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The Bookshop and Lottery Office of Jan de Groot in the Kalverstraat, Amsterdam
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A group of men fight to enter the lottery agency. It is the start of the sale of the Generaliteitsloterij (Generality Lottery), forerunner of the still existing Staatsloterij (State Lottery). Hotel guests at either side look on amused, including a Black man (left). His presence was not unusual. More Black people lived in Amsterdam in the late 18th century than in the previous century.
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Credit lineDe boekhandel en het loterijkantoor van Jan de Groot in de Kalverstraat in Amsterdam. 1779. Isaac Ouwater. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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