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Touring Volendam and Brussels

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.31.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4830 | Film ID: 2870

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    Touring Volendam and Brussels

    Overview

    Description
    Girls dressed in Dutch costume in Volendam, Netherlands. Volendam is a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands, well known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some residents. The women's costume of Volendam, with its high, pointed bonnet, is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes. The four friends sit outside Cafe Spaander in Volendam, probably on August 1. Signpost shows where folks gather to return to "Amsterdam". CUs, women with children.

    The Americans walk in gardens in Brussels, most likely on August 2, 1938, dressed the same as seen at 01:10:46.

    01:10:27 Louis, Lillian, Essie, and Liza pose in front of a stone statue of four bears beside ivy-covered building. This may be in Geneva, Switzerland at the League of Nations building when the visited in early or mid August (9 to 15?).

    01:10:46 In Brussels on August 2, the four Americans descend stairs and walk towards the camera. Liza Kurtz smiles beautifully. They visit a cathedral, possibly in Brussels or the Hague. 01:11:00 Grand Place in Brussels - an open square and a flower market with with umbrellas.
    Duration
    00:01:47
    Date
    Event:  August 1-15, 1938
    Locale
    Volendam, Netherlands
    Brussels, Belgium
    Geneva, Switzerland
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Glenn Kurtz
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: David Kurtz
    Biography
    David and Lena (Liza) Kurtz travelled to Europe from New York in 1938. Both were born in Poland and emigrated to the U.S. in the 1890s. David founded the American Blouse Company in the 1920s, later named the David Kurtz Shirt Company. The couple had three children. While abroad in 1938, David took 16mm film of the trip, including color street scenes of a Jewish quarter in Nasielsk, Poland (David and Louis's hometown). The trip was made with three friends, Louis and Lillian Malina, and Louis's sister, Essie Malina Diamond, who appear frequently on camera. David died in 1958; Liza lived to the age of 96.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Amateur.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:09:35:00 to 01:11:22:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w and color - Kodachrome - camera original
      Master 2870 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small
      Master 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w and color - Kodachrome - camera original
      Master 2870 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small
      Master 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w and color - Kodachrome - camera original
      Master 2870 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small
      Master 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - b&w and color - Kodachrome - camera original
      Master 2870 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2870 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2870 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w and color - internegative - B-wind - Kodak - 3272
      Preservation 2870 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2870 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w and color - internegative - B-wind - Kodak - 3272
      Preservation 2870 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2870 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w and color - internegative - B-wind - Kodak - 3272
      Preservation 2870 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2870 Film: negative - 16 mm - polyester - b&w and color - internegative - B-wind - Kodak - 3272
    • User
    • User 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - color - workprint - answer print
      User 2870 Video: DVD - color
      User 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - color - workprint - answer print
      User 2870 Video: DVD - color
      User 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - color - workprint - answer print
      User 2870 Video: DVD - color
      User 2870 Film: positive - 16 mm - color - workprint - answer print
      User 2870 Video: DVD - color

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Conditions on Use
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Glenn Kurtz, the grandson of cameraman David Kurtz, donated his family's original 16mm film to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in May 2009. The films were stored in a cardboard box in the closet of Mr. Kurtz's parents in Florida until spring 2009.
    Note
    See also RG-60.4825 for related footage in black and white from this collection.
    Film Source
    Mr. Glenn Kurtz
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5220
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:06:01
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