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The beautiful Dutch province of Gelderland in 1928 in color!

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Poster for The beautiful Dutch province of Gelderland in 1928 in color!

About this film

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 WW-I 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 Belgian inmates as a thank you for the enjoyed hospitality 00:31 Image: The monument, consisting of three square main towers 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…

Directors & creators

Ricks Film Restoration

Subjects

Gelderland, Province, The Netherlands, Gelderse Vallei, 1928, Colorized

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