Cityviews of Zaandam in 1921 in color! [AI enhanced & colorized]

About this film

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 0…

Directors & creators

Ricks Film Restoration

Subjects

Zaandam, The Netherlands, 1921, Color, Colorized

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