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  1. Levina de Ruijter

    The Color of Memory - Albert Kahn’s Archives of the Planet

    The Color of Memory Albert Kahn’s Archives of the Planet by: Grace Linden In November 1911, Albert Kahn, a French banker, revealed his plans for an undertaking that was global in scale and utopian in its horizons: he aimed to document the whole of humanity, to “fix once and for all, the look...
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  2. My First Six Months of Travel - November 1937 to May 1938

    My First Six Months of Travel - November 1937 to May 1938

    I was born in November of 1937. Photo at two and a half weeks For the first three weeks, we did not travel at all. Relatives that were close enough to come (that is my maternal grandparents and great aunt who lived in the Philadelphia area about 100 miles away) came to see me. In those...
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  3. 1950 - Amsterdam to Alkmaar - post 2

    1950 - Amsterdam to Alkmaar - post 2

    After we left Belgium, we took the train to Amsterdam. Rosalie Ann with her paraphernalia in RR station in Europe Railroad station Train approaching hundreds of small gardens from the train Windmill near Amsterdam Mint Tower - 1950 - Amsterdam Horse drawn carriage My mother was...
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    • alkmaar amsterdam cheese market ed spear history kaasmuseum marken mint tower netherlands netherlands 1950 photography blog remembrance of travels past travel blog volendam weighing house windmill wooden shoes
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  4. First Daytrip to Antwerp -1950

    First Daytrip to Antwerp -1950

    We also took a day trip to Antwerp street scene - Antwerp and we visited Ruben's house Statues at Ruben's house Stained glass detail and the zoo. Mural in the zoo Male peacock from the front Peacock from the back Our family outside the museum in the zoo Antwerp RR station 1950...
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  5. Mikbone

    Neolithic site, Ilkley Moor

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