes en Eros 10:05 Schilderijen in het Oude Stadhuis 10:14 Haarlemmerhout 10:34 Provinciehuis nabij Haarlemmerhout 10:50 Twee Heren in de Haarlemmerhout 11:10 Haarlemmerhout 11:18 Koningin Wilhelminalaan achter de Hout, kijkend naar de Wagenweg 11:48 Hertenkamp in de Hout 12:12 Trams en de Kruisweg 12:58 Station Haarlem 13:23 Voorzijde Station; Links de Beynes fabriek voor spoorwegmaterieel 13:35 Winkeltjes onder/achter de Grote of St.Bavokerk 13:44 Schagchelstraat 13:58 Groot Heiligland (oude mannenhuisjes) 14:18 Poortje in straatje (?) 14:31 Nieuw Heiligland 14:43 Jansstraat 15:12 Idem Jansstraat dezelfde plek, alleen kijkend naar het Noorden; rechts de Rechtbank 15:26 Gezicht op de Grote of St.Bavokerk vanaf de Bakenessergracht 15:31 Burgwal / Spaarnwouderstraat met zicht op de Spaarnekerk 15:58 Winkeltjes onder de Grote of St.Bavokerk, gezien vanaf de Damstraat 16:28 Amsterdamse Poort (c.1400) 16:42 Gezicht door de Poort, Spaarnewouderstraat 17:07 Einde.

Oorspronkelijke titel: "Wegenfilm, Holland Op Zijn Smalst in 1925". De film neemt ons mee over vele landelijke Nederlandse wegen in het begin van het autotijdperk. Op veel plaatsen wordt nog tol geheven en is het verkeer nog allesbehalve veilig. De film is softwarematig gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. This very interesting film takes us along the narrow roads of Holland almost a century ago during the first years of the motor car. In these years there were many locations where motorists had to pay toll. Also the film clearly shows that traffic was far from safe almost a century ago. The nice music is by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto and titled "Eternity" followed by "Jeugd (Jeunesse)". Timeline (please help to improve this): 00:00 Startpunt: Smalle weg bij Rijsoord 00:24 Rotterdam, Koningsbrug 00:49 Rotterdam, Locatie? 01:08 Rotterdam, Maasbrug 01:28 Rotterdam, Coolsingel 01:41 Rotterdam, Schiekade 01:55 Tunneltje, locatie? 02:05 Tolhuisje, Overschie 02:24 Overschie, beruchte bocht 02:41 Nog een tol, Locatie? 02:55 Ophaalbrug, "Zwethbrug" over de Zweth nabij Rotterdam 03:31 Tolhuisje ten Noorden van Delft langs de Vliet 03:45 Delftweg tussen Delft en Den Haag 03:52 Haagsche Schouw met dubbele tramweg 04:17 Door de Bollenstreek; stoomtram 04:30 Museum op Wielen 05:32 Hillegom 05:50 Hillegom, Locatie? 06:19 Haarlem gemeentegrens 06:24 Nieuwe borden van de KNAC/ANWB 06:30 Tocht door Haarlem 07:06 Locatie? 07:39 Haarlemmerweg, in de buurt van Halfweg(?) 08:18 Eindpunt Amsterdam. Source: Beeld en Geluid (Public Domain B&W film).

Restored film footage about Berlin just after World War II, based on original color film. This Part-4 of our series about Berlin parts of Berlin in ruïns immediately after World War II. We have delibately added no sound. Most free epic war music gets very tedious to listen to after a couple of minutes. The footage should speak for itself. Just turn on your own music while watching this film if you so desire. A large number of sophisticated A.I. software packages were used to stabilize and heavily restore this film. Please help to improve this timeline: 00:00 Pschorr-Haus, Potsdamer Platz 01:06 Dreifaltigkeitskirche 02:27 Pariser Platz/Brandenburger Tor Here are the other parts in this series about Berlin just after WW-II: Part-1: "Flying over War-damaged Berlin": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCY_ftfZhnM Part-2: "War Damage in the British Sector": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDlQBJSartk Part-3: "The War-damaged Reichstag": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1HlhgWr6Y Part-4: "War Torn Damage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlczAgccoug

Restored film footage about Berlin just after World War II, based on original color film. This Part-3 of our series about Berlin shows the Reichtag, which is still the current center of the German government. We have delibately added no sound. Most free epic war music gets very tedious to listen to after a couple of minutes. The footage should speak for itself. Just turn on your own music while watching this film if you so desire. A large number of sophisticated A.I. software packages were used to stabilize and heavily restore this film. Here are the other parts in this series about Berlin just after WW-II: Part-1: "Flying over War-damaged Berlin": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCY_ftfZhnM Part-2: "War Damage in the British Sector": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDlQBJSartk Part-3: "The War-damaged Reichstag": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1HlhgWr6Y Part-4: "War Torn Damage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlczAgccoug

Restored film footage about Berlin just after World War II, based on original color film. This Part-2 of our series about Berlin shows the War Damage in the British Sector. We have delibately added no sound. Most free epic war music gets very tedious to listen to after a couple of minutes. The footage should speak for itself. Just turn on your own music while watching this film if you so desire. A large number of sophisticated A.I. software packages were used to stabilize and restore this film. Here are the other parts in this series about Berlin just after WW-II: Part-1: "Flying over War-damaged Berlin": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCY_ftfZhnM Part-2: "War Damage in the British Sector": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDlQBJSartk Part-3: "The War-damaged Reichstag": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1HlhgWr6Y Part-4: "War Torn Damage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlczAgccoug

Enhanced and AI colorized film about the beautiful village Giethoorn in The Netherlands in 1921. Giethoorn is a very picturesq village of many islands and old farms in the North East of the Netherlands. It has many canals and small pole-driven boats called "punters" that transport goods and people along the houses. This film has been restored and colorized by means of sophisticated Artificial Intelligence software Source: BeeldEnGeluid The Netherlands.

Uiterst boeiende beelden van de stad Groningen ongeveer een eeuw geleden. Deze film bevat oude filmfragmenten die softwarematig m.b.v. A.I. zijn gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Extremely interesting old film footage about the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, about a century ago. This film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software.

Prachtige ingekleurde beelden van Amersfoort een eeuw geleden. Deze film is softwarematig m.b.v. A.I. gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Interesting old film footage about the city of Amersfoort in the Netherlands, nearly a century ago. This film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software. Bron ongerestaureerde Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid The music (titled "Like A Wind") is kindly provided by the great Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262 Email: [email protected]

The original film has been enhanced with A.I. software to full-HD (1080p) Which version do you prefer? Note: This version has not been motion-stabilized and is without sound. The width has been slightly increased. It also contains more footage of a Jaguar car driving at night time through London. My original version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhuBZEZESU

Spectacular (silent) film footage of the construction of the Panama Canal more than a century ago. The film shows the construction of the Miraflores and Gatun locks in detail as well as the digging of "The Culebra Cut" including steam trains, steam shovels and steam dredgers at work and scenes of the locks an the Canal in its first days op operation in 1914. Wikipedia: The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82 km (51 miles) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. Canal locks are at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 m (85 ft) above sea level, and then lower the ships at the other end. The original locks, "Miraflores" in the South and "Gatun locks" in the North, are 32.5 m (110 ft) wide. France began work on the canal in 1881, but stopped because of engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate, caused by malaria and yellow fever. The United States took over the project in 1904 and opened the canal on August 15, 1914. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduced the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan and the even less popular route through the Arctic Archipelago and the Bering Strait. Thse footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness enhanced, de-noised, restored, upscaled and colorized by means of state-of-the-art AI sofware. It took over a month to restore and colorize all available footage, our largest project ever! This restored film is without sound. The reason is the difficulty to find near one hour of suitable music. Please help to improve this draft Timeline: 00:00 Miraflores Locks in the South 02:10 Steam shovels in "The Cut" 02:26 West Indian workers drill holes in the rock for explosives 03:44 Not every explosion goes as it should... 04:18 Workers along the railway line 05:40 Steam shovels at work 10:10 Steam trains remove the rocks 11:42 Another blast 12:50 Views from a high point of "The Cut" 14:10 The railway tracks 15:07 Freight trains pass a check point 15:50 Special trains push earth and rocks aside 16:47 Close up view of a special train in action 18:21 West Indian workers shift the railway tracks 19:15 Workers climb up the mountain 20:22 Fresh workers arrive by steam train 21:38 Another day ahead for the workers and the steam shovels 24:22 Shifting a huge drum 24:45 More steam shovels at work 25:16 Steam trains with special equipment 25:58 Workers removing rails 26:30 Gatun locks in the North still under construction 26:52 Flooded rain forest forming Gatun Lake 27:19 The huge lock doors have been installed 27:28 Testing floading the locks 28:48 A lock filling up 29:10 Small ships enter the lock 30:05 A train ride along the canal 30:38 Preparing to blow up the last dam 31:07 Spectators gather for the blasting of the last dam 31:58 Opening a huge valve 32:42 Blasting of the last dam 33:18 Water flows into the Canal 33:27 Dredgers enter the Canal 33:44 More blasting along the Canal 34:20 Gatun locks open 35:32 Numerous ships enter the locks 37:10 The next lock chamber opens 38:46 Small boat with dignatories on the Canal 40:33 Views of the Canal and Gatun Lake 41:05 Dredgers at work to deepen the Canal 41:36 More lock views 43:03 Busy scenes at the locks 43:52 Spectators on the opening lock doors 46:01 A pilot rowing boat on its way to receive the ropes of a ship 46:42 Inner lock chamber scenes 47:45 Lock doors opening 48:49 Ship leaving the locks 49:13 More steam dredgers at work 50:02 Close up view of an active steam dredger 50:36 Rubble is released through the bottom of a barge into the lake 51:18 Flushing rubble away with a watercanon 52:40 Dredgers seen from a high viewpoint 53:52 Final views of the Canal In view of the amount of available enhanced footage, Part-2 will follow shortly!

Boeiende filmbeelden van de stad Middelburg in de provincie Zeeland bijna een eeuw geleden. Deze film is softwarematig m.b.v. A.I. gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Interesting old film footage about the city of Middelburg in the Netherlands, nearly a century ago. This film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software. Bron ongerestaureerde Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid The nice music (titled "Memories") is kindly provided by the Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Softwarematig gerestaureerde en ingekleurde filmbeelden van een tocht per boot van Leiden naar Leidschendam over het Rijn-Schiekanaal, oftwel de Vliet, in 1922. De boot passeert diverse ophaalbruggen en gaat onder de spoorlijn Alphen van/naar Leiden door, net op het moment waarop een stoomtrein over de brug dendert. Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid.

Dit is een Preview van een beduidend langere ingekleurde film over Haarlem die inmiddels op dit Youtube kanaal (op 19 oktober) is uitgebracht: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXjvUUOmNDk Het toont spectaculaire ingekleurde filmbeelden van de stad Haarlem in 1919. Deze film is met speciale kunstmatige intelligentiesoftware gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Bekijk de beelden vooral in HD (1080p)! Preview of a spectacular colorized film footage of the Dutch city of Haarlem more than a century ago. Please view this film in HD (1080p). This film has been restored and colorized with state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software. The music is kindly provided by the great Belgian pianist Franco Di Nitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Uiterst boeiende beelden van de stad Delft ongeveer een eeuw geleden. Deze film bevat een verzameling van vele oude filmfragmenten die softwarematig m.b.v. A.I. zijn gerestaureerd en ingekleurd. Extremely interesting old film footage about the city of Delft in the Netherlands, about a century ago. This film is a collection of many old film fragments. It has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence software. Timeline (thanks to Marco V.A): 00:01 Uitzicht over de stad vanaf de watertoren aan de Wateringsevest 00:25 Vanaf de entree nieuwe kerk, gebouw op de achtergrond is nu cafe de Engel 00:33 Zicht op de Oude Kerk vanaf de Nieuwe Kerk 00:40 1e niveau Nieuwe Kerk 00:50 Klokkenruimte Nieuwe Kerk 01:10 Station Delft Phoenixstraat uitkijkend over de Binnenwatersloot 01:39 Tram route over de Oude Delft 02:26 Zicht vanuit de Oostpoort naar de Nieuwe Kerk 02:40 Onbekend 02:48 Kruising Oude Delft met de Binnenwatersloot (kijkend naar het station) 03:11 Markt met zicht op stadhuis vanaf de entree Nieuwe Kerk 04:08 Oude Delft bij het Prinsenhof met de Oude Kerk aan linkerzijde. 04:38 De brug vanuit de entree Oude Kerk 04:44 De Oostpoort 05:36 Nogmaals zicht vanuit de Oostpoort naar Nieuwe Kerk 05:40 Oostende 05:50 Verwersdijk kijkend naar de Nieuwe Kerk 05:57 Markt met stadhuis 06:10 Voorstraat 06:30 Entree Oude kerk 06:54 Oude Delft/Nieuwstraat 07:06 Entree Oude kerk vanaf het water 08:00 De visbanken Hyppolitusbuurt 08:57 Voldersgracht 09:15 Standbeeld Hugo de Groot met kerk op de achtergrond 09:42 Parade op de Markt: Bezoek Kon.Wilhelmina, Prins Hendrik en Prinses Juliana 11:10 Brand in de Oude Kerk op 23 September 1921 15:02 Boottocht vanuit Leiden.

An extremely interesting collection of colourized old film footage about London more than a century ago. This footage spans a period between 1895 and around 1915. Some footage is very old and damaged, so the picture quality varies with each scene (from excellent to reasonable). There is not much that can be done with software to repair damaged film. From a historic perspective we decided to enhance as many old films as possible, including the lesser quality ones. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, contrast- and brightness corrected, de-noised and restored, enhanced and colourized with sophisticated Artificial Intelligence sotware. Timeline (please help to improve this!): 00:00 Welcome to old London around 1900! 00:04 Empire Theater at Leicester Square 00:46 Westminster Bridge and Big Ben clock tower 01:15 Tower Bridge 02:00 Many pedestrians on Old Waterloo Bridge (demolished in the 1930s) 03:58 Foggy London, Location? [Near Bank of England?] 04:21 Piccadilly Circus with Eros statue 05:07 Pettycoat Lane market 07:38 Hyde Park Corner near Apsley House ("No.1 London"], Duke of Wellington residence 08:10 Hyde Park Corner 09:14 The Strand looking east towards St.Clements Danes Church 09:30 Location? 09:45 Crimean War memorial near Pall Mall 10:00 Court building 10:15 Charing Cross Station entrance 10:35 Busy Traffic (near Trafalgar Square?) 12:10 Thames Embankment near Westminster Bridge; Boats to Greenwich 12:27 Black Friars Bridge 13:04 St.Margaret's Church and Big Ben 13:20 Beer barrel transportation 13:29 Trafalgar Square and National Gallery 13:58 Base of Nelson's column with the four lions 14:13 Looking up the Strand 14:16 Suffragettes protesting for Women's Rights 14:28 Suffragettes procession 14:36 Royal Exchange (building with pillars) and the Bank of England 16:41 St.Bartholomew's Gatehouse in West Smithfield, next to Barts Hospital 17:25 St.Bartholomew's church 18:08 St John's Gate, St John's Lane in Clerkenwell 18:35 Crosby Hall, home to Thomas More, in its old location 19:45 Old Dick Whittington Pub, oldest in London, Est.1500 20:03 Henry VIII's wonderful hunting lodge in Chelsea 20:27 Outskirts of London 20:31 Spaniards Inn, Spaniards Road, Hampstead 21:01 Extremely old (damaged) footage 22:14 Horse-drawn Fire brigade 22:57 Location? 23:40 Naval Officers gathering, Admiral William Sims of the US Navy 23:53 Nancy-pants officers (sorry!) 24:02 House of Parliament seen from the Thames 24:14 Grenadiers procession 24:45 Street scenes 25:05 Liverpool Street Station 25:25 Snowball fight in the Park (which park?) 26:02 The End. The music is by Harry Davidson and his Orchestra. Email: [email protected] If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick8... Thank you very much! NOTE ===== Please DO NOT comment about the influx of foreign nationals into the UK or make other potentially inflamable comments! The aim is to keep this channel respectable, decent and free from hatred and obnoxious, polarized debate. This channel should be a joy to watch, friendly and respectful. SO JUST ENJOY THIS OLD FOOTAGE and by all means do share the experiences of your (great) grand parents about life in London a century ago! Hatred comments will be removed.

This is a preview of our much longer film about old London more than a century ago. It spans the period between 1895 and about 1910. This film will premiere on 9 October 2020 at 20:00h UK time (21:00h CET).

Boeiende beelden van Dordrecht bijna een eeuw geleden in 1925, met name gezien vanaf het water. De oorspronkelijke Z/W film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd, contrast-en helderheid gecorrigeerd, van beeldruis ontdaan en m.b.v. krachtige A.I. software gerestaureerd, opgeschaald en ingekleurd. Bron: Beeld en Geluid. Email: [email protected] Muziek: John Barry - Mercury Rising Als je mijn werk leuk vindt dan kun je eventueel doneren via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Dank u wel! The City of Dordrecht nearly a century ago in 1925 (restored, enhanced and A.I. upscaled and colorized footage). Source: Beeld en Geluid. Email: [email protected] Music: John Barry - Mercury Rising If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Thank you very much! Noot ------- Onthoud je a.u.b. van commentaar dat te maken heeft met ras en de problemen in onze hedendaagse samenleving. Geniet gewoon van de mooie oude beelden en wissel vooral de ervaringen uit van jou en/of je (groot) ouders over hoe het leven in Dordrecht was rond 1925. Haat-commentaren en racisme worden door het ingeschakelde Youtube filter direct verwijderd, dus spaar je de moeite. Hou dit kanaal netjes, fatsoenlijk en respectvol. Hartelijk dank!

Boeiende beelden van Utrecht en de 1e Jaarbeurs meer dan een eeuw geleden in 1917! De oorspronkelijke Z/W film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd, contrast-en helderheid gecorrigeerd, van beeldruis ontdaan en m.b.v. krachtige A.I. software gerestaureerd, opgeschaald en ingekleurd. Bron: Beeld en Geluid. Email: [email protected] Als je mijn werk leuk vindt dan kun je eventueel doneren via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Dank je wel! Muziek: John Barry met "Hannover Street suite" The City of Utrecht and its annual fair more than a century ago in 1917 (restored, enhanced and A.I. upscaled and colorized footage). Timeline, thanks to Roland Vossen: 00:00 Tram vanuit Lombok de Smakkelaarsbrug gereden naar de Catherijnebrug richting Vredenburg. 00:20 Gezicht op de noordkant van het Vredenburg, kijkend naar de Lange Viestraat. 00:24 Het Haagsche Koffiehuis (reeds verbouwd tot C&A), met warenhuis "Voorwaarts" van Joh. Schoonhoven. 00:28 Vredenburg, gebouwen van de fruithal en van de korenbeurs, op de voormalige grond van kasteel Vredenburg. 00:32 Gezicht vanaf het hoektorentje van Vredenburg 2, op de hoek met de Drieharingstraat. 00:43 Voor de beide gebouwen zijn houten tentoonstellingsgebouwtjes te zien. 00:53 Als Jaarbeursterrein ingerichte stuk Janskerkhof. P.W. Hiele was een opticien. 01:14 Aan het eind van de Oudegracht, gefilmd vanaf de Stadshuisbrug: Parade van de Jaarbeurs. 01:30 Warenhuis "De Zon", het latere Vroom & Dreesman 01:42 Het Jaarbeursterrein aan de Kanaalstraat 01:50 Smakkelaarsbrug met daarachter de openstaande Catharijnebrug. 01:55 Gezicht vanaf hoek Leidscheweg met de Catahrijnesingel en kijkend richting Wijk C. 02:06 De voetgangers mogen als eerste de brug oversteken. 02:25 Het Leidsche veer, toen nog volop in bedrijf. Voorheen de Vleutenscheweg. 02:33 Ingang van het Buurkerkhof, gefilmd vanaf de Maartensbrug. 02:45 Winkel in koffers en reisaccessoires van Schrand op de hoek met de Choorstraat 02:51 De Bakkerspoort vanuit de Mariastraat gefilmd (vervallen buurtje, bewoond tot in de jaren '30) 03:04 Zadelstraat kijkend in Oostenlijke richting richting Servetstraat en Domtoren 03:21 Vredenburg, rechts wordt geen jaarbeurs meer gehouden op het plein. 03:33 De tram rijdt in Oostelijke richting op de nauwe ingang van de Lange Viestraat af. 03:42 Het Wilhelminapark of het Rosarium, achter een zogenoemde sproeitram. 03:49 De Nobelstraat. Het restaurant gebouwtje in de verte stond op het Janskerkhof. 03:57 We rijden via de Korte Jansstraat richting de Domstraat. 04:04 Rechts het Oudkerkhof, we rijden op de noordzijde van de Domkerk af. 04:12 Poort in Domtoren, links het gesloopte "Nieuw Hollandsch Koffiehuis". 04:16 Tram rijdt door de Domtoren poort, richting de Oudegracht. 04:32 Einde Musik: John Barry with "Hannover Street suite"

Take a trip on a horse-drawn towing barge from Limehouse into old Central London! The trip goes over the Regents Canal from Limehouse, via the Wharves of East London, Mile End Road, Various locks, White Chapel, Heartford Union Canal, Old Ford, Acton's Lock, Hackney, through Islington Tunnel, passes under the New River, over the GNR at Kingscross, under the Midland at St.Pancras, Kentish Town, Alpine Chalet, through Regents Park and London Zoo and ends at Paddington Basin just off Edgeware Road. 00:00 Regents Canal Dock in Limehouse 00:13 The barge is transporting 85 tons of coal 00:33 Wharves of East London 01:00 Under Mile End Road 01:22 Another lock, raising the barge by 6 feet 01:53 Whitechapel 02:16 Heartford Union Canal; River Lee branches off to Bishops Stortford 02:40 Rural scenery at Old Ford 03:10 Acton's Lock by London Fields 03:40 Through Hackney 03:53 Past City Basin 04:20 Through Islington Tunnel, assisted by steam tug, near Angel 04:32 The tunnel is 1.2 km long, takes half an hour 04:45 End of Islington Tunnel 04:58 Over the Great Northern Railway at Kings Cross 05:27 Under the Midland at St.Pancras 05:48 Kentish Town 06:10 Lock keeper's Alpine Chalet 06:20 The 12th lock since leaving Limehouse 06:38 Camden Lock 06:50 Under the old London and Western Main Line 07:00 Primose Hill (Lovey's central) 07:08 Through Regents Park 07:18 Through London Zoo 07:44 Another tunnel without the help of a tug 07:54 Gilbeys Wharf and the old Camden Goods Station 08:18 Hard work without the assistance of Dobbin the horse 08:35 End of the journey at Paddington Basin, near Edgware Road 08:49 The End If you want to see what the Regents Canal looks like today, please watch the great Joolz Guides Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Lp9svfoQM Email: [email protected] If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Thank you very much! NOTE ===== Please DO NOT comment about the influx of foreign nationals into the UK! The aim is to keep this channel respectable, decent and free from hatred and inflamable debate and in stead to be a joy to watch, friendly and respectful. JUST ENJOY THIS OLD FOOTAGE! Hatred comments will be removed.

This is a compilation of rare and familiar footage about the D-day landings in Normandy, France on the 6th of June 1944. This "Operation Overlord" was the most important phase of the assult on Germany that eventually ended WW-II. For the first time this footage is presented in color! The original B&W footage has been motion-stabilized, contrast- & brightness enhanced, de-noised, upscaled and restored to full HD and artificially colorized with state-of-the-art A.I. software. Time line (Please help to complete and improve this list): 00:00 Preparations for D-day 00:06 US Rangers boarding the boats at Weymouth, Dorset 02:10 US 4-star general Dwight D. Eisenhower 03:50 Famous landing footage, Juno beach 05:50 Bernières sur Mer station 06:22 German POW's 06:50 Landing exersizes 07:18 German POW's 07:48 Soldiers heading inland at Saint Marcouf 08:40 View on the beach with many naval vessels 08:55 Large landing craft 09:10 Soldiers heading inland 09:17 End. Email: [email protected] If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Thank you very much!

Historically extremely important colorized footage of the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom". This march, also known as the "March on Washington" or "The Great March on Washington", was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday 28 August 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism. More details can be read on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom]. For the first time footage about this march is shown in color! The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, contrast and brightness corrected, de-noised, enhanced, upscaled to HD and colorized by means of state-of-the-art A.I. software. Please just enjoy the film and refrain from inflamatory comments related to race. Hatred comments will be removed. It is important to realize when and why this event took place in 1963 and not to judge these events through today's eyes in our turbulent world of the year 2020.

A wonderful A.I. enhanced and colourized film about old London a century ago. The duration of this film is 10 minutes. All the famous points of interest come into focus in this very old film. Here is the time line: 00:00 Victoria station 00:20 Old St Andrew Church down Ashby Place 00:30 Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral 00:50 Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral 00:55 Imperial Institute 01:15 Westminster Abbey 01:45 Houses of Parliament and Big Ben 02:02 Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Little George Street. 02:10 Foreign Office 02:42 Downing Street10 02:50 Cenotaph War memorial 03:07 Changing of the guards at Horse Guards 03:35 Cleopatra's needle, Thames Embankment 03:46 Thames Embankment 04:08 Temple Church, followed by Fountain Court 04:40 Fleet Street at Temple Bar 05:05 Entrance to Lincoln's Inn in Chancery Lane 05:21 Courtyard off Chancery Lane Station 06:12 British Museum 06:28 Lovely lady selling flowers *) 06:46 Covent Garden fruit and vegetable market 07:00 The Garden of Allah, A play in four parts at Theater Royal in Drury Lane 07:10 Admiralty Arch, The Mall 07:23 St. James’ Park 07:38 The Pelicans were already there a century ago! 07:58 Victoria Monument, The Mall 08:18 Chelsea pensioners, might have fought in the Crimean war 08:28 Buckingham Palace 09:00 Trafalgar Square 09:38 Nelson's Column 09:45 The four famous lions statues and fountains 09:58 King George V salutes you goodbye. The music is by Harry Davidson & his Orchestra: - Chinatown My Chinatown - Yoo Hoo - I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover - Baby Face. - When You and I Were Seventeen - The Naughty Waltz - Lovely Lady *) - Wonderful One - In Apple Blossom Time - On the Mississippi - Swanee - Waiting for the Robert E. Lee. Email: [email protected] If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Thank you very much! NOTE: Please DO NOT comment about the influx of foreign nationals into the UK! The aim is to keep this channel free from hatred and inflamable debate and in stead to be a joy to watch, friendly and respectful. So just enjoy this old footage! Hatred comments will be removed. By all means DO share your own or your (grand) parent's experiences of how life was in London in the 1920's! *) It is a big mystery to me why the song "Lovely Lady" coïncides with the exact moment when the lovely flowerseller appears in this film. I definitely did not chose the music for this reason, didn't even know this song, was not aware that it was part of the medley, chose the description "Lovely Lady selling flowers" in the timeline out of the blue, and did not edit anything to make this coincidence happen. Out of the billion of songs on Earth there are only half a dozen with "Lovely Lady" in the title. 'Something' made me chose this song by Harry Davidson & His Orchestra. There is more between heaven and earth.... Furthermore, out of all the scenes in this film, the Google algorithm chose this moment to generate the default thumbnail. I still can't get over these two events. Coïncidence ?? What do you think? Source: BFI - Free.

Spectacular colorized footage of both atomic bomb attacks by the USA on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The film starts with colorized footage of president Truman who announces the first bomb attack. It also shows the Enola Gay bomber, the atomic blasts and the huge devastation after the attacks. The original video footage has been motion-stabilized, contrast & brightness enhanced, de-noised, upscaled to full-HD and artificially colorized using state-of-the-art video software. If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888

A collection of rare film fragments of General (and later Field Marshall) Bernard Law Montgomery in action during WW-II. Among other, this film shows Montgomery in conference and in the field with US General Eisenhower, General Alexander, Winston Churchill and King George VI. There is also some footage of his desert combats. The film ends with the signing of the German surrender on the Lüneburger Heath on the 4th of May 1945. Details of this surrender can be read here on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_surrender_at_L%C3%BCneburg_Heath The film has been restored and colorized by means of sophisticated A.I. software. Source: "Beeld en Geluid" and other. Duration: 5 minutes.

This is an experiment of how much can be achieved with contemporary A.I. software to restore poor quality old film footage. The following film was used for the experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCruRxL3Mbg : Do compare! This restored footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-reduced, sharpened, contrast & brightness enhanced, noise-reduced, colour-intensified and enhanced with Topaz A.I. software. The results are fair to good, but far from perfect. Feel free to comment. Just to repeat: this is an experiment! Please help to complete this list: 00:00 Start 00:35 Tower ? 01:02 Church ? 01:15 Reichstag "Dem Deutsche Volke" 04:00 Station ? 04:24 Flying over Unter den Linden and Brandenburger Tor 05:28 Church ? 06:04 U-bahn with stations above ground 06:24 Reichstag again 07:12 Rear of the Reichstag 07:59 Passing over the Gedächtnis Saule 08:11 Landwehrkanal and U-bahnhof Möckernbrücke 08:30 Anhalter Bahnhof 08:45 Brandenburger Tor 08:56 Looking up Unter den Linden 09:15 Bridge ? 09:50 Station ? 12:00 Heavy concrete city defence building with guntowers 13:13 Shadow of the aircraft 14:22 Flying Towards Tempelhof airport 16:10 River Here are the other parts in this series about Berlin just after WW-II: Part-1: "Flying over War-damaged Berlin": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCY_ftfZhnM Part-2: "War Damage in the British Sector": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDlQBJSartk Part-3: "The War-damaged Reichstag": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU1HlhgWr6Y Part-4: "War Torn Damage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlczAgccoug

This highly interesting film shows enhanced and colorized footage of RMS Lusitania. On 7 May 1915 the Lusitania was torpepoed by German U-boat U-20 off the Irish coast and sank within 18 minutes. Beforehand the German embassy in New York had warned about possible attacks. For years there was a controversy: Germany claimed that Lusitania was not only carrying passengers but also large amounts of ammunition. According to German this justified the attack under the then valid rules of war. The presence of ammunition was denied for decades but divers have found large numbers of ammunition in the wreck. The sinking of the Lusitania made it easier for the USA to engage in WW-I, however that decision took two years after this event. Note: the used B&W footage is of mixed quality. The A.I. software had a hard time to enhance this film. Hopefully you will nevertheless find it interesting. 00:00 Lusitania sails from Liverpool to New York 02:05 Entertainment on Board 02:43 Lusitania on the river Mersey, passing the Liver building 03:05 Scenes on board, mid Atlantic Ocean 04:36 Approaching New York 05:00 Tugs guide Lusitania into the harbour 05:58 Approaching Cunard Line Pier 54 07:00 Disembarcation 07:10 Passengers arrive at the Cunard Line building 07:30 for what will become Lusitania's final voyage to Europe 09:50 Boarding the Lusitania 10:06 Departure, waived-on by onlookers, May 1915 13:32 Tugs guide Lusitania into the fairway 14:22 Relaxed scenes on board (probably shot during other crossing) 15:00 U-boat U-20 spots Lusitania near Irish coast, 7 May 15:30 Captain Walther Schwieger instructs to launch one torpedo 15:45 Lusitania is struck and sinks within 18 minutes (simulated) 16:00 Lusitania sinks, 1198 passengers perish, 764 survive 16:15 Survivors are rescued 16:43 Aftermath of the disaster 17:40 Officers of the Lusitania 18:35 Funeral scenes 20:09 Captain William Thomas Turner OBE of the Lusitania 20:40 Anti-German protest march on Lusitania Day 21:00 A model of the Lusitania is carried 22:00 The End. Note: The footage of life on board was probably made during earlier ocean crossings. The U-boat footage is taken from other film fragments and not actually from the Lusitania attack. Most of the rest is Lusitania footage (as far as can be determined). An occasional Mauretania or Aquitania shot might have slipped-in. The Lusitania (and Mauretania and Aquitania) are well-recognizable due to the numerous very large air vents on the upper deck. You need to be an expert (not me) to tell the small differences between these three ships. If you make comments about which other ship than Lusitania you believe is in a certain shot then please provide the time stamp plus facts and identifiable evidence describing distinct unique features of that vessel. Simply refering to other (titles of) footage on Youtube is not really sufficient because a lot of such data is based on hear-say, copied data from other unreliable sources or speculation.

This spectacular colourized film tells the story of every-day life in London (UK) nearly a century ago. All familiar sights and points of interest get attention in this film. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, enhanced, upscaled and colourized by means of state-of-the-art video software. Please just enjoy this old film footage and REFRAIN from any comments about the influx of other nationals into the UK since this film was made. Plenty of comments in this respect have already been made and there is nothing more to add. By all means share your own experiences, or that of your (grand) parents, of what it was like to live in London just before the second world war. I fully understand the sentiments that old film footage like this awakens, but please use other, more appropriate means to voice your concerns about present day circumstances. Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Hate comments will be removed from now on (September 2020). Another good advice: Don't give too much personal details in your comments because identity thieves might be on the prowl.

An interesting film about a crossing by ferry ("Prinses Beatrix" (?)) with the "Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (SMZ)" from Flushing (Vlissingen) in The Netherlands to Harwich across the Northsea, followed by a visit to London. The SMZ started its operations in 1875 in Vlissingen. This lasted until WW-II. From 1 January 1947 the SMZ moved to Hook of Holland from where Stena line at present still operates its daily schedule of two crossings back and fourth (despite Corona). The original film has been restored, upscaled, motion-stabilized and colorized by means of the latest A.I. software. The "DeOldify" colourization A.I. still has a lot to learn, among other that London's double-decker busses should be red and not orange-ish. The music is by Harry Davidson & his Orchestra from his rare album 'Old Time Dancing': - Mountain Greenery - Gay Parade - Gay Romance - Way of your Heart. PS: The word "Gay" (in these music titles) simply meant "happy" in the 1930's. The meaning changed in the 1960's. Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Source: Beeld en Geluid (Stoomvaart Mij Zeeland, deel-2, 1929).

The RMS Olympic was the sister ship of RMS Titanic, built by Harland and Wolfe in Belfast between 1908 and 1910 and taken out of service on 12 April 1935. Its launch was on 01 October 1910 and taken into service on 14 June 1911. Durings its 24 years of service it earned the nick name "Old Reliable". This film is 40 minutes long and covers the period between Olympics construction in 1908 and it being scrapped in 1935. Among other the film shows: 00:00 Construction of the RMS Olympic 00:28 Keel laying: 16 Dec.1908. 08:40 Launch of RMS Olympic, Harland & Wolfe shipyard Belfast, 20 Oct.1910 10:50 Captain E.J. Smith, who later transferred to theTitanic 11:05 Scenes on deck 11:40 Passengers in deck chairs, possibly Bruce Ismay & J.P. Morgan?! 11:55 Luggage being loaded by electric crane 13:32 Olympic departing from Pier 59 at New York to Europe 15:48 Immigrants on deck, waiting to disembark 15:58 Olympic's jolly crew 19:48 Various shots of its regular crossings between Europe and the USA. 20:58 Famous passengers, among other Edward VIII as Prince of Wales 21:35 Disembarkation 22:50 Arrival at New York; Rare glimpses of Pier 59 23:35 Captain of the Olypic, possibly Bertram Hayes (?) 23:52 Sporting and pass time activities during the crossing 27:20 Food is being prepared in the galley 29:40 First class passengers in the dining room(s) 32:42 A luxurious stateroom 33:50 Elevators on board, down to the ball room (?) 34:23 A rare glimps of the famous staircase 34:29 Ball room scenes 35:09 Time for Cigars and Brandy! 36:08 Disembarkation by tender 36:45 Olympic in port 38:40 Olympic's sad final voyage to the scrap yard 39:42 A final farewell to this splendid ship, the "Old Reliable"... Please help to improve this list, thank you! Email: [email protected] Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 There are many, mostly poor quality, films about the RMS Olympic on Youtube. This film has substantially better quality and is also in color! This result was achieved with modern AI video processing software whereby the original footage was cleaned, restored, motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced, upscaled and artificially colorized! Anyone who wants to comment that the Titanic and Olympic were switched should first read this: https://www.titanicswitch.com/claims.html To summarize: this conspiracy theory has definitely been debunked, so please refrain from such sensationalist comments, Thank you!

On 15 april 1912 the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York, struck an iceberg and sunk in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Of the 2224 passengers 1500 perished. This film shows the Titanic two months before her departure from Belfast and the aftermath of the disaster. Among other it shows the SS Carpathia that rescued 705 passengers (who made it to the life boats) and brought them to New York. The Carpathia was met by the press who sailed towards her on the Mary Skulley. In the film also captain Rostron of the Carpathia can be seen as well as part of its crew and some Titanic crew. Hectic scenes can be watched outside of the White Star Line's head quarters in New York. Society women are seen collecting clothes for the survivors and at the end of the film the ship (Mackay Bennett) can be seen that sailed to the location of the disaster to collect the bodies. Among other the film shows: 00:00 Titanic in the harbour of Belfast, Thompson Graving dock on 17 February 1912 02:19 Captain E.J. Smith of the Titanic (on the bridge of the RMS Olympic) 02:32 SS Carpathia on its way to New York with survivors 04:10 The press meet the Carpathia at sea on the Mary Skulley 04:32 Father Hogue, a passenger of the Carpatia who first sighted the Titanic lifeboats 04:53 Captain Arthur Henry Rostron of the Carpathia 05:12 The Carpathia in New York harbour 05:34 Scenes at the harbour building in New York 06:00 The press interview passengers 06:55 The crowd at the White Star offices in New York awaiting news 08:18 Guglielmo Marconi and his wife. His radio invention saved many lives 09:03 Rescued Titanic crew 09:14 Society women collect and deliver clothes for the survivors 10:21 Crew prepare the Mackay Bennett to sail to the location of the disaster to pick up the bodies. There are many, mostly poor quality, films about the Titanic disaster on Youtube. This film has substantially better quality and is also in color! This result was achieved with modern AI video processing software whereby the original footage was cleaned, restored, motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced, upscaled and artificially colorized! For those who insist that this is footage of the RMS Olympic, please goto the 01.56 time stamp where the name "Titanic" can be read just underneath the fourth porthole. Another source is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jlIQRuk5yA where the name Titanic can also be clearly read around 01.56. There are many more sources for this film on Youtube. Pathé and Movietone also confirm that this is Titanic. Titanic went into Thompson Graving dock near Belfast on 3 February 1912 where it received its propellors and had its hull painted. The partial enclosure of "A" deck (Promenade deck) took place a month later. That is the explanation why Titanic looks like the Olympic here. Dig into Titanic's history and you will find that this info is correct and confirmed. Email: [email protected] If you wish to use these restored films for commercial purposes then please REPLY here via Youtube. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Please note that a time banner was removed by means of software which accounts for the small blurry bar near the bottom of most scenes.

This fantasticly clear film shows the city of The Hague ("Den Haag") in The Netherlands nearly a century ago. The Hague is (and was) the residence of the Dutch government. The various locations are described in the black & white version of this film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI-545ZBHuo& De oorspronkelijke film is met behulp van speciale software sterk in kwaliteit verbeterd: beweging-stabilisatie, vertraging tot correcte snelheid (interpolatie), contrast- en scherpte-verbetering, verwijdering van filmbeschadigingen etc. Ook is de film ingekleurd met DeOldify AI. De zwart/wit versie (met een gedetailleerde beschrijving) kan hier worden bekeken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI-545ZBHuo& Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid. Hier is de tijdlijn (mede met dank aan MMKuyt en Floris Naaijkens): 00:00 Rijksstraatweg (Leidse Straatweg) nabij viaduct spoorlijn naar Scheveningen 01:55 Spui bij de Hofweg en Kapelsbrug bij Lange Poten 02:19 Lange Poten vanaf Kapelsbrug 02:54 Spui/Kalvermarkt 03:21 Rijswijkseweg, Laakhavenbrug 04:28 Laan van Meerdervoort/Anna Paulownastraat 05:20 Man met cowboy hoed 06:06 Experimentele verkeerslichten van de Heemaf 06:44 Bezuidenhoutseweg/Rijnstraat 07:09 Blauwe tram op Hertenkamp, hoek Bezuidenhout 07:23 Hoek Koningskade Heerengracht 08:05 Heerengracht hoek Bleyenburg / Korte Poten 08:11 Plein/Korte Poten 08:30 Herengracht/Bleijenburg 08:49 Plein / Herenstraat 09:14 Trams op het Plein 09:44 Lange Houtstraat 09:55 Electrische trein te Scheveningen 10:10 Benzinetram 10:17 Rit door de duinen 11:04 Aankomst op station Hollands Spoor Muziek: Conny Vandenbos - In Den Haag is een Laan. Elibert Maathuis - In Den Haag is een Laan *) Conny Stewart - Wat voor weer zou het zijn in Den Haag. Email: [email protected] Als je mijn werk leuk vindt dan kun je eventueel doneren via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 Dank u wel! *) Elibert Maathuis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNk8eVFPL9l6hPOC-WRu6lQ

Highly interesing images of a peasant wedding in The Netherlands nearly a century ago. Everyone is dressed in traditional costume of the province of Friesland. The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, upscaled, restored and artificially colorized with modern A.I. video software. Nice music has also been added. Source: Beeld en Geluid.

Interesting, software-enhanced, motion-stabilized, restored and AI colorized film about Stockholm in 1936. The film has been delayed by 30% to obtain the correct speed. Because of this, the audio has also been stretched and thus occasionally sounds a bit slurred.

A nearly 18 minutes long compilation of restored, motion-stabilized and AI-enhanced film fragments about the celebration of VE-day on the 8th of May 1945. The film also contains artificially enhanced and colourized fragments of Churchills famous speech on that day. The film fragments have been enhanced with the latest AI video software: - Motion-stabilisation and quality enhancement: with Virtual Dub. - AI enhancement: with Topaz AI. - Speed-correction and rendering: with Davinci Resolve. - Colourization of Churchill while making his speech: with DeOldify AI. The source of many fragments had reasonably good quality but some others were poor; a better result was not possible. Here are some remarkeble moments in this film, to be further elaborated (please correct me if you see any mistakes): 00:00 Glimpses of the festivities all around central London. 00:12 Piccadilly Circus looking towards Shaftesbury Avenue. 03:05 Actor David Niven signs autographs. Apparently he was enlisted (as a lieutenant-colonel). 05:15 A short-sighted newspaper vendor hands out newspapers about the German surrender. 06:00 Winston Churchill, King George VI and General (?). 06:56 Winston Churchill is blinded by the bright camera lights, set-up ready for his speech. 07:32 Churchill is annoyed (who can lipread?). 07:44 Big Ben strikes 15:00h, Churchill starts his famous speech. 10:55 Crowds gather in front of Buckingham Palace at the Victoria Memorial. 13:18 King George, Queen Elizabeth and Churchill appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. 15:38 Festivities near Piccadilly Circus. 16:00 Piccadilly Circus with the statue of Eros boarded-up to protect it from bomb damage. 17:34 Two girls with their enlisted boyfriends puddle in the cold water of a fountain. Uploaded purely for historic purposes and in celebration of 75 years after VE-day; no copyright infringement intented. Sources: various.

Prachtige beelden van stoomtreinen in Nederland meer dan een eeuw geleden. Dankzij "mhpakroes" (zie onder) weten we nu dat dit het "Utrecht Buurtstation" betreft. M.b.v. moderne AI software gerestaureerde en ingekleurde film. Wonderful images of Dutch steam trains more than a century ago. It involves the "Utrecht Buurtstation". The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, cleaned, enhanced and colorized with state-of-the-art AI software. The music is from the 1953 British movie "The Titfield Thunderbolt" about a very old steam train. Source of unenhanced B&W film: Beeld en Geluid.

Interesting sights of the town of Waddinxveen nearly a century ago. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized with state-of-the-art AI software. Source of unenhanced B&W film: Beeld en Geluid. The music was kindly provided by the great pianist Franco Di Nitto: - A Memory of Vienna by William Gillock - Album for Children by William Gillock https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262 Boeiende gezichten van het pittoreske plaatsje Waddinxveen bijna een eeuw geleden.

The building of the locks at IJmuiden in The Netherlands nearly a century ago in 1928 Not an elaborate project as the building of the Panama Canal, but still a mayor technological achievement. These locks separate the North Sea from the Northsea channel, a hand-dug, about 25km long and more that 110 meters wide canal that runs to the harbour of Amsterdam. For more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_Canal and https://www.kfw.de/stories/economy/infrastructure/sluice-ijmuiden/ The original film has been dramatically restored, motion-stabilized, speed corrected and colorized with the latest A.I. software (VirtualDub, Topaz AI, Davinci Resolve and DeOldify). Please watch in full-HD (1080p)! Met behulp van kunstmatige intelligentie gerestaureerde, gestabiliseerde, verbeterde en ingekleurde film over de bouw van de sluizen te IJmuiden in 1928. Kijk vooral in full-HD (1080p)! Bron Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid.

UIterst boeiende, softwarematig gerestaureerde en ingekleurde beelden van de sluizen van IJmuiden en het Noorzeekanaal bijna 100 jaar geleden! De film betreft de intocht van Kardinaal Willem van Rossum, Pauselijk Legaat, omringd door zijn gevolg, die op 21 juli 1924 op weg is naar het Eucharistisch Congres te Amsterdam, "Adoro Te". Er is gebruik gemaakt van de nieuwste software waarbij d.m.v. kunstmatige intelligentie de oorspronkelijke film is gerestaureerd, op correcte snelheid is gebracht en opgewaardeerd naar full-HD. Bron Z/W film: Beeld En Geluid.

Prachtige ingekleurde beelden van de (nogal verpauperde) Amsterdamse Jodenbuurt in 1925. De oorspronkelijke film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, in kwaliteit verbeterd, op correcte snelheid gebracht, opgekrikt naar full HD en ingekleurd met hedendaagse A.I. software. De achtergrondmuziek is helaas door mij verwijderd omdat de erfgenamen van de lang geleden overleden zanger bezwaren maakten. Heel jammer! Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld En Geluid (Public Domain). NB: Hierna volgt nog een film over de sanering van de Jordaan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPmBkuRfjQs The old Amsterdam Jewish quarter in 1925 in colour! Please do NOT start any discussions here about race or other differences in today's society, but just enjoy and comment on this historic footage. Hatred comments will be immediately removed, so don't bother to write such stuff. Help a.u.b. mee om deze Tijdlijn te verbeteren: 00:00 De Uilenburgerstraat 00:18 Locatie?? 00:43 Voormalig koffiehuis van de volksbond op Kadijksplein 01:08 Winkeltje van Eva Pront Nikkelsberg, omgekomen op 28/05/1943 in Sobibor 01:25 Nieuwedijk bij de beurspassage 01:43 Nieuwedijk 02:08 Markengracht 02:18 Rechts fa. M.Cortissos: Jamaica bananen (Hoofdkantoor was op Rapenburgerstraat 90) 02:35 Suikerbakkersgang (in de volksmond Kaarsjesgang) 03:15 Roode Leeuwengang, Valkenburgerstraat 169 en 195 03:38 Einde Er staan nog veel meer mooie filmpjes over Amsterdam op mijn kanaal: 1. De Jodenbuurt in 1925 in kleur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C43G9lQ6G7E 2. De Jordaan wordt gesaneerd in 1931 in kleur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPmBkuRfjQs 3. Winkelweek in de Ferdinand Bolstraat in 1931: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtp-w5-Sg2E 4. Bevrijdingsfeesten in A''dam (1945) in kleur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSf5zhYerAA 5. Stadsgezichten van Amsterdam in 1925: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFuti_uVBQw 6. Met de KLM van A'dam naar Batavia in 1927 in kleur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_adry7Kzsgo 7. Stadsgezichten van Amsterdam in 1922: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXtbh16ggj0 8. Stadsgezichten van Amsterdam in 1928 in kleur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC5CuVoDQGg 9. Stadsgezichten van Amsterdam in 1939: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgURcxdu-kA 10. Amsterdam in Springtime, deel-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0cnamknYBg 11. Amsterdam in Springtime, deel-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4l96wM5QIw 12. Amsterdam in Springtime, deel-3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYus8LD9PV4 13. Amsterdam in Springtime, deel-4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWkXMb3K0K0 14: De Havens van Amsterdam in 1921: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvMxXB93AX8 15: Luchtopn. en Stadsgezichten van A'dam in 1932 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNvIyz5IyDc 16. Flying with KLM from A'dam to the World in 1937 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhXK5MD9Tus 17. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 1932: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sDVMSJ5IdU 18. Bezoek aan Amsterdam Artis Zoo in 1938: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMbFVcQkZw0 19. Dornier DO-X boven A'dam in 1930: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOXdY-L1Ems 20. Flying with the KLM from A'dam to Paris in 1929 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibbJrzvbaXw Mededeling: Vriendelijk verzoek dit kanaal vrij te houden van commentaar dat te maken heeft met ras. Haatdragende commentaren worden door Youtube en door mij verwijderd. Het doel is om te genieten van de oude filmbeelden en ervaringen over hoe het was in Amsterdam in 1925 te delen. Hou a.u.b. dit historische kanaal vriendelijk, respectvol, fatsoenlijk en netjes. Respecteer dit alstublieft en reageer niet op dit bericht!

Hofwijck is een buitenplaats gelegen in Voorburg, aan de Vliet of Rijn-Schiekanaal, het kanaal van Delft naar Leiden. De oorspronkelijke film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, gerestaureerd, opgeschaald naar full-HD met moderne A.I. software en softwarematig ingekleurd. Bron Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid.

Dit is een tweede ingekleurde en gerestaureerde film over de Amsterdamse Jordaan bijna een eeuw geleden. Bekijk ook de eerste film over de Jodenbuurt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C43G9lQ6G7E Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld En Geluid (Public Domain).

Prachtige ingekleurde beelden van Leidschendam meer dan een eeuw geleden. U ziet o.a. de Vliet met een trekschuit, de Sluis, omgeving Venestraat en de Sluiskade. De oorspronkelijke film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, gerestaureerd, opgeschaald naar full-HD met moderne A.I. software en softwarematig ingekleurd. De achtergrondmuziek is het eerste deel van het door Henry Büsser voor orkest aangepaste vier-delige meesterwerk "Petit Suite" van Claude Debussy. Bron Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid. 00:00 Westvlietweg ter hoogte viaduct met vm. Hofpleinlijn 00:16 Vlietweg / Delfsekade (nabij huidige rotonde) 00:47 Delftsekade 00:56 De Sluis en RK kerk, gezien vanaf de Delftsekade 01:10 De Sluis, gezien vanaf de Noordelijke sluisbrug 01:31 Oud Leidschendam, vermoedelijk ter hoogte van De Tol 01:45 Drie kinderen 01:53 Pet wordt uit het water gevist door boerenzoon 02:13 Onbekend (wie weet waar dit is?) 02:23 Kinderen en twee honden 02:33 Venestraat (?) 02:44 Sluiskant met op de achtergrond de Peperbus 02:53 Venestraat 03:09 Onbekend (wie weet waar dit is?) 03:19 Oud Leidschendam (locatie?) 03:37 Sloot (locatie?) 03:49 Einde.

Uiterst boeiende gezichten van de stad Groningen, ruim een eeuw geleden. Door de vele nieuwbouw zijn een hoop locaties nauwelijks meer herkenbaar. Klik op 'SHOW MORE'! Bron: http://in.beeldengeluid.nl/collectie/details/expressie/27731/false/true Wie helpt er mee de resterende locaties (met "?") te identificeren?! Hier is een bijgewerkt overzicht (met dank aan diverse inmiddels ontvangen bijdragen): 00:00 Langs het Eemskanaal met zeilschepen en villa's achterzijde Ubbo Emmiussingel 00:25 Station (nabij Groninger Museum?) 00:38 Ubbo Emmiussingel 2 achterzijde 00:40 Hereplein 6 achterzijde 00:45 Herebrug met zeilschip (thans onherkenbaar) 01:02 Voetgangers en trams op de Herebrug 01:10 Toren St. Jozefkerk 01:48 Rijden over Hereweg Viaduct richting Heereplein 02:35 Koepel op gebouw is Parklaan 1 02:39 Over Herebrug naar Hereplein 03:16 Over Hereplein naar Herestraat 03:20 Plantsoen Hereplein met vervolg groenstrook aan Ubbo Emmiussingel (naar westen) 03:52 Ubbo Emmiussingel (?) 04:16 Rijden door de Heerestraat richting Vis-/Grote Markt 05:00 Zuiderdiep 05:20 Links Peek en Cloppenburg 05:38 Hotel-café De Unie 05:43 Rechtsaf richting Grote Markt (?) 06:00 Stadhuis Anno 1810 06:20 Rottinghuis & Co (Damesmode); in de verte de toren van de A kerk 06:28 Op de achtergrond de Akerk 06:32 Links de Martinikerk met op de achtergrond het Provinciehuis 06:41 Het Goudkantoor op de Grote Markt (1635) 06:54 Locatie (?), straat (?) 07:01 Harmoniegebouw in de Oude Kijk in het Jatstraat 07:25 Panorama vanaf de Martinikerk 07:30 Sint-Martinuskerk die in 1982 is gesloopt vanwege universiteit bibliotheek 07:36 Toren links: Broerkerk aan het Broerplein (is nu biblitheek) 07:42 Midden achter: Watertoren Herman Colleniusstraat 07:50 Toren rechts: Academiegebouw aan het Broerplein en op voorgrond Martinikerkhof 07:58 Akerk 08:02 Toren van het Provinciehuis 08:15 Gebouw met witte gevel: schouwburg (?) 08:22 Gezicht van boven op de Grote Markt; Toren van de A kerk 09:02 Stadhuis (1810), architect Jacob Otten Husly 09:23 Gezicht op (?) 09:34 Voorgrond Martinikerkhof; schoorsteen Gasfabriekterrein? 09:42 Martinitoren, gezien vanuit de Oosterstraat 10:00 Middeleeuws poortje ad 1696 met gedenksteen (toegang tot hofje Sint Anthony Gasthuis) 10:02 Ingang van Sint Anthony Gasthuis aan de Rademarkt 10:07 Onbekend (?) 10:12 Hofje, Sint Anthonygasthuis met bejaarde bewoners (Rademarkt) 11:00 Grote Markt 11:17 Turfstraat kijkt richting Gardepoort en Martinikerkhof; Twee mannen met ratels 11:30 Rijtuig rijdt door de Gardepoort, gezien vanuit de Turfstraat 12:05 Steegje met spelende kinderen (?) 12:20 Martinikerkhof gebouw is Provinciehuis 12:40 Turfsingel met aangemeerde schepen en met Schouwburg en Preadinius Gymnasium 12:58 Gebouw (?) 13:04 Was het Scholtenhuis 13:12 Martinitoren vanaf de Grote Markt 13:30 Panden langs de Grote Markt 13:40 Rijden door Nieuwe Ebbingestraat richting Grote Markt 14:00 Martinitoren in de verte 14:01 Straat rechts waar paard met wagen uitkomt is de Violenstraat 14:26 Nieuwe Ebbingstraat vlak bij de Ebbingebrug 14:52 Op de Ebbingebrug 15:00 Oude Ebbingestraat 15:08 Links: Veeren en Kapokbedden winkel 15:25 Rechts: Winkel Bernard Vroom 15:27 Nadering Grote Markt uit de Oude Ebbingestraat 15:40 Cinema Palace , 500 zitplaasen (1910-1984) 15:43 Straat links is Gelkingstraat 15:50 Links daarvan: Heerenkleeding winkel Van Den Brui 15:57 Cinema Palace "Groningsche Bioscoop" 16:00 Nederlandsche LLoyd verzekeringen 16:04 Tram, lijn 1 16:07 Tussen Beide Markten ter hoogte van Bakker Bart (nu) 16:20 Locatie (?) 16:35 Linksaf de Heerestraat (winkelstraat) in 16:42 Einde. Slotopmerking: Triest dat heel veel mooie oude gebouwen inmiddels zijn gesloopt. De oorspronkelijke film is met een groot aantal soorten software aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en met A.I. ingekleurd. De volgende verbeteringen zijn aangebracht: - Correctie van contrast en helderheid - Softwarematige verwijdering van vlekken (stof en vuil) - Drastische bewegingstabilisering - Flikkering reductie - Scherpte verbetering - Opschalen naar HD met Topaz A.I. software - Bewegingssnelheid correctie met speciale frame-interpolatie software (factor 2 vertraagd) - Kunstmatige inkleuring m.b.v. DeOldify software. Er staat ook een Z/W versie op ons kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqnjnuSbj7M Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com/Video1.htm This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 12 to 25 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images resulting in an extremely smooth result. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com/Video1.htm +31703206117

The rather poor quality of the original recording has been enhanced to best ability with the latest AI software and subsequently colorized with DeOldify. It was recorded in The Netherlands during the "Grand Gala Du Disque" in 1962. The choir is the "Maastrechter Staar". Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQgdE50QA4

This is to commemorate Vera Lynn who died this week on the 18th of June 2020. The orginal film has been artificially collorized and enhanced to full-HD with the latest A.I. software.

Dit is een verbeterde versie van mijn vorige film. Deze versie is op correcte snelheid gebracht en m.b.v. kunstmatige intelligentie (A.I.) opgeschaald en nog verder in kwaliteit verbeterd. Welke versie vind je mooier? Bron: BeeldEnGeluid. Hier is de vorige versie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQBvphQKIs

Eighty three years ago, on the 3rd of June 1937, the former King Edward VIII of England, now Duke of Windsor, wed his beloved American divorcée and socialite Mrs. Wallis Simpson at Chateau De Cande, in Monts, France. The wedding took place just six months after his abdication from the British throne. Both the abidication and this controversial wedding placed the Royal Family and the entire British nation in a turmoil. The original film has been motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and artificially colourized. It is uploaded to Youtube for historic purposes only; no copyright infringement intended. An AI further enhanced version can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9fnoyl-qhw Which version do you think is best? Please watch in full HD, 1080p!

Optocht van een muziekkorps met daarachter afdelingen van de Bijzondere Vrijwillige Landstorm. Koningin Wilhelmina verlaat het station en vertrekt per open koets via de Langestraat naar het stadhuis van Enschede. Prinses Juliana rijdt in een Landauer over een gracht. Gerestaureerde, beweging-gestabiliseerde en snelheid gecorrigeerde film, ingekleurd met 'DeOldify' software. Oorspronkelijke Z/W bron: BeeldEnGeluid.

Een compilatie van een groot aantal zeer oude filmbeelden van Volendam die tussen circa 1918 en 1928 zijn gemaakt. Het filmmateriaal is softwarematig gerestaureerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd en kunstmatig ingekleurd. Het resultaat is een prachtige, 1 uur durende film! A compilation of a large number of films about the Dutch fishing town of Volendam nearly a century ago. The original film material has been restored, speed corrected and artificially colorized. The result is an amazing one hour film! Bron: BeeldenGeluid (Public Domain).

Boeiende, grotendeels gerestaureerde en ingekleurde film over het harde leven van rietsnijders en rietvlechters bijna een eeuw geleden rond de voormalige Zuiderzee (thans IJsselmeer). Het riet werd o.a. gebruikt in rieten daken, matten, manden en touw. Sommige beschadigingen in deze zeer oude film konden helaas niet worden hersteld. This partly restored and artificially colorized film shows glimpses of the hard life of the population around the Dutch Zuiderzee, almost a century ago. Many were involved in reed cutting and reed crafts. Reeds were used for thatched roofs, mats, baskets and rope. Some damaged fragments of this very old film unfortunately could not be repaired.

Restored and colorized film about a boat trip across the Zuiderzee in The Netherlands from the fishing towns of Harderwijk to Urk almost a century ago. Prachtige ingekleurde en gerestaureerde filmbeelden van een boottocht naar Urk in 1926. Deze boottocht betrof een bedrijfsuitje van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Tuinbouw en Plantkunde en ging van Harderwijk naar Urk en Volendam. NB: Het gedeelte van de trip naar Volendam volgt in een separate, lange ingekleurde film over Volendam. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Fraaie, kunstmatig ingekleurde en gerestaureerde filmbeelden van de viering van het 25 jarig bestaan van Bergen aan Zee in Noord Holland op 28 juni 1931, o.a. in Ruisenduin. Artificially colorized and restored film about the celebration of 25 years of the town of Bergen aan Zee in The Netherlands on 28 June 1931. De oorspronkelijke film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, op correcte snelheid gebracht (met speciale frame-interpolatie software), softwarematig gerestaureerd en ingekleurd met "DeOldify". Bron: Beeld en Geluid (Public Domain).

Een boeiend kort fragment over Amsterdam in 1928 uit de film "Roaming The Netherlands". Deze film is softwarematig beweging-gestabiliseerd en gerestaureerd. Een ingekleurde versie van deze film kan hier worden bekeken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC5CuVoDQGg (Oorspronkelijke bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Artificially colorized short film about Amsterdam in 1928. The B&W version can be watched here on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9qvIT4_hkU (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Beautiful, colorized film about Amsterdam in 1929. Prachtige, ingekleurde film over Amsterdam in 1929. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: http://www.dsh2000.com/donate.html All proceeds from the donations will go to animal protection organisations. Oorspronkelijke Z/W bron: BeeldEnGeluid.

Splended artificially colorized film about a flight with the KLM from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Batavia, Dutch New Guinea in 1927. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid) More info: https://wiki.beeldengeluid.nl/index.php/Eerste_passagiersvlucht_Amsterdam_-_Batavia

A short artificially colorized film about the Kurhaus and Palace Hotel in Scheveningen, The Netherlands. Een korte ingekleurde film over het Scheveningse Kurhaus en Palace Hotel gezien vanaf de oude pier in 1918. Oorspronkelijke Z/W bron: BeeldEnGeluid.

Artificially colorized and restored interesting old film of a visit to Egypt including a cruise on the Nile by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. The film also includes a visit to a camel market and to a horse racetrack. Very high quality! Please watch in full-HD. (Source: BeeldEnGeluid). The B&W version of this film can be found here on this channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZcdJnasmOI (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Softwarematig gerestaureerde en gestabiliseerde filmbeelden van Franeker in 1921 in zeer hoge kwaliteit. Kijk vooral in HD 1080p. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Great artificially colorized footage of the Dornier DO-X Flying boat / Waterplane D-1929 over Amsterdam in 1930.

Interesting colorized and enhanced footage of the city of Kampen in The Netherlands, almost a century ago. Source: BeeldEnGeluid.

Artificially colorized footage of the picturesque fishing village of Scheveningen in The Netherland more than a century ago. Scheveningen in kleur in 1914! De zwart-wit versie van deze film vind je hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIoi9PHfzQM (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Fantastic artificially colorized footage of the pictoresk island of Marken (near Volendam) on the Zuiderzee nearly a century ago. Prachtig ingekleurde film over het eenvoudige leven in Marken, bijna 100 jaar geleden. Zie de prachtige klederdracht en de beroemde soevenierverkoopster Sijtje Boes in haar jongere jaren. Bekijk ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video (bron: BeeldEnGeluid) is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd en met DeOldify software ingekleurd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p)!

Wonderful, artificially colorized footage of the town of Zwolle in The Netherlands almost a century ago. Zwolle in 1925 in kleur! Oorspronkelijke Z/W bron: BeeldEnGeluid (Public Domain).

Interesting colorized and enhanced footage of the old city of Leiden in The Netherlands, a century ago. Leiden een eeuw geleden in kleur! De film is m.b.v. modern AI software gerestaureerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd en ingekleurd. Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid.

Fantastic film about the small town of Giethoorn in the Netherlands a century ago. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and artificially colorized with many modern software tools. Colorization does not always give great results but in this case the results are stunning! Yearly Giethoorn still attracts a lot of tourists that is famed for its canals that serve as the town's streets. For centuries people and goods are transported on small boats called "punters". Giethoorn was also the location for a famous Dutch film in 1956 called "Fanfare" by director Bert Haanstra about two vigorously competing brass bands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8ia0... The great music "La vie en rose" is kindly provided by Belgian pianist Franco DeNitto: https://www.youtube.com/user/pianist626262

Restored and colorized film of a visit to Egypt by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. The film fragments of the Continental Savoy hotel in Cairo are very rare. See also Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZCsE...

This film shows a brief glimps of how primitive life was in a hut constructed of turf sods in the province of Drenthe, The Netherlands over a century ago. In Dutch these huts are called "plaggenhut". The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of sophisticated software.

Artificially colorized and restored interesting old film about a visit to the capital of Madeira, Funchal by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. Especially interesting are the "taxi" sledges drawn by oxes and the manually steared sledges that go down the hill back to Funchal (still in existence today!). Please watch in full-HD! The B&W version of this film can be found here on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFURZU3Vzwo (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Extremely interesting short color film about New York in 1939, one and a half years after our first long film about New York in December 1937. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXnEvW0XD0 Please now press the 'SHOW MORE' button below! Probably filmed by passengers who came to New York on the SS Normandie (seen at the end of the film from the Rockefeller centre roof studio). This was the last crossing of the SS Normandie due to WW-II starting in Europe. It never returned to France but was converted to become a troup transportation ship during which it caught fire and capsized while at Pier 88. Please note that this is original colorfilm and NOT colorized. The original film has been motion-stabilized and enhanced by means of special software. Chronological description (please help me): 00:00 View on New York seen from the deck of the SS Normandie 00:14 Irving Linen Shops, 5th Avenue ? 00:35 Fast food restaurants, location? 00:20 Rockettes ballet at Radio City music hall 01:04 Over ground railway 01:11 China town (Xth street?) 01:25 Lenox Avenue corner with 25th street 01:38 Harlem or The Bronx ? 01:48 Children playing in a fountain (Washington Square ??) 02:05 Open top double decker bus sightseeeing tour 02:15 5th Avenue? 02:20 Tiffany's ? 02:40 Rockefeller Center 03:00 View from Rockefeller Roof Studio 03:14 Chrysler building 03:16 Hudson River in the distance 03:30 Empire State Building 03:32 More views from Rockefeller Roof Studio 03:48 SS Normandie in the distance at Pier 88 03:50 And through a telescope.

An interesting film about the life in the province of Zeeland nearly a century ago. The B&W version can be found here on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIipkcYCn24 This old film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, enhanced and artificially colorized using modern powerful software (DeOldify). (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

On 2 September 1945 Japan signs the surrender papers on board of the USS Missouri in the presence of General McArthur. The original film has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and artifically colorized using DeOldify software. This enhanced film is submitted for historic purposes, no copyright infringement intended.

A visit to Pompeii in 1926 by Holland America Line cruise passengers. This film has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and artificially colorized by means of powerful modern software. The B&W version of this film can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZsGzg04N8

Historic meetings between Winston Churchill, Franklin D.Roosevelt and Jozef Stalin during WW-II in various locations, among other Casablanca, Tehran and Yalta. The original film fragments have been motion-stabilized, enhanced and artificially colorized by means of state-of-the-art software.

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in exile decorares Dutch dignitaries in the garden of her mansion (Stubbings House) near London during WW-II. Enhanced and colorized video. Koningin Wilhelmina onderscheidt verdienstelijke Nederlanders in de tuin van haar buitenverblijf nabij Londen gedurende de tweede Wereldoorlog. In kwaliteit verbeterde en ingekleurde film.

Artificial colorization of an interesting film about growing vegatables and fruit in greenhouses in 1935. From a technical perspective it is interesting to see how the A.I. gets it right, but also frequently gets it wrong. The challenge for future versions of DeOldify is to recognize the type of fruit or vegatable to for example learn to colour tomatoes red, peaches orangy-yellow and cucumbers dark green. Good luck trying to achieve that Jason! The black&white version of this film can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhYQZc4AoaA (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands in exile in Londen during WW-II. Software-enhanced and artificially colored film. (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

This test of an underwater atomic bomb was conducted by the US army near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific on 25 July 1946. As the result, the health of the native inhabitants of the nearby islands was severely affected due to the atomic fallout, causing many forms of cancer. The original film has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and colorized using state of the art "DeOldify" colorization software. To our opinion the results are rather impressive!

Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands in exile in Londen during WW-II. She was not the only royal in exile in London as can be seen at 00:15 when these royals visited King George VI and his wife at Buckigham Palace. Software-enhanced and artificially colored film. Source B&W footage: Beeld en Geluid

Aftermath of the Bombing of The Hague in The Netherlands on 3 March 1945. Due to a navigation error, the RAF accidentally bombed the "Bezuidenhout" quarter in stead of the German V2 lauch positions a mile away in the woods. The black & white version of this film can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ5bxznTGhI (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Unieke beelden van de salonboot Alkmaar Packet in 1924 ter hoogte van IJmuiden in het Noordzee kanaal. De film is gemaakt tijdens de intocht per schip van RK kerkleiders die op weg waren naar het Internationaal Eucharistisch congres in Amsterdam, Adoro Te. Voor meer info, zie hier: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkmaar_Packet

Een zwaar beschadigde Duitse Torpedojager wordt de Haven van IJmuiden binnengesleept in 1917 [HD]

Flight of the Graf Zeppelin from San Francisco via Lake Hurst (New York) back to Germany in 1928 [HD]. The director of the Zeppelin company, Hugo Eckner, can be seen in various shots as well as US president Herbert Hoover. A number of landings were filmed and the welcome that the crew received on return in Germany after 68 days. In view of the fact that Herbert Hoover became president in 1929 and the first flight of the LZ127 was on 18 september 1928, most of the film was probably shot in 1929 (not 1928 as the source indicates). This originally Black & White film was first enhanced by special software whereby the motion was stabilized, the speed corrected and the picture quality improved. Thereafter it was colorized with the great DeOldify software by Jason Antic

This is a compilation of the best public domain filmfragments about the attack on Pearl Harbour in Hawaii on 7 December 1941. The material has been motion stabilized, speed corrected where necessary and enhanced in quality by means of special software. Finally, the thus enhanced film has been colorized using the state of the art "DeOldify" colorization software by Jason Antic. No copyright infringement is intented. Coloring this material is deemed to add an extra dimension to its viewability and historical importance.

Spectacular footage of this speech in full colour after enhancing the original film material and subsequently colorizing it with DeOldify software! This speech was held in Washington on 23 August 1963, less than 5 years before his murder on 4 April 1968. No copyright infringement is intented. Coloring this material is deemed to add an extra dimension to its viewability and historical importance. Please do not make inflamatory comments. Hatred comments will be immediately removed. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888

In 1939 the famous French Ocean liner SS Normandie made its last voyage to New York. Due to the start of WWII in Europe the Normandie was confiscated by the US Navy and a couple of years later converted to become a troops transportation ship. During this conversion a welder unintentionally ignited a pile of life jackets which sparked a huge fire. This happened on the 9th of February 1942. Largely due to incompetence of the vice-admiral in charge, far too much water was pumped into the ship which eventually caused it to list and capsize in the harbour during the night (while moured at pier 88). The designer of the ship who was in New York at the time had made proposals how to save the ship before it capsized but was refused entry to the pier by the US Navy. In 1944 the ship was salvaged but repairs were deemed too costly so eventually the burnt-out hull was sold as scrap. The sad end of one of the most beautiful liners of the 1930's. This is a colorization experiment with DeOldify software. The results are most certainly interesting but also reveal that the "Deep learning" Artificial Intelligence software still needs to learn a lot. A very prominent mistake is that DeOldify does not yet know that liner funnels are often red. This also applies to the fire engines. Also it cannot yet recognize car brands and thus colors all vehicles black with a touch of purple. It would be great if we as users of DeOldify could add colored pictures as a color scheme reference to help teach DeOldify. In the near future programs like DeOldify are expected to make much more progress.

Nearly one hour of interesting footage of cable cars in San Francisco, filmed around 1955 and later. Source: Prelinger Archive. The film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected and enhanced by using special software

The original title of this highly interesting old film is "Main Street The World Over". Source: Prelinger Archive. The film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected and enhanced by using special software. In this film Eugene Castle from Castle Films travelled during 8 months to many cities, including: Washington DC, London, Christiania in Norway, Stockholm, Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Volendam, Paris, Nice, Switzerland, Geneva, Milan, Venice and then back to New York City.

Zo zag het plaatsje Bergen in Noord Holland er 100 jaar geleden uit. Boeiende beelden van o.a. het plaatsje, de Ruïne kerk, de bossen in de omgeving, Stoomtram "Bello" uit Alkmaar en het mooie strand. Deze film is ook in kleur (ingekleurd) te zien op: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN22GLDsfSU De oorspronkelijke film is softwarematig beweging-gestabiliseerd, op correcte snelheid gebracht en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd. Bron: Beeld en Geluid (Public Domain).

This is my second experiment with the innovative "DeOldify" artificial colorization software by Jason Antic based on "deep learning", A.I. To say the least, the results are intriguing and form a glimps of what can be expected in the near future with Artificial Intelligence. I intended to colorize more films, but have decided to put this on hold for a while in anticipation of further progress. The A.I. has not yet learnt enough and especially there is the need for the A.I. to analyse film as a whole and not just as a collection of individually colorized frames. I do hope Jason has more ideas and plans to get even better results. The Black & White version of this film can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klwTJld-Okk and DeOldify here: https://github.com/jantic/DeOldify Bron: Beeld en Geluid.

Dit is het resultaat van een experiment met "DeOldify" software om oude zwart-wit filmbeelden in te kleuren op basis van Kunstmatige Intelligentie (A.I.). Er is zeker ruimte voor verbetering maar deze resultaten zijn best redelijk tot goed te noemen. DeOldify vind je op GitHub. In de komende jaren zal "deep learning" tot nog veel meer verbluffende resultaten gaan leiden. Laat vooral je commentaar achter. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Interessante beelden van de traditionele intocht van Sinterklaas in Breda, 90 jaar geleden op 24 november 1929. De oorspronkelijke film is softwarematig beweging-gestabiliseerd, op correcte snelheid gebracht en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Boeiende beelden van vooroorlogs NS electrisch trein materieel. Volgens de bron is deze film gemaakt in 1929, echter zo te zien aan de "Mat-33" treinstellen moet het midden 30-er jaren zijn geweest. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

A lot has changed since the KLM started the oldest airline in the world 100 years ago in 1919 :-) (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Dit is een compilatie van 12 filmfragmenten die een beeld schetsen van het gedwongen verblijf van Koningin Wilhelmina in Londen gedurende de tweede Wereldoorlog. Slechts een aantal fragmenten waren voorzien van geluid en daarom is gekozen voor mooie achtergrondmuziek. Halverwege de film is haar eerste toespraak voor Radio Oranje te horen. Achtereenvolgens komt het volgende in beeld: 00:00 - De aankomst per schip in Engeland. 00:28 - Op bezoek bij King George VI 00:43 - Met Prins Bernhard in haar huis. 01:26 - Opening Netherlands House in Londen, 25 aug.1943 01:56 - In haar werkkamer te Londen 03:53 - Bezoek aan de Koningin door Engelandvaarders. 05:08 - Haar 61e Verjaardag in Londen, 30 aug.1941 06:15 - Toespraak door Minister-President Gerbrandy, aldaar. 08:22 - Toespraak door Prins Bernhard, aldaar. 09:18 - Inspectie van Nederlandse troepen in Wolverhampton. 09:42 - Toespraak door Koningin Wilhelmina, aldaar. 10:40 - Onderscheidingen in de Tuin van Stubbings House. 11:52 - Bezoek aan 'Oranjehaven', 9 sep.1944 13:15 - Bezoek aan Kinderkamp 'Jong Nederland', Coventry, 1 mrt.45 14:54 - Decoratie van Vliegers van 320e Squadron R.A.F. 23:05 - Terugkeer in Nederland, Landing op Gilze-Rijen. 24:36 - Intrek op laqndgoed Anneville in Ulvenhout en troepeninspectie. 25:07 - Einde. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Een bezoek aan het pittoreske Zeeland, met name Walcheren, in 1927. De film begint met het strand van Vlissingen, een dorp achter de dijk, kerkbezoekers, Veere en eindigt met traditionele Zeeuwse verlovingsrituelen. Het oorspronkelijke filmmateriaal is softwarematig beweging-gestabiliseerd, 1.6 keer vertraagd tot correcte snelheid en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd. Er is een krachtige frame-interpolatietechniek toegepast om een vloeiend resultaat na de beeldvertraging te bewerkstelligen. De benodigde (niet bestaande!) tussen-beelden worden daarbij softwarematig gegenereerd. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Een boeiende inkijk hoe C.Jamin een eeuw geleden al zijn snoepjes en zoetigheden maakte. De fabrieken stonden aan het Rodezand en aan de Crooswijksekade in Rotterdam. Al in 1883 werd de eerste fabriek geopend. A visit to the sugarworks factories of C.Jamin in 1919. This company was established in 1883 and is still going strong with nearly 100 shops in The Netherlands. De originele film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, op correcte snelheid gebracht en in kwaliteit verbeterd m.b.v. software. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Boeiende beelden van de verwoestingen in Scheveningen na de 2e Wereldoorlog en het begin van het herstel van deze badplaats in 1945. De originele beelden zijn m.b.v. software beweging-gestabiliseerd en in kwaliteit verbeterd. Bron: "Geschonden Residentie", Public Domain.

Uiterst trieste maar ook boeiende beelden van het bombardement op het Bezuidenhout op 3 maart 1945. Door een navigatiefout bombardeerde de Engelse RAF de wijk Bezuidenhout in Den Haag in plaats van de V2 stellingen in het Haagse Bos enkele kilometers verderop. Lees ook: http://www.bb45.nl/ en: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardement_op_het_Bezuidenhout Deze video is een compilatie van een dozijn filmfragmenten die in zijn totaliteit de verwoestingen goed in beeld brengen. De oorspronkelijke filmbeelden zijn softwarematig beweging-gestabiliseerd, op correcte snelheid gebracht en in kwaliteit verbeterd. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid). Sad but also interesting images of the devastation of the "Bezuidenhout" in The Hague, The Netherlands on 3rd of March 1945. Due to a navigation mistake, the RAF bombed this part of The Hague in stead of the German V2 installations a few kilometers away in the woods of The Hague. A compilation of about a dozen, software-enhanced, film fragments.

Boeiende beelden van trams in Rotterdam, ruim honderd jaar geleden. Wie weet waar dit precies was? De originele film is m.b.v. speciale software beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid gecorrigeerd en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd.

Het Scheveningse Kurhaus en Palace Hotel gezien vanaf de oude pier in 1918.

De film toont het primitieve leven in een Drentse plaggenhut in 1918. Life in a turf blockhut in the province of Drenthe in The Netherlands in 1918.

O.a. De Zeestraat vanaf de Javastraat (ter hoogte van het Postmuseum) in de richting van Panorama Mesdag, het Noordeinde, langs het Paleis Noordeinde, via de Hoogstraat richting Het Gouden Hoofd, Maison de Bonneterie en reisbureau Lissone Lindeman aan de Groenmarkt, de Zwarteweg en Uilebomen en tenslotte de Hoefkade richting stationsplein. Laatstgenoemde drie straten zijn vrijwel onherkenbaar (op bv. Google Streetview). Nagenoeg alle gebouwen uit 1937 zijn daar gesloopt en vervangen door recente nieuwbouw. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

This rather sad but also hopeful film shows the hardship and struggles of the Dutch population to recover from the devastation of World War II. Especially the scenes of starved children and weakened elderly people in the second half of the film are emotional. The film has Dutch subtitles. The original film has been motion-stabilized (which causes the instability of the subtitles) and substantially enhanced by means of special software. (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Een compilatie van zo veel mogelijk beeldmateriaal van stoomtrams in Nederland. Achtereenvolgens zie je stoomtrams in: - De bollenstreek (omgeving Hillegom) in 1924, - Haarlem in 1918, - Rijswijk in 1922, - Amsterdam in jaren '20, - Deventer in 1926, - Coevorden in jaren '20, - Zutphen in jaren '20, - Gelderland (GTM), ca. 1950, - Scheveningen (laatste stoomtramrit) in 1925. De oorspronkelijke filmfragmenten zijn beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid gecorrigeerd en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd (alhoewel niet alle fragmenten van goede kwaliteit waren, waardoor de resultaten wat wisselend zijn). (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Zo ging het in 1923 in Rotterdam eraan toe als je bij de Fa. Rijken en de Lange een piano kocht en hem twee-hoog liet afleveren... Software-matig gestabiliseerde, vertraagde en in kwaliteit verbeterde film. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Deze interessante film toont de Gevangen Poort in Den Haag voor, tijdens en na de aanleg van de Vijverdam. De rij huizen die toen voor de Gevangen Poort stond werd in 1925 gesloopt om het verkeer een betere doorstroming langs de Hofvijver te geven. De oorspronkelijke film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid gecorrigeerd en met software aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

De voormalige leider van de NSB, Anton Mussert, wordt op de binnenplaats van de Scheveningse gevangenis gelucht op 10 mei 1945 (drie dagen na zijn arrestatie). Op 7 mei 1946, precies een jaar na zijn arrestatie, werd Mussert op de Waalsdorpervlakte geëxecuteerd. De oorspronkelijke (public domain) film is softwarematig aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd.

This visit took place in 2011. Please watch in full-HD (1080p). You can also watch our visit to Balboa Park in San Diego here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H31yKFt4jqg

A visit in 2011 to the beautiful island of Maui in Hawaii. Here you can still find unspoiled tropical nature, a big contrast with the highrise buildings of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Please watch in full-HD (1080p).

Balbao Park was constructed in 1915 for the Panama-California Exhibition in San Diego USA. Also the California Pacific International Exposition took place there in 1935. It has many buildings in a Spanish Colonial Revival-architecture style. Our visit was in 2011. See also my video about San Diego Zoo. Please watch in full-HD (1080p).

In September 2019 we visited the beautiful "Chute Montmorency", just North of the City of Quebec in Canada. The video is accompanied by nice music: "The Moldau" composed by Smetana

In 1999 I visited Egypt. This video shows: - Cairo including from the air, - Piramids of Giza, - Farao temples in Memphis, - Step pyramid of Saccara and ends in Abu Dhabi. The original video has been motion-stabilized and upscaled to full-HD.

A highly interesting film about the Royal Navy just before and during WW-II. The film has Dutch commentary. Please watch this (software-enhanced) video in full-HD (1080p)! (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored interesting old film of a visit to Egypt including a cruise on the Nile by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. The film also includes a visit to a camel market and to a horse racetrack. Very high quality! Please watch in full-HD. (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored interesting old film of a visit to the capital of Madeira, Funshall by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. Especially interesting are the "taxi" sledges drawn by oxes and the manually steared sledges that go down the hill back to Funshall (still in existence today!). Please watch in full-HD! (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Dit is de eerste passagiersvlucht van Amsterdam naar Batavia op 14 juni 1927. Halverwege de film komt ook de president-directeur van de KLM, Albert Plesman, in beeld. Bekijk deze video in 1080p! De oorspronkelijke film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd met behulp van speciale software. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored film of a visit to Egypt by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. Especially view the images of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities! See also Part-1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhxgK3u2S5E (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored film of a short visit to Venice (in Italy) by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926.

Restored film of a short visit to Tunis by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. The scenes appear serene, but notice the 'friendly' policeman hitting a boy at 02:00.

Restored rare film of a visit to Athens (Greece) by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. Among other, they visited the Acropolis. We have motion-stabilized, speed-corrected and substantially enhanced the original film by means of special software.

Restored film of a short visit to Jerusalem by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored film of a visit to Egypt by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. The film fragments of the Continental Savoy hotel in Cairo are very rare. See also Part-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZCsEgBPv30 (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored film of a visit to Athens (Greece) by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored film of a visit to Pompeii (near Naples, Italy) by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. A colorized version of this film can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFzekubxQ4 (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

Restored film of a short visit to Algiers (in Algeria) by Holland America Line cruise passengers in 1926. (Source: BeeldEnGeluid).

In onze serie "Stadsgezichten" uit het begin van de vorige eeuw ditmaal historische beelden van Kampen (Overijssel) in 1922: De Burgwal, De Venstraat met de Bovenkerk, Vloeddijk, Het Oorgat, de nieuwe Markt, de Koornmarktpoort, de Prinsenstraat, Poortje in den Nieuwen Toren, Raadhuis, De westgevel van het oude Raadhuis, Ornament in het stadspark, De Broederkerk tegenover de Broederbrug, de Broederpoort, de smalle en lage puntboogpoort, Parkzijde, Oorgatbrug, het stadspark en de IJssel. Deze film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, snelheid-gecorrigeerd en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd met behulp van speciale software. De oorspronkelijke cameraman was niet erg bedreven in het rechthouden van de camera. Het is met de software gelukt om de meeste fragmenten (één voor één) weer recht te zetten!

This enhanced film shows a trip from Gravesend to London in 1928. Among other, the Leicester theater can be seen, as well as the Thames with the Tower bridge and Victoria Station. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed corrected and enhanced by means of special software.

The Olympic Games in 1936 were held in Nazi Germany. This film also shows one of the famous sprint races that, too the dismay of Adolf Hitler, was won by the colored USA sportsman Jesse Owens. He won no less than four gold medals. The footage is very high quality.

In our series "Cityviews" we present interesting glimpses of a trip to these three cities in the U.S. in 1925, just before the Great Depression. This video has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected and substantially enhanced using special software

In our series "Cityviews" we present an interesting vintage film about a visit (by train) to Rome in 1937. The train journey goes from the Netherlands via Germany and Austria to Italy. All famous points of interest in Rome can be seen, well before mass-tourism took-off. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected and intensively enhanced by means of special software. Original (Dutch) decription (the time stamps need to be multiplied by 1.5 because the speed of the original film has been delayed): 02:28 Vertrek van de trein naar Rome en beelden van langsrazende trein. 03:04 Trein passeert brug en station en rijdt vervolgens het station van Keulen binnen; met beelden van de drukte op het perron en het stationsplein en van kruiers met koffers, Exterieur van de Keulse Dom, met cu's van oa het portaal. 04:06 De treinreizigers drinken wijn, terwijl de trein de oevers van de Rijn volgt en div. kastelen, kasteelruïnes en dorpen passeert; met div. opnamen daarvan en van het landschap van bovenaf gezien en dorpsshots. 05:57 De trein rijdt station Basel binnen, met beelden van de drukte op de perrons en kruiers. 06:19 Stadsshots van Luzern met oa de Kapellbrücke en de Hofkerk, beelden van de Vierwaldstätter See, een monument ter nagedachtenis aan de Zwitserse Garde. Het gezelschap maakt een boottocht over de Vierwaldstätter See, en beelden van de dorpen rondom en van de Tellskapelle. 08:34 Bij Flüelen gaat de treinreis verder via de St. Gotthard. 08:55 Lugano en het Meer van Lugano, waar een kabelspoor de berg op gaat en het gezelschap boven voor de camera poseert. Gevolgd door div. beelden van het landschap en van het gezelschap op een toren met terras. 10:10 Milaan: ext. station, Dom, kerkhof, de Galleria en een triomfboog. 10:39 De trein raast verder door het Italiaanse landschap. 11:24 Stadsshots Padua: oa ext. van de basiliek van St. Antonius, plein met duiven, rivier en processie. 13:06 Stadsshots Venetië, oa het San Marcoplein, waar het gezelschap duiven voert, met het Dogenpaleis en de San Marco-basiliek. 13:57 Genua: haven en stadsshots, o.a. standbeeld van Columbus en het station. 15:03 Assisi: klooster, stadsshots en omgeving. 16:49 ROME: het gezelschap rijdt in bussen door Rome en bezoekt verschillende bezienswaardigheden: het St. Pietersplein waar ze met de Verbondsvlag voorop overheen lopen, met cu's van de gebouwen van het Vaticaan, cu's van fresco's van de Sixtijnse Kapel en van Het Laatste Oordeel van Michelangelo; het St. Pietersplein vol pelgrims; het graf van Dr. J. Schaepman, olv Mgr. Van Schaik; de Iannuculusberg(?) met uitzicht over de stad; grafmonument van paus Pius IX in San Lorenzo; St. Jan van Lateranenkerk en het Lateranenpaleis; het Colosseum; het Forum Romanum; de Catacombe di Domitilla waar ze een mis bijwonen; de paters Salesianen waar geluncht wordt; het monument van Victor Emmanuel II op de Piazza Venezia voor een kerk; de oevers van de Tiber met de Engelenburcht; het Paleis van Justitie; de kerk van St.Paulus-buiten-de-Muren; Tivoli en de Villa d'Este met het park rondom; het Monument van de Arbeid waar zich in de menigte div. geestelijken bevinden; het St.Pietersplein met duizenden mensen, waar de Paus (Pius XI) vanuit zijn draagstoel vanaf het balkon de zegen Urbi et Orbi geeft.

This long (1.5 hour!) film contains highly interesting fragments of important events during World War II (1939-1945) as seen from a Dutch perspective. The Dutch title is "Vrij en Onverveerd" (derived from the national anthem "Wilhelmus") which means "Free and Courageous". It is a collection of British news reals, compiled by Paramount News, and was shown for the first time to Dutch audiences at the end of 1945 who were amazed to see such a comprehensive overview of WWII. Under German occupation, the news reels in the cinemas were highly censored and thus viewers never saw the actual facts of the war. The original film has been painstakingly restored and dramatically enhanced in quality by means of special software. Among other, the motion has been stabilized, contrast and brightness have been enhanced, dust speckles removed and the image sharpened. Also the poor quality original sound has been amplified and enhanced to best ability.

Very high quality film of the German built "Dornier Do X", registration number D-1929, over Amsterdam on the 5th of November 1930. The aircraft was propelled by no less than 12 engines and could carry up to 170 passengers on long flights from for example Europe to the USA. It was never a commercial success. Please watch in full-HD (1080p)! The original film has been motion-stabilized and substantially enhanced using modern software.

Highly interesting film about the growth and the services of the Dutch KLM airline in 1937. An important part of the film involves the Douglas DC-3-194B with registration PH-ALU, named "Uil". This plane was destroyed on the 10th of May 1940 during a German bomb attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport. The original film has been motion-stabilized and dramatically enhanced using modern video software.

This year (2019) KLM is celebrating its 100th birthday. It is the oldest airline in the world. The early years were the pioneering years as can be seen in this interesting film. This is a software-enhanced video.

[Test of the first Dutch Helicopter in 1925] Sterk in kwaliteit verbeterde beelden van de bouw van de Eerste Nederlandse Helicopter tussen 1925 en 1930, naar een ontwerp van Ir. A.G. von Baumhauer van de Rijks Studiedienst voor de Luchtvaart. De helicopter werd geassembleerd en getest op Soesterberg.

Interesting images of a flight from Amsterdam to Paris by KLM in 1929 at the beginning of scheduled services. The film shows the Fokker F-VIIb PH-AED, PH-AEF and PH-AEH. The original film has been motion-stabilized and dramatically enhanced using modern video software.

The original video has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and speed-corrected.

Images of the D26 in the Rotterdam harbour and a visit of its crew to The Hague and Scheveningen The original video has been motion-stabilized, enhanced and speed-corrected.

Een boeiende compilatie van zoveel mogelijk verzamelde historische filmbeelden van de Koningin-Moeder: Emma van Waldeck-Pyrmont. Het meeste materiaal dateert van tussen circa 1912 en 1934 (zonder geluid). Ook de uitvaart van Emma komt uitgebreid in beeld. Een chronologische beschrijving van de fragmenten volgt binnenkort. Emma was de echtgenote van Koning Willem III en de moeder van Wilhelmina voor wie zij van 1890 tot 1898 als regentes optrad. Het oorspronkelijke filmmateriaal is met speciale software in kwaliteit verbeterd, beweging-gestabiliseerd en vertraagd tot correcte afspeelsnelheid. Geen schikte achtergrondmuziek gevonden.

Extremely rare and interesting color (!) footage of these 3 historic Ocean liners that were brand new at the time of filming, estimated around 1937. The Queen Mary (Cunard Line) remained in service until 1967, whereas the Normandie caugh fire in the harbour of New York while being converted to serve as a WW-II troup ship. The Italian Conte di Savoia was also converted for wartime service in 1940 and sunk in 1943. After being refloated and rebuilt in 1945 this vessel was scrapped in 1950. In this film the Normandie can be seen flying the prestigious "Blue Riband" flag as a reward for the fastest ocean crossing. This indicates that the film was made shortly after its maiden voyage in 1935 or after recapturing the Blue Riband from its rival, the Queen Mary, in July 1937. PS: See also my other video about "New York in the mid 1930's in Color": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXnEvW0XD0 More color footage of the SS Normandie can be viewed here on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jrzPadJ2ko Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work, please donate via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888

Footage of the maiden voyage of the French built ocean liner SS Normandie in May/June 1934. The film shows the huge welcome in New York and the return to Le Havre in France. For a number of years, a fierce competition went on between the SS Normandie and the British RMS Queen Mary in order to be rewarded with the Blue Riband for fastest ocean crossing. During this voyage, the Normandie crossed the Atlantic in a record breaking 4 days, 3 hours and 14 minutes. Note: The original (Dutch) film has been motion-stabilized and enhanced using modern software.

Highly interesting glimpses of old London along the banks of the Thames and of the pre-war harbour of Rotterdam. The film follows a Northsea crossing with the vessel "Batavier VI" of the Dutch Müller & Co company. Please watch in full-HD (1080p)! The original film has been enhanced, motion-stabilized and speed-corrected, using modern software.

Interessante beelden van het SS Rotterdam bijna een eeuw geleden. Een redelijk geslaagde poging tot softwarematig herstel van een flink beschadigde oude film Muziek: Khachaturian Adagio van Spartacus.

De oorspronkelijke film is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

Een compilatie van zo veel mogelijk filmfragmenten van de oude Pier in Scheveningen, formeel genaamd het "Wandelhoofd Koningin Wilhelmina". Op 6 mei 1901 werd deze pier geopend door Prins Hendrik. Helaas overleefde deze oude pier de tweede Wereldoorlog niet en brandde af omstreeks 26 maart 1943. Pas in 1959 werd begonnen met de bouw van de nieuwe pier die er nog steeds staat. Helaas is toen voor een andere plek gekozen dan recht voor het Kurhaus. De filmfragmenten zijn met speciale software in kwaliteit verbeterd, beweging-gestabiliseerd en vertraagd tot correcte afspeelsnelheid.

Glimpses of the beach at Scheveningen in 1927, Het strand van Scheveningen gedurende het badseizoen van 1927. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd met slimme interpolatiesoftware. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

The fishing village of Scheveningen in 1914. Glimpses of bygone days, at the beginning of World War I. Heel interessante beelden van een vergane tijd in het schilderachtige Scheveningen meer dan een eeuw geleden. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd met slimme interpolatiesoftware. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p). Bron: BeeldenGeluid (Public Domain)

Extremely interesting long film about New York towards the end of the Great Depression. This film is in colour, motion-stabilized, enhanced and speed-corrected by me. Duration: nearly 42 minutes. Press the 'SHOW MORE' button for far more info! The film shows many images of New York's buildings (Empire State, Chrysler and Woolworth buildings a.o), Bridges, Aircraft, Neon lights and Steamships. Especially the footage of the famous ocean liners RMS Queen Mary, which was brand new at that time, and the SS Normandie and SS Conte di Savoia footage (in color!) is intriguing. The film was probably made by a wealthy family involving an elderly lady who appears half a dozen times in the film. Maybe they booked the famous SS Normandie cruise to Rio in Feb.1938 or Feb.1939. Please note that the film has NOT been artificially colourized; it is original Kodak (?) color film. Do take a look at the other material on my channel. Update: after reading all the comments, the concensus seems to be that most, if not all of this film was shot around the Christmas period of 1937. Please help me improve this chronological list: 00:00 Lower Manhattan skyline seen from Brooklyn Heights Promenade 00:45 Staten Island steam ferry 01:05 RMS Carinthia 01:10 Old three-stack pass.ship, maybe USS Leviathan 01:28 One-stack pass.ship, name? 01:50 HAL SS Volendam or SS Veendam II 02:18 Westfield II steam ferry to Staten Island, built 1862? 02:30 Floyd Bennett Airfield, North Beach Air Service inc. hangar 02:43 Hoey Air Services hangar at F.B. Airfield 02:55 Ladies board monoplane, Stinson S Junior, NC10883, built 1931 03:15 Flying over New York: Central Park & Rockefeller Center 03:19 Empire State Building (ESB) 03:22 Chrysler building in the distance 03:26 Statue of Liberty island 03:30 Aircraft, Waco ZQC-6, built 1936 03:47 Reg.no. NC16234 becomes readable 04:00 Arrival of the "Fly Eddie Lyons" aircraft 04:18 Dutch made Fokker 1, packed 04:23 Douglas DC3 "Dakota", also packed, new 04:28 Green mono- or tri-engine aircraft, type? 04:40 DC3 again. DC3's flew first on 17 Dec.1935 04:44 Back side of Woolworth Building 05:42 Broadway at Bowling Green 05:12 Brooklyn across East River, view from Pier 11 05:13 Water plane, Grumman G-21A Goose 05:38 Street with bus, Standard Oil Building (R) 05:40 Truck, model? 05:42 Broadway at Bowling Green 05:46 Old truck, "Engels", model? 05:48 Flag USA with 48 stars! 05:50 Broadway at Bowling Green, DeStoto Sunshine cab 1936 05:52 Truck, "Bier Mard Bros", model? 05:56 Ford Model AA truck 1930 05:58 Open truck, model? 06:05 Standard Oil Building 06:25 Bus 366 & Ford Model A 1930 06:33 South Street & Coenties Slip 06:35 See 07:19, Black car? 06:45 Cities Service Building at 70 Pine St. right. Left: see 07:12 06:48 Small vessels in the East River 06:50 Owned by Harry F. Reardon 07:05 Shack on Coenties Slip, Pier 5 07:12 City Bank-Farmers Trust Building, 20 Exchange Place 07:15 Oyster bar, near Coenties Slip 07:19 South Street, looking North towards the old Seaman’s Church Institute 07:31 Holland America Line, Volendam-I, built 1922 07:32 Chrysler Plymouth P2 De Luxe 07:34 Oyster vendor 08:05 Vendor shows oyster in pot 08:16 Wall st.; Many cars, models? 08:30 Looking down Wall st. 08:52 More cars, models? 09:00 Near the Erie Ferry, 1934/35 Ford s.48 De Luxe 09:02 Rows of Christmas tree sales, location? 09:15 Erie Railroad building, location? Quay 21? Taxi, model? 09:23 1934 Dodge DS 09:25 See 09:48 09:27 Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad 09:29 Clyde Mallory Lines 09:48 South end of West Side Highway 09:49, 10:08, 10:11, 10:45 Location? 10:25 Henry Hudson Parkway 11:30 George Washington Bridge without the Lower Level 12:07 Presbyterian Hospital, Washington Heights 12:15 Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research 12:49 New York Hospital at 68th St. & East River 13:14 ditto 13:35 ditto 13:42 Metropolitan Museum of Art 14:51 Rockefella Plaza & RCA building 16:33 Saint Patrick's Cathedral 16:50 Public Library 17:24 Panoramic view, from ESB 17:45 RCA Building, 30 Rockefeller Plaza 18:16 Original Penn Station 19:27 Movie True Confession, rel. 24 Dec.1937 19:30 Sloppy Joes 20:12 Neon lights & Xmas 26:34 Herald Square 29:48 Police Emergency Service (B&W) 31:00 SS Normandie, French Line, Pier 88 32:06 RMS Queen Mary, White Star Line, Pier 92 32:43 Departure Queen Mary 33:45 Italian Line, Pier 84, Terminal, dd.1935 34:00 SS Conte Di Savoia, Italian Line, Pier 84 34:25 Peanut seller, near the piers 34:35 Feeding the pidgeons 34:52 SS Normandie, exterior & on deck 35:30 View from Pier 88 35:59 Interior 37:06 From Pier 88 37:23 Northern, Eastern, Southern or Western Prince, built 1929 37:32 Tug, William C. Gaynor 38:20 Departure 38:38 Blue Riband! 39:15 Tugs push Normandie into fairway 39:50 Under own steam. 40:00 Statue of Liberty 40:15 SS Normandie leaves NYC 40:35 Film is in wrong order because tugs are involved again? 41:15 SS Normandie in the distance 41:24 Spectators leave for home 41:40 Beautiful sunset 41:53 End.

Glimpses of the Dutch fishing village of Volendam, nearly a century ago. Boeiende beelden van Volendam, bijna een eeuw geleden. Zie ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p). Licentie: Public Domain

The picturesque island of Marken (near Volendam) on the Zuiderzee nearly a century ago. Het eenvoudige leven in Marken, bijna 100 jaar geleden. Zie de prachtige klederdracht en de beroemde soevenierverkoopster Sijtje Boes in haar jongere jaren. Bekijk ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

Kijk ook naar de andere historische Marine beelden op dit kanaal! De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

Zie ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

Zie ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

Zeer interessante beelden van Amsterdam vanuit de lucht! Very interesting glimpses of Amsterdam from the air! Zie ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p). Rights: Public Domain, Unenhanced source: Beeld en Geluid.

Bezoek de grachten en gevels van oud Amsterdam! Visit old Amsterdam's canals and gables. Zie ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

Zie ook de Stadsgezichten van Leiden in 1923 (evenals van vele andere Nederlandse steden) op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd met speciale (frame-interpolatie) software. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p). (Bron: BeeldEnGeluid).

Interesting film fragments of London in the early 1910's. The original film has been motion-stabilized and enhanced. Please watch in full-HD (1080p).

Zie ook de Stadsgezichten van vele andere Nederlandse steden op dit Youtube kanaal. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd met speciale (frame-interpolatie) software. Ook zijn de beelden beweging-gestabiliseerd. Kijk a.u.b. in full-HD (1080p).

Moma recently released this film to the public. This version has been enhanced with special software: - Motion stabilisation - Sophisticated frame interpolation from 18 to 25 fps - Speed correction (20% slower than original) - Sharpening and contrast & brighness correction - Upscaling to 4K resolution (3840x2160 pixels)

Dit ongeluk kostte 3 personen het leven en gebeurde nabij De Vink. Een gedetailleerde beschrijving van dit ongeluk vind je hier: https://www.oglv.nl/2018/01/18/treinongeval-bij-de-vink/ Deze film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, vertraagd naar correcte snelheid en in kwaliteit verbeterd. Bron: Beeld en Geluid. Zij melden abusievelijk een datum van 1922 i.p.v. 1926

Softwarematig in kwaliteit verbeterde film over de havens van Amsterdam in 1921. De film is o.a. beweging-gestabiliseerd en vertraagd tot correcte snelheid.

Op 30 juni 2019 organiseerde omroep MAX een heel geslaagd middagje uit naar de Veluwse Stoomtrein Maatschappij, VSM. De leden van MAX kregen een rondleiding over het depot Beekbergen en een retour ritje per stoomtrein naar station Eerbeek

Beweging-gestabiliseerde en aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterde film van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen in 1927. De afspeelsnelheid is gecorrigeerd van 16 naar 25 beelden per seconde (aan het einde had het zelfs nog iets trager gekund). Het betreft de werkplaats in Tilburg van de NS. Er wordt o.a. gewerkt aan locomotieven van het type 1700 en 3700 ("Jumbo"). Aan het einde rijdt een trein het station van Den Bosch binnen.

An interesting film about a journey by ferry and train to London in 1929. The original film has been enhanced and motion stabilized.

De renovatie werkzaamheden van het paleis zijn nog in volle gang. Vanaf het dak van het paleis krijg je een mooi overzicht van de aanleg van het ondergrondse museum en ook van de fraaie tuin

Een impressie van de laatste dag van Sail op Scheveningen (2019)

The original very wobbly and faint film has been motion-stabilized and quality enhanced (contrast, brightness, sharpness, de-flickering etc.)

Film about the training of naval pilots at the Tandjong Priok air camp near Batavia. Among other, it shows exercises, sport, theory lesson and first flying lessons on the Ryan S-TM two seater training aircraft. The vulcano probably is the Goenoeng Salak, 2200 m, closest vulcano to Batavia in Indonesia. Near the end of the film a Dornier D24 and a number of Catalina flying boats can be seen. Note: Indonesia was a Dutch colony until 1948. De oorspronkelijke film (in 2 delen) is beweging-gestabiliseerd en in kwaliteit verbeterd m.b.v. moderne software. The original film has been motion-stabilized and enhanced (contrast, brightness and sharpness) using modern video software. Source: Beeld en Geluid (Public Domain).

Unieke beelden van Lossen en Laden in de havens van Amsterdam en Rotterdam aan het begin van de vorige eeuw. De oorspronkelijke film is beweging-gestabiliseerd, vertraagd naar de correcte snelheid en in kwaliteit verbeterd.

In onze serie "Stadsgezichten" volgt hier een aflevering over Groningen in 1923 Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 16 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan.

Betreft de periode van regentes Koningin Emma en Koningin Wilhelmina. De oorspronkelijke zeer wiebelige en fletse film is met moderne software gestabiliseerd, op correcte snelheid gebracht en in kwaliteit verbeterd (helderheid, contrast en scherpte).

Het 75 jarig bestaan van het Koninklijk Instituut van de Marine betrof de periode tussen 1854 en 1929. Het jubileum werd vereerd door een bezoek van Koningin Wilhelmina aan het KIM te Den Helder. De oorspronkelijke video is snelheid-gecorrigeerd en sterk in kwaliteit verbeterd m.b.v. speciale software.

The German built Zeppelin named the Hindenburg (LZ-129) burst into flames on landing at Lakehurst near New York on 6th of May 1937. The original footage (found elsewhere on Youtube) has been stabilized and enhanced.

Extremely interesting film about how the Graf Zeppelin II airship was built. This Zeppelin was a (later) sister ship of the Hindenburg (LZ-129) that went down in a blaze on the 6th of May 1937 at Lakehurst near New York. The first Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) was built in 1928 and remained in service until 1937 during which it made 590 flights. The LZ-128 was never built. This Graf Zeppelin II was built between 1936 and 1938 and was only operation for about 1 year and made 30 flights. This is an enhanced version of the original film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFIPC9fWjh8 It has been drastically motion stabiized, de-flickered, contrast- and brightness improved and sharpened, using modern video editing software.

How about having to work in this old and extremely dangerous factory?! For example, watch the falling metal rod nearly killing a man at 1:11 minutes. This is an enhanced video: stabilized, sharpened and speed-corrected.

Sterk in kwaliteit verbeterde beelden van een dames dansgroepje op het strand van Schevningen in 1925.

De oorspronkelijke film is in snelheid gecorrigeerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd, scherper gemaakt en het contrast en de helderheid is verbeterd.

O.a. Het Binnenhof, Buitenhof, Gevangen Poort, Parkstraat, Plein 1813, Sophialaan en de Zeestraat. De oorspronkelijke film is in snelheid gecorrigeerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd, scherper gemaakt en het contrast en de helderheid is verbeterd. Noot: Het eerdere foutieve jaartal van 1919 is gecorrigeerd naar 1928.

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 16 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan.

Uit de beginperiode van de KLM en vliegtuigbouwer Anthonie Fokker.

De oorspronkelijke film is in snelheid gecorrigeerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd, scherper gemaakt en het contrast en de helderheid is verbeterd.

De oorspronkelijke film is in snelheid gecorrigeerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd, scherper gemaakt en het contrast en de helderheid is verbeterd.

O.a. Station Den Bosch, baanvak naar Ede, spoorbrug over de Rijn bij Rhenen, perron Amersfoort, viaduct van de Zeeburgerdijk, emplacement van de Rietlanden te Amsterdam, Locomotievendepot, stationsgebouwen van Maastricht en Nijmegen. De oorspronkelijke film is in snelheid gecorrigeerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd, scherper gemaakt en het contrast en de helderheid is verbeterd. Als je mijn filmrestauratiewerk leuk vindt dan kun je Doneren via: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888 (Bron:BeeldEnGeluid).

De oorspronkelijke film is in snelheid gecorrigeerd, beweging-gestabiliseerd, scherper gemaakt en het contrast en de helderheid is verbeterd.

Gestabiliseerde, snelheid-gecorrigeerde en in kwaliteit verbeterde oude beelden van Staphorst in 1921.

De SS Rotterdam aan de kade in Rotterdam. Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 16 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, strak resultaat is ontstaan.

De oorspronkelijk film is gestabiliseerd, 30% vertraagd naar correcte snelheid en in kwaliteit verbeterd (o.a. hoger contrast en scherper gemaakt).

Rondvlucht van het vermaarde luchtschip 'Graf Zeppelin' boven Nederland, onder andere boven de steden Amsterdam, Den Haag en Rotterdam. De LZ127 werd gebouwd op de werf van Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH in Friedrichshafen. Het schip was 236,6 meter lang, had een diameter van 30,5 meter en een volume van 105 000 m³. Na de ramp met de Hindenburg werd de Graf Zeppelin in juni 1937 uit dienst genomen. De oorspronkelijke zeer wiebelige beelden zijn zo goed mogelijk gestabiliseerd en ook is het contrast en de beeldscherpte m.b.v. speciale software verbeterd. Bron: OpenBeelden.nl

00.00 De Uilenburgerstraat. 00.08 Slop die op de Uilenburgerstraat uitkomt. 00.19 Een huishoudkraam. 00.30 Een visverkoopster achter haar schragentafel. 00.38 Bewoners poseren bij een uienverkoper en zijn kar. 00.46 Groentenverkoopster, zittend in de deuropening. 00.56 Pakhuizen aan de Rapenburgergracht; Montelbaanstoren. 01.08 De Jodenhouttuinen achter de woonhuizen. 01.19 Drogend wasgoed in een steegje. 01.38 Gevelsteen boven in de ingang van het slop. 01.48 Einde. Met speciale software is de oorspronkelijke film gestabiliseerd, in kwaliteit verbeterd en op juiste snelheid gecorrigeerd.

Beide oorspronkelijke films zijn met speciale software sterk in kwaliteit verbeterd. Daarbij is het beeld beweging-gestabiliseerd, de film (met 50%) vertraagd tot de correcte snelheid en ook is het contrast verbeterd en het beeld verscherpt.

Deze feesten vonden plaats van 26 t/m 28 juni 1945. De oorspronkelijke film is met behulp van speciale software sterk in kwaliteit verbeterd: beweging-stabilisatie, kleurverrijking, vertraging tot correcte snelheid, contrast- en scherpte verbetering, vlekkenverwijdering etc.

De oorspronkelijke film is met behulp van speciale software sterk in kwaliteit verbeterd: beweging-stabilisatie, vertraging tot correcte snelheid (interpolatie), contrast- en scherpte-verbetering, verwijdering van filmbeschadigingen etc. Een prachtige ingekleurde versie van deze film kan hier worden bekeken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmaP1xWO9B4 Klik op onderstaande knop voor meer info! U ziet achtereenvolgens: - 00:00 Viaduct Leidse Straatweg gezien vanuit richting Wassenaar. - 01:48 Lange Poten, van boven gezien vanaf Kapelsbrug. - 02:03 Kapelsbrug met verkeersagent; Tram 13 passeert. - 02:25 Lange Poten vanaf Kapelsbrug; verkeersagent in actie. - 02:48 Spui bij de Hofweg en Kapelsbrug. Trans 4 en 6 passeren. - 03:11 Verkeerspunt Laakbrug/Rijswijkseweg. - 03:20 Omgeving Laakhaven en Laakbrug. - 04:12 Laan van Meerdervoort, kruising met Anna Paulownastraat. - 05:03 Man met cowboy-hoed. - 06:23 Rijswijkseplein, verkeersagent, gele tram naar Rijswijk. - 06:46 Blauwe tram op Hertenkamp, hoek Bezuidenhout. - 06:59 Hoek Koningskade Heerengracht. - 07:39 Heerengracht hoek Bleyenburg - Korte Poten. - 07:46 HTM trams o.a. in de Lange Houtstraat (graag verder detaileren!) - 08:58 Trams op het plein, met reclamezuil. - 09:23 Electrische trein te Scheveningen. - 09:38 Benzinetram. Groep heren stapt uit. - 09:45 Rit door de duinen vanaf voorbalkon gefilmd, met groep Heren. - 10:37 Aankomst op station Hollands Spoor, bij de gashouders. Bron onbewerkte Z/W film: Beeld en Geluid.

Deze film toont het Scheveningse strand met de vele zonnebaders, rieten strandstoelen en ezeltjes, de Boulevard, het Kuhrhaus en de overvolle trams. Een stukje nostalgie voor de Babyboomers! De oorspronkelijke film is met speciale software gestabiliseerd, opgewaardeerd naar HD kwaliteit, in snelheid gecorrigeerd, verscherpt en contrastrijker gemaakt.

Boeiende beelden van het landgoed Hofwijk-Huijgens in Voorburg. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd: beweging-gestabiliseerd, naar HD opgewaardeerd, snelheid gecorrigeerd, verscherpt en met meer contrast. Bron: www.beeldengeluid.nl (public domain).

Beelden van oud Leidschendam in de omgeving van de Venestraat, De sluisjes en de Vliet. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd met gebruik van speciale software. De beweging is gestabiliseerd, opgewaardeerd naar HD kwaliteit, de snelheid is gecorrigeerd en de film is verscherpt alsmede het contrast verhoogd. Bron: Beeld En Geluid.

Dit is een aangepaste versie van onze eerdere video (zie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKIqwXchVko), waarbij de beelden met nogmaals 30% softwarematig zijn vertraagd. De originele film is namelijk met slechts circa 12 beelden per seconde (fps) opgenomen, terwijl in die jaren 16 tot 18 fps gebruikelijk was. De filmcamera's werden toen met een handslinger bediend... Er staat nu ook een prachtige ingekleurde versie op ons kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDkypKrqrMQ Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com/Video1.htm This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com/Video1.htm +31703206117

The original video has been stabilized, enhanced, sharpened and upscaled to full HD, using modern software tools. Especially the motion-stabilization makes this enhanced version more pleasant to watch.

Film pioneer Claude Friese Greene made many short films during his travel on this route. Here is the result of enhancing his film using modern software. Most of the explanatory texts have been removed for reasons of continuous enjoyment of these interesting historic images. An enhanced version of the original artifically coloured film (unique for 1926) can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb44kFgMFYM

This is one of the earliest artifically coloured films (1926). It was produced by Claude Friese Green, who can be seen at the end of this film with his puppy dog. The original video has been motion-stabilized, enhanced, contrast and brightness corrected, upscaled to full HD (1080p) and sharpened, using special software. Most of the explanatory texts have been removed for reasons of continuous enjoyment of these interesting historic images. A black & white version of this enhanced film can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjO5lZ99I3c

The original film has been drastically enhanced by using modern software tools. Among other, it has been motion stabilized, speed-corrected (from 16 fps to 24 fps), contrast and brightness enhanced, sharpened and upscaled to full HD (1080p) quality.

Before our cruise through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited San Diego. Among other we saw the Little Italy district, the quay with the USS Nidway, Seaport Village and the beautiful Balboa Park

After our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited the Florida Keys and the Everglades. In particular we enjoyed the Airboat ride at Coopertown and the animal shows at the Theater of the Sea in Islamorada.

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited the Dutch island of Aruba with its beautiful white sandy beaches

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas. Half Moon Cay is a private island that was purchased some years ago by the Holland America Line for 16 million US$.

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited the lovely Mexican port town of Huatulco. This included a bird watching excursion.

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we attempted to visit Puerto Caldera in Costa Rica. However, due to heavy sea swells the captain did not manage to successfully start the tendering operation. This video shows why.

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited the lovely Mexican port town of Puerto Vallarte.

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited the interesting Guatemala port of Puerto Quetzal and also made an excursion to Lake Atitlan where we were confronted with the Maya culture.

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited the Mexican port town of Manzanillo, including a stop at the interesting Iguana sanctuary.

During our cruise from San Diego through the Panama Canal to Fort Lauderdale we visited the interesting Nicaragua port of Corinto and also made an excursion to the botanical gardens and the city of Leon with its beautiful cathedral.

On our cruise with the Holland America Line, that started on the 3rd of October 2018 in San Diego, we went through all the locks of the Panama Canal on 15 October 2018. The cruise ended on 21 October in Fort Lauderdale. It was a wonderful experience and the weather that day was great.

Gezellige Vlietdagen; het weer speelde ook goed mee. In de afgelopen jaren is wel het accent verschoven van het water naar de wal: waar zijn al die mooie twee- en driemasters, die tien jaar geleden wel meededen, gebleven?! Kijk in full HD en kijk ook eens naar mijn video's van de Vlietdagen uit bijvoorbeeld 2005 en 2006: wat een verschil!

Motion stabilized and enhanced colour footage of London during WW-II.

The video shows a number of interesting locomotives, among other the "Beatrice" and the "Primrose 2".

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

De oorspronkelijke video is met speciale software aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en wordt nu met de correcte snelheid weergegeven (25 beelden per seconde i.p.v. 18 fps). Bekijk het in full-HD (1080p)! Bron: openbeelden.nl

Een tocht per auto van Rotterdam via de bollenstreek en Haarlem naar Amsterdam in 1926. Bron: openbeelden.nl

Viering van het Leidens Ontzet op 03 Oktober 1923. De oorspronkelijke video is aanmerkelijk in kwaliteit verbeterd en de (te hoge) snelheid is gecorrigeerd met speciale software. Bron: openbeelden.nl

Prachtige oude beelden van de kassen, tuinbouw en veilingen in Het Westland (Zuid Holland). Een ingekleurde versie van deze film vind je hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F-3Zd0_XCY Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

In kwaliteit verbeterde film. Bron: www.openbeelden.nl

The original video has been enhanced with special software! It has been motion-stabilized, upscaled to full-HD, sharpened and contrast-, brightness- and colour-enhanced. Please watch in full HD (1080p)!

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact met ons op via [email protected] This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact us via: [email protected] Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in full-HD, 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Koningin Wilhelmina leest de Troonrede voor, vergezeld door Prins Hendrik. Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Gestabiliseerde, naar HD kwaliteit opgekrikte versie. We zoeken nog naar beter bronmateriaal. Deel-1 is wel in uitstekende kwaliteit. Zie hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgF8llu_hKU

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. beweging-gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 17 naar 25 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Hier is een nieuwe versie die 30% langzamer afspeelt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqnjnuSbj7M Sinds 2020 is deze film ook in kleur (!) te zien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDkypKrqrMQ Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com/Video1.htm This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com/Video1.htm +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Dit is het geweldige resultaat van videobewerking met moderne, krachtige software. Bekijk het in HD 1080p! De oorspronkelijke, schokkerige en fletse video is o.a. gestabiliseerd, bewerkt met slimme contrast- en helderheidscorrectiefilters, scherper gemaakt en in snelheid gecorrigeerd van 18 naar 24 beelden per seconde, gebruikmakend van interpolatiesoftware die de tussenliggende beelden heeft gegenereerd zodat een vloeiend, uiterst strak resultaat is ontstaan. De computer heeft twee dagen staan te stampen om dit resultaat te bereiken. Wilt u ook oud of nieuw film- of videomateriaal laten verbeteren, neem dan contact op met DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com This is the great result of video editing with modern, powerful software. Watch in HD 1080p! The original, jerky and faded video has been stabilized, edited with smart contrast and brightness correction filters, sharpened and speed corrected from 18 to 24 frames per second, using interpolation software that generated the intermediate images so that a smooth, extremely smooth result originated. If you also want to have old or new film or video material enhanced then please contact DSH electronics, www.dsh2000.com +31703206117 Bron: openbeelden.nl

Amateurbeelden (8mm smalfilm) uit de tijd van Koningin Juliana en Prins Bernhard. Deze videobeelden zijn gestabiliseerd en geconverteerd naar HD, met gebruikmaking van speciale software.

This film that was made in 1939 has been drastically enhanced using sophisticated video software. The original film (made by a wealthy American who sailed back and forth on the SS Normandie) has been upscaled to full HD, motion-stabilized, sharpened and otherwise enhanced. It is very interesting to see what Europe looked like (in color) just before WW2 broke out. Please watch in 1080p! More color footage of the SS Normandie can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTsv_TgSFY

De avond voor de "Sail-in" kon deze onderzeeboot van de Nederlandse Marine in het Noordzeekanaal worden gespot

Een korte impressie van (een nogal saaie) Koningsdag in Leidschendam op 27 april 2015. Er waren beduidend minder stalletjes op de vrijmarkt, geen muziek bandjes en weinig vertier ten gevolge van besparingen door de gemeente. Jammer hoor! Volgend jaar (hopelijk) beter.

Gelukkig was het weer veel beter dan vorig jaar en lijken de Vlietdagen 2014 weer een succes te zijn geweest. Wederom jammer dat er weer geen oude driemasters hebben deelgenomen zoals wel een jaar of 8 geleden,

Een zeldzame Kwak (reigersoort) gefilmd op 27 juli 2014 in Vlietlanden nabij Leidschendam. Of dit echt een Kwak is (zoals de omstanders beweerden) is onzeker. De vogel lijkt ook een beetje op een Groene Reiger...

Bron: Eigen materiaal.

Het jaarlijkse SGW en Mennen Vlietland Paarden event (KNHS).

Een impressie van de eerste Koningsdag te Den Haag in 2014 met een uitgebreid bezoek aan de Kermis op het Lange Voorhout en aan de Lange Vijverberg.

De eerste Koningsdag in Leidschendam: druk en gezellig. Hoe gaat Koningsdag er volgend jaar uitzien?!

In 2009 we visited the beautiful Drakensbergen in South Africa. In this area the famous movie "Zulu" with Michael Caine was shot in 1964.

Composed by Mario Previty (the pianist in this video) who sadly died earlier this year. This is truly a wonderful piece of music that deserves to be re-recorded by the MarioSingers including a big orchestra. It was recorded (by me) during the MarioSinger's last Christmas concert on 14 December 2011.

Op 10 oktober 2013 ging de Scheveningse Pier "op slot". Nu maar afwachten wanneer de duurbetaalde curator een oplossing vindt en de weggejaagde ondernemers weer kunnen terugkeren. Deze video is enkele dagen voor de sluiting opgenomen. Bron: Eigen materiaal.

De Venestraat en het Damplein zijn altijd heel gezellig op Koninginnedag. Feestkapel "De Blaasbalgen" speelde geweldig. Op deze video spelen ze o.a. het nummer "You were always on my mind".

ARTI is een revolutionaire Android App die speciaal is gemaakt voor de Nederlandse markt. ARTI staat voor "Artificial Intelligence" en heeft als primaire taak om nagenoeg elke functie die een Android gebruiker zich maar kan wensen met spraak te activeren en te gebruiken. De bediening van ARTI is interactief waarbij er voordurend een dialoog wordt gevoerd tussen de gebruiker en ARTI. Deze App is medio november 2012 uitgebracht en zal nog veel verder worden uitgebreid en verbeterd! Help ons (DSH electronics te Leidschendam) om ARTI verder te laten groeien. Wees blij met wat ARTI al kan en geef ons positieve feedback zodat we je ideeën en wensen in volgende versies kunnen meenemen. ARTI is te koop in de Google Playstore. Zoek daar op het woord "ARTI" of op "DSHelectronics" (aan elkaar).

There are many versions of this video on Youtube. However, for my version the lastest high definition video was used provided by the Prelinger archive (on www.archive.org). I enhanced this video using modern software. Among other, the video was motion-stabilized, upscaled to full 1920*1080 HD resolution (using multiple-frame data), noise-filtered and sharpened.

De Vliegenzwam kom je niet vaak tegen. Hier zijn beelden van een fraai exemplaar in Park Clingendael in Den Haag

Ten dele gefilmd vanaf de Koningsspil, langs de kades en bij de sluizen.

Just a small demonstration of how this interesting early film can be further enhanced. The contrast and brightness have been adjusted and the film has been motion stabilized and slightly sharpened. Far better results could be obtained with the original material. Especially the white texts distract the stabilizer.

In this new version, the original video has been slightly zoomed in to full screen resolution and motion and speed corrected. Sophisticated software was used to generate the missing frames in order to slow down the video and still retain perfect motion. Please refrain from making comments about the influx of other nationals into the UK. Yes England has changed, but so has the entire world. Hatred spreading comments will be (and now have been) removed. Just enjoy the images of how the UK was 80+ years ago... Email: [email protected] Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888

Deze fuut moest bijna een kilometer zwemmen om een gevangen visje te voeren aan het jong. Erg tevreden was het jong zo te zien niet met deze vangst.... Gefilmd in de Delftse hout bij Delft.

Vandaag (28 mei) zagen wij voor het eerst een lepelaar in Delfgauw (bij Delft). Deze vogel is vrij zeldzaam in Nederland.

A train and boat trip from London via Harwich to Hook of Holland with the Prinses Beatrix ferry of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (SMZ), in the 1950's.

If you want to observe seals and other sea mammals, then a trip alomng the "17 Mile Drive" is certainly recommended

Highway 101 in California

A visit to Carmel and a trip along the wonderful "17 mile Drive"

This interesting old silver mining town can be found enroute from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.

Solvang is a rather interesting enclave in California. Originally it was a Danish settlement and Danish influences are still omni-present.

An interesting Juzuït mission in California

See the "General Sherman", the thickest and tallest tree in the World!

From The Paris via the Bellissario, Ceasars Palace, Mirage and Venice

The impressive and extremely powerful fountaims of the Bellagio

We stayed at the "Paris" hotel and casino. The fountains of the "Bellisario" accross the road are truly impressive.

From the Bellagio via New York-New York, Escaslibur, Pyramid, MGM and back to the Paris.

A curious trip by a vintage train from Williams to the Grand Canyon. If you don't mind a staged train robbery as part of the spectacle, then this alternative way to travel to the wonderful Grand Canyon is certainly recommendable. Regrettably the steam trains had been put to Winter sleep the week before our trio.

In this part one, we approach Yellowstone from the East, encounter a Grizzly bear on route and follow to beautiful road along Yellowstone Lake and Old Faithful to West Yellowstone.

Devils tower is a very strange rock formation in the state Wyoming. It featured as a backdrop in the famous film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Steven Spielberg". Legend has it that a giant bear clawed the strange profiles into the rock. It is also a sacred ground for native American tribes. The surroundings are habited by numerous prairy dogs.

Custer State Park lies noth of Denver near Rapid City. It is home to a variety of wild life, including especially large hurds of Bison.

"Get your kicks on Route 66"! See the places where the makers of the movie "Cars" got their inspiration...

A huge bridge is (was) being constructed accross the Hoover Dam.

The surroundings of Thomas Alva Edison's house in Florida, with huge Banyon trees

The remarkable sculpture by Gutzon Borglum in the mountains near Key Stone, representing four US presidents.

This video shows buildings of the Church of the Latterday Saints, the Mormon Tabernacle Hall and the huge Mormon Conference Center.

This "Crazy Horse" project is really crazy. It was started in the 1940's and probably will never be finished.

The Cork Screw Sanctuary is home to the very rare Ghost Orchid.

Duval street is a colourful part of Key West in Florida. Pink taxi's, many street artists and famous bar's like "Sloppy Joe's" are part of the scene.

Mallory Square is where it all happens at Key West, especially in the evenings when many street performers do their act.

The trip was made with the first and original propellor boat company at Coopetown

The coral formations are amazing just off tyhe coast of Key West in Florida

From the pier at Cocoa Beach along the coast via a provincial road to Miami

KeyWest Butterfly Farm

This beautiful nature reserve is most certainly worth visiting (if you take the mosquitos for granted). A trip on a propellor boat is highly recommended. The original propellor boat co0mpany is located at Coopertown.

See where famous writer Ernest Hemingway lived for part of his life, where his cats drank water from a urinal from Sloppy Joe's bar and where his last penny is incarcerated in concrete near the swimming pool...

Let's hope Shamu does not suffer from night blindness and accidentally makes a jump into the audience...

Manatees at Seaworld in Florida

Although the orca show at Seaworld is maybe more spectacular, this show with dolphins has much more variety and demonstrates the impressive abilities and intelligence of these creatures.

Meet Shamu at Seaworld!

Filmed in Disney World (Magic Kingdom) Orlando Florida.

This wonderful Disney Parade was recorded at Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida in 2007. The theme at that time was: "Dreams will come true". Apparently Disney changed its parade recently. Reviews for the new parade do not seem as possitive as for this one.

A wondeful night parade at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Florida

Filmed in Orlando Florida

A trip on the river steamer in Disney's Magic Kingdom, Florida USA

A wonderful tour through the history of circus in full HD video quality

MarioSingers Kerstconcert, 14 december 2011 te Groet in Noord Holland (Restaurant "De Bokkesprong").

On 7 december 1941 the Japanese fleet attacked Pearl Harbour. The USS Arizona sank with the loss of 1174 lives. A memorial over the sunken hull commemorates this tragic moment in history. We visited this memorial on 15 September 2011.

A Trip Down Market Street in San Francsco before the great Earthquake in 1906. This video is meticulously enhanced using powerful modern software. It has been motion stabilized, sharpened, contrast corrected and upscaled to HDTV format. The upscaling software uses elaborate techniques to extrapolate data from multiple video frames. Please compare these results with the original footage that can be found elsewhere on Youtube!

In my series "Animals in HD" here is some nice footage of Dutch Cows in high definition video quality.

A Grebe takes its two siblings for a ride

Stabilized version

Leidschendam, Vlietdagen 2006

IJssculpturen in Leiden (Groenoordhal), Kerst 2005 Tentoonstelling: "Rembrandt in IJs".

Van Otterloo via Kröller Müller Museum naar Schaarsbergen en de zandduinen weer terug naar Otterloo.

Devils Island was a infamous French prisoner camp in the second half of the 20th century. It became famous due to the movie "Papillon" with Steve McQueen.

On the way to Krakow I briefly visited Warsaw. To be honest, I was not impressed and would not go there again unless really necessary

Een grote kolonie ooievaars midden in een woonwijk van Voorburg Essestein (2009). Wegens de aanleg van een kinderspeelplaats is deze kolonie van circa 30 ooievaars inmiddels neergestreken in een weiland van het landgoed Marlot in Den Haag.

After having witnessed the aborted launch of Ariane-4 flight 101 (Eutelsat Hotbird 1) we took a boat trip up one of the side branches of the Amazon river.

Having missed the boat from Harwich to Hook of Holland (due to congestions on the M25), I decided to spend some time at Colchester Zoo. At that time (1997) my impression was that parts of the zoo were badly in need of renovation and upgrade to modern zoo standards with far more space for the animals. I saw many animals that were pacing up and down in their small cages which was clearly a sign of stress. Hopefully this zoo has made the necessary improvements by now.

An impression of a rainy day at the Le Bourget Airshow (near Paris) in 1993

A visit to The East Anglian Railway Museum near Colchester, England in 1997

Luchtshows in Scheveningen en Deelen in 1983

This is a video report of our interesting visit to Kennedy Space Center in September 2007. Hopefully the high quality of the video material will be appreciated.

This enhanced video demonstrates what modern video editing software nowadays can do. The original video has been enhanced by means of: - motion stabilisation - contrast and brightness changes - sharpening - motion interpolation to obtain better flow - time stretching from old 18 fps to modern 24 fps - upscaling to HDTV quality (double resolution). The music is by Harry Davidson and His Orchestra The original shaky, jerky and lower resolution version, that plays back 33% too fast (due to using 18 frames per second), can be found on: youtube.com/watch?v=zQVQ7ry94lI

This video has been dramatically enhanced in quality, using modern video editing tools. The film has been motion stabilized and the speed has been slowed down to correct speed (from 18 fps to 24 fps) using special frame interpolation software that re-creates missing frames. Upscaling to HD quality was done using video enhancer software. I have been told that at least part of this film was shot in Cork (Ireland). The music is "Chanson du Soir" and "Arco Noir" from Harvey's Strings of Sorrow album. Contrary to some comments, this video was not enhanced by BFI but by me. Various VirtualDub filters were used (deshaker, sharpener, contrast and brightness correction etc.), plus sophisticated frame interpolation software to correct the speed, as will as Infornition software to upscale the quality to full HD. Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888

De Molendagen in Leidschendam waren, alhoewel lawaaiig door de vele draaiende oude machines, zeer geslaagd.

Hier is weer een voorbeeld van een dramatisch in kwaliteit verbeterde historische video. Met behulp van vele software filters is de video: - beweging gestabiliseerd - contrast en helderheid verbeterd - verscherpt. - naar HDTV formaat geconverteerd (en daarmee verscherpt) - gestroomlijnd zodat de bewegingen vloeiend worden. Vergelijk deze beelden met de originele schokkerige video die hier te vinden is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_P75sUOJuM

In kwaliteit verbeterde versie van de originele video die elders op Youtube kan worden gevonden. De video is beweging-gestabiliseerd, contrast verbeterd en verscherpt naar HDTV.

This small scale show has a lot of charm and is quite different from the polished mega dolphin shows at Seaworld.

Park Leeuwenstein in Voorburg-Leidschendam, filmed on a sunny day in early spring 2008 in full HD.

The real Jiminy Cricket was filmed in HDTV at the Corkscrew Swamp sanctuary in Florida USA in 2007

The shell of this turtle resembles a German WWII army Helmet. Filmed at Corkscrew Sanctuary, Florida USA in 2007

Filmed at Corkscrew Sanctuary, Florida USA in 2007

This excellent demonstration of Kung Fu fighting was filmed in Vietnam, near Hue.

Here is another example of how modern software can enhance old video material. The original "The Great North Road" video can be found elsewhere on Youtube. It has been motion stabilized, slightly colour and contrast corrected and upscaled to HD proportions using an excellent video enhancer, in combination with four Virtualdub filters. Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888

This video shows Stena line's high speed Ferry, HSS, that operated between the Hook of Holland and Harwich from 1997 to 2007. It was filmed a couple of weeks after its maiden voyage in 1997 and at the time still drew a big crowd every time it departed from the Hook of Holland. It was withdrawn from operation due to high operational costs, mainly caused by the tremendous fuel consumption by the ship's four jet engines. The video was shot in VHS and recently digitally enhanced by de-interlacing, motion-stabilizing and upscaling to HD with a superb Video Enhancer. Here is a film in high quality about the same ferry crossing to Harwich in 1929: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km2ofGEnYnQ

Here is another example of how an old video can be enhanced with todays modern digital software tools. The (late 50-ies) video "Paris et son Nouveau Métro sur Pneus" (found elsewhere on Youtube) has been motion-stabilized, smoothed, enhanced and upscaled to HD using 4 virtualdub filters plus "Video-Enhancer".

The Cu Chi Tunnels, 35 km North East of Saigon, remain an poignent reminder of the Vietman war. Although now rather touristic, the many traps, bomb craters and tunnels that the Vietcong utilized in their defence against the Americans deserve a visit.

ATTENTION: New A.I. enhanced version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEjxGIka7uU Please tell us what you think of it! Please just enjoy these old images and refrain from talking about how London has changed in relation to the influx of other nationals. Everyone aged 50+ will have witnessed this metamorphoses and many have often enough reacted to this video that this change has not always been for the good. In stead of this debate it would be nice if viewers could share their own memories of this era here. This film dates from around 1952. Thanks to JosserUK and Youtube viewers, the route that was taken during the making of this film has been identified: 01:15 Kensington High St, now moving W and looking SE. We start just E of Allen St. Just past Abingdon St. 02:02 we turn N up Phillimore Gardens. 02:59 we turn R into Upper Phillimore Gardens and continue till 03:26 cut to 03:26 Kensington High Street going W and looking NE. Stars just past Argyll Rd where we were at 01.14 on the other side. 04:01 turn R up Phillimore Gardens again, but now looking at the E side. 04:53 turn R into Upper Phillimore Gardens again, now looking at S side till 05:15 This is the result of enhancing and stabilizing the "Driving through London (1950's)" video that could be found elsewhere on Youtube around 2010, but now is no longer there. It demonstrates how modern videoprocessing tools (like Deshaker, Contrast and Brightness adjust and Enhancement) can really improve an old video. Four Virtualdub filters were used to obtain this result. I have now released an A.I. enhanced version of this film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEjxGIka7uU Please tell us what you think of it! Most of the time I cannot monetize my work on Youtube mainly due to the use of particular, best suitable music. If you like my work and wish to DONATE then please goto: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Rick88888888

Ho Chi Minh City (formerly) Saigon is growing rapidly.. Traffic is hectic and crossing the road is a hazard.

You have got to be early to catch the floating market in full swing!

ARTI is the worlds first talking computer software with Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). ARTI is the worlds first talking computer software with Artificial Intelligence. Simply speak to your computer and it will answer questions and perform a huge number of tasks. Currently ARTI has over 400 functions! It uses speech recognition and text-to-speech that are already included in the English versions of Windows Vista and Windows-7. ARTI is suitable for handsfree PC usage and especially by blind and visually or physically impaired users. For more information you can go to: w w w . n o b r a i l l e . c o m

The Stork is the official symbol for the Dutch city Den Haag (The Hague). For many decades no storks could be found in The Hague, but now they are back. A colony of more than 30 storks now has taken possession of a farm field at Marlot, near the palace of our Queen, Huis ten Bosch.

This is part-3 of my series about Vietnam's beautiful Halong Bay in full HD quality.

This is part-2 of my video about Vietnam's beautiful Halong Bay. Don't forget to watch parts 1 and 3 as well!

On 15 and 16 September 2010 we visited the beautiful Halong Bay in Vietnam. The weather was exceptionally excellent. Most of the time Halong Bay is hidden in all sorts of mist. Sit back and enjoy these very relaxing images and accompanying Asian music.

ARTI is brandnew software which enables two-way voice communication between you and your computer. ARTI will answer many questions and perform tasks on your computer. With ARTI you can control your computer entirely by voice! This software is especially recommended for use by blind and visually impaired persons and will also be popular with gadget fans.

ARTI is een interactief communicatieprogramma dat gebruik maakt van Kunstmatige Intelligentie. Vanaf nu is het mogelijk om rechtstreeks met je computer met spraak te communiceren. ARTI luistert naar je vragen en opdrachten en geeft direct daarna antwoord of voert je opdracht uit. Nagenoeg alle functies die je normaliter met een PC gebruikt kunnen door ARTI worden uitgevoerd. Dus weg met touchscreens, weg met toetsenborden en muizen, en gebruik in plaats daarvan je stem! Deze demo is deel-2 van een serie van 2 video's.

ARTI is een interactief communicatieprogramma dat gebruik maakt van Kunstmatige Intelligentie. Vanaf nu is het mogelijk om rechtstreeks met je computer met spraak te communiceren. ARTI luistert naar je vragen en opdrachten en geeft direct daarna antwoord of voert je opdracht uit. Nagenoeg alle functies die je normaliter met een PC gebruikt kunnen door ARTI worden uitgevoerd. Dus weg met touchscreens, weg met toetsenborden en muizen, en gebruik in plaats daarvan je stem! Deze demo is deel-2 van een serie van 2 video's.

This is the Ful HD (1920x1080) version of part-2 of my (4-part) series on Amsterdam. It shows the Westertoren and nearby canals, the famous Leidse Plein and Vondel Park. The video was shot in April 2007 using a HDTV camera mounted on a tripod and on a monopod fixed to the handle bars of my bike for stability.

This is the Ful HD (1920x1080) version of part-4 of my (4-part) series on Amsterdam. You will see the Dam square, Damrak, Central Station and Nicolaas church. By all means, please let me know whether you enjoyed this series!

This is the Ful HD (1920x1080) version of part-3 of my (4-part) series on Amsterdam. It shows the Rijksmuseum, Museum square, Amstel river, theater Carré and the Rembrandt square.

Deze reclame werd in de zeventiger jaren veel uitgezonden door Radio Nordsee International. De video bevat drie uitvoeringen plus een instrumentale versie.

Kruger Park, Lake Panic Bird Hide in full HD

Hazyview and the Krugerpark near the Paul Kruger main entrance (South Africa)

Entabeni Wildside is a wonderful open game camp in the Waterberg region of South Africa. There are dayly game drives during which the "big five" and many other animal species can be easily spotted and filmed.

In this part-2 we encounter Ostriches, Wild Bore, Rhinos and various Antilope species.

In June 2009 we visited the beautiful University city of Cambridge.

In June 2009 Dick Hoefsloot and Marianne Jansen visited Woburn Abbey, the grounds and Woburn Safari Park. A visit to this beautiful spot is heigly recommended. The roomrate at Woburn Inn included free tickets to the manor house and safari park!

On 27 June 2009 Marianne Jansen, Dick Hoefsloot and Aunt Ethel Wright visited this wonderful model village at Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. Especially the model railway remains a highly interesting attraction. This is the Full HD (1920x1080) version of an earlier upload at 720p.

Met ARTI kun je tegen je computer praten en deze praat dan ook tegen je terug! Vrijwel elke functie van je computer kun je nu volledig handen-vrij gebruiken. ARTI luistert naar al je vragen en beantwoord die direct. Opdrachten worden direct uitgevoerd en ARTI vertelt precies wat er gebeurt. Deze video demonstratie toont slechts een fractie van wat ARTI allemaal kan. Zie www.dsh2000.com voor alle informatie en prijzen van ARTI.

De Vlietdagen werden dit jaar van 18 t/m 20 september gehouden in de gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg. De video toont de spectaculaire opening met een skydiver team, de openingsspeech van de burgemeester (van veraf ingezoomd), een drakenboot race, vuurwerk, de vele activiteiten op- en langs het water en natuurlijk de historische zeilboten.

On 27 June 2009 Marianne Jansen, Dick Hoefsloot and Aunt Ethel Wright visited this wonderful model village at Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. Especially the model railway remains a highly interesting attraction. A full HD (1920xd1080) video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWzMD1nt4HI

Marianne Jansen and Dick Hoefsloot spent a short vacation on the lovely Tunesian island of Djerba. The video shows The Sun Club, a ride with a horse-drawn carriage, visits to Houmt Souk, Midoun, a pottery, Marriage museu, La Griba synagog, the Beach, Midoun market and the Laguna.

Een door ons ontwikkeld software pakket dat bedoeld is om kinderen spelenderwijs te leren lezen en schrijven. Ook voor autistische en dislectische kinderen. Interactief programma met meer dan 500 plaatjes en geluiden. Zie www.dsh2000.com

Part-3 of this series in HD quality about Amsterdam shows the Rijksmuseum, Museum square, Amstel river, theater Carré and the Rembrandt square.

In this 4th and final episode of my series about Amsterdam you will see the Dam square, Damrak, Central Station and Nicolaas church. By all means, please let me know whether you enjoyed this series!

We visited Bangkok in January 2008 and shot many photos and (HD) videos of this beautiful city. This video shows a colourful impression of the many, many temples (called Wats).

Part-2 of my series about Amsterdam shows the Westertoren and nearby canals, the famous Leidse Plein and Vondel Park. The video was shot in April 2007 using a HDTV camera mounted on a tripod and on a monopod fixed to the handle bars of my bike for stability. The full-HD version (1920x1080) can now be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4l96wM5QIw

Just before Christmas 2007, the Netherlands was covered in a white frost blanket. This video (filmed in HDTV) shows the picturesk town of Leidschendam on a sunny morning, only a few hours before the sun melted all the ice away. The beautiful scenes are reminiscent of 17th century paintings by Hendrik Averkamp.

Amsterdam is a wonderful city, especially in spring. This is part-1 of my series (filmed in HDTV using a tripod) about Amsterdam, in April 2007. It shows the canal boats, the Damrak, Dam, Westertoren, Anne Frank house and parts of the Jordaan historic quarter. This series comprises 4 parts. The full-HD (1920x1080) versions can be found here: Part-2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4l96wM5QIw Part-3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYus8LD9PV4 Part-4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWkXMb3K0K0

Dick Hoefsloot and Marianne Jansen from The Netherlands witnessed this marvelous elephant show at Mae Taeng elephant Park in the North of Thailand near the city of Chiang Mai. It is amazing to see the quality of the elephant's work and the concentration with which they create their artistic produce, almost without encouragement by the mahoots. As far as we can judge these animals are well treated, although the men do use elephant hooks which fortunately are forbidden in other parts of the world.

On 13 December 2007, Dick Hoefsloot from The Netherlands graduated as Master of Business Administration, MBA. The study was followed at the University of Liverpool (via the Laureate Online study program). This video shows the preparations and ceremonies at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Op 29 januari 1985 werd te Lunteren het 2e generatie autotelefoonnet in Nederland geopend. Dit net was gebaseerd op de Nordic NMT standaard en werkte in de 450 MHz band. De video toont ondergetekende, Dick Hoefsloot (projectleider), Rob Hankel (hoofd mobiele diensten) en Albert Dek (hoofdirecteur PTT Telecom). Opvallend is het zeer hoge maandtarief van 255,- gulden en 1,05 per gespreksminuut.

For some reason regularly Youtube scales back 480p quality videos to a meager 240p (maybe at request of Disney?) Therefore a full-HD 1080p version can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8lUoHsLji0 Famous parade of Disney characters in a spectacular, colourful lights night show.

A version of this video in wonderful Full-HD can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x-zJUFgq70 The famous parade of Disney characters, filmed by Dick & Marianne. The theme is 'Dreams will come true, if you believe'.

A beautiful Butterfly Farm in Leidschendam, The Netherlands. Also a tribute to my mother, Ivy May Hoefsloot Gatt who sadly died two months after the making of this video (15 May 1925 to 20 November 2006).

A cute pelican performs a limbo dance before an audience of ducks and black swans in London's Green Park. In my original upload I added Chubby Checker's "Limbo Rock" (a more than 50 year old song!) as soundtrack, but sadly this had to be removed due to copyright reasons. Strange that huge amounts of far more recent video and audio content are left untouched on YouTube....!

Panorama Tulipland in Voorhout, The Netherlands, visited by Dick and Marianne in June 2006.