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Laying the first pile for the new construction of the Holland-America Line in the port of Rotterdam
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The restoration work, after the many destructions during the occupation years, is in full swing in the Rotterdam harbour. On the quay, workers are busy driving the first pile for the new buildings on the old destroyed terrain of the Holland America Line.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet slaan van de eerste paal voor nieuwbouw van de Holland-Amerika-lijn in de haven van Rotterdam. 1945-10. van 't Hof. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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