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Unveiling of 'Naatje op de Dam' (the Monument commemorating the Volksgeest of 1830-1831) in Amsterdam on 27 August 1856
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The Dam square during the unveiling of the Monument to the Spirit of the People of 1830 and 1831 on August 27, 1856. Oosterhuis made the photograph from the top floor of the Royal Palace at the moment when the gathered Amsterdam orphans sang the national anthem 'Wien Neêrlands bloed', around half past eleven.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOnthulling van `Naatje op de Dam' (het Monument ter herinnering aan de Volksgeest van 1830-1831) in Amsterdam op 27 augustus 1856. 1856-08-27. Pieter Oosterhuis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
