Beautiful Life Of Amsterdam In The 1950s Taken By Kees Scherer

[p.giannakis]

For those who haven't come across the work of Kees Scherer, here is a page with some of his most memorable pictures of Amsterdam in the 1950's.

https://designyoutrust.com/2018/06/beautiful-life-of-amsterdam-in-the-1950s-taken-by-kees-scherer/

I hope you enjoy.

 

[airfrogusmc]

Wonderful photographs. Thanks for the link.

 

[rhl-oregon]

Thank you, Pan—virtual mini-vacations abroad in the past are my second favorite form of travel, and not only much cheaper than flying KLM, but in the proper black and white of early childhood.

 

[tennis-joe]

How do you get rid of the stupid ad that won’t close?

 

[Ko.Fe.]

How do you get rid of the stupid ad that won’t close?

I was able to scroll to photo number eight. No significant ad to disturb not significant images. The only significant part was snow. It was kind of Leningrad. I used old iPad.

 

[charjohncarter]

Good one Pan, I liked the car in the canal. In 1957 my friend had a rich brother-in-law who had a very big house (Portland, Oregon) and it came with a pool. My friend and I parked cars for one of his parties. We slept over in bags to help clean up the next morning. But we were un able to get the Fiat 500 out of the pool, so they called a crane.

Those photos look very much like Portland at that time.

 

[chasfreeland]

Very nice series, thanks for posting. Pre-mass tourism Amsterdam was magical. I also like Ed Van der Elsken, who documented Amsterdam from 1947 - 1970. He has a book out on that theme.

 

[p.giannakis]

Very nice series, thanks for posting. Pre-mass tourism Amsterdam was magical. I also like Ed Van der Elsken, who documented Amsterdam from 1947 - 1970. He has a book out on that theme.

Thank you for the suggestion, I will have a look!

Good one Pan, I liked the car in the canal. In 1957 my friend had a rich brother-in-law who had a very big house (Portland, Oregon) and it came with a pool. My friend and I parked cars for one of his parties. We slept over in bags to help clean up the next morning. But we were un able to get the Fiat 500 out of the pool, so they called a crane.

Those photos look very much like Portland at that time.

I know what you mean, cars in the sea are a quite often site in my country; the park on the port, forget to pull the handbrake, the rest is on the newspapers.

 

[Andy Kibber]

Thanks for the link. Very interesting photographs.

I want to know why the fellow is trying to put the goat on the bicycle!

 

[raydm6]

Very nice Pan I enjoyed these. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Out to Lunch]

A record of an Amsterdam that no longer exists in that form or shape. Time-wise, his successor would be Ed van der Elsken. Cheers, OtL

 

[Muggins]

Those are really quite stunning. Thank you for posting the link!

 

[sreed2006]

On that same web site, don't miss "The World's Greatest Gallery of Bread Butts." It is quite amusing.

https://designyoutrust.com/2021/03/the-worlds-greatest-gallery-of-bread-butts/

 

[helen.HH]

Yum, Sublime in Mood
Thank You Pan !

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thank you, Pan, for showing these. Big fun. Dolf Toussaint and Ed van der Elsken are other well known photographers from the same period in Amsterdam.



Erik.

 

[Hans Berkhout]

Leonard Freed fits right in here, American photographer who lived/married in Amsterdam.

 

[nzeeman]

A record of an Amsterdam that no longer exists in that form or shape. Time-wise, his successor would be Ed van der Elsken. Cheers, OtL

interesting... i live in Amsterdam and for me everything looks like time has stopped. literally no new things here that are not in photos-only clothes and cars changed. but ok i come from Belgrade that was bombed and crushed many times so I'm used to city that changes a lot.

 

[p.giannakis]

Thank you, Pan, for showing these. Big fun. Dolf Toussaint and Ed van der Elsken are other well known photographers from the same period in Amsterdam.

Erik.

Thanks for the suggestions Erik, I have seen work of Ed Van Der Elsken but never came across Dolf Toussaint - I will have a look online.