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After the North Sea flood of 1953
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A woman searches for usable items among the debris of houses destroyed in the flood of February 1953.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineNa de Watersnoodramp van 1953. 1953. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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