Netherlands’ Timeless North and West: Before 1930 in Color!

This extraordinary colorized footage unveils the Kingdom of the Netherlands—its northern provinces of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe, and western provinces of North and South Holland—before 1930, over 90 years ago, capturing a serene era frozen in time. Filmed in vibrant hues, the film reveals rural life along the Waddenzee’s shores, bustling Amsterdam canals, windmills dotting polders, and traditional villages like those in Drenthe’s heathlands and Friesland’s lakes, all before the modernizations of the 1930s (like the Afsluitdijk in 1932). A dazzling window into a pre-industrial Netherlands, this restored archive grips history buffs, Dutch culture enthusiasts, and travel lovers, offering a breathtaking glimpse of the kingdom’s timeless beauty and simplicity in vivid color.