The post-war years were a time of hardship, shortages and natural disaster for the Netherlands. This was followed by large-scale public works programs, economic recovery, European integration and the gradual introduction of a welfare state.
Government-encouraged emigration efforts to reduce population density prompted some 500,000 Dutch people to leave the country after the war. The 1960s and 1970s were a time of great social and cultural change, such as rapid de-pillarisation characterized by the decay of the old divisions along political and religious lines.
Youths, and students in particular, rejected traditional mores and pushed for change in matters such as women’s rights, sexuality, disarmament and environmental issues.
These beautiful color photos from huebner family photos that captured street scenes of the Netherlands in July 1961.
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| Amsterdam. View of the River Amstel and Rokin Street, 1961 |
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| Amsterdam. The Green Lantern Restaurant, 1961 |
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| Beach scene, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Camping site, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Cattle at pasture, with windmills, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Dike on the former Zuiderzee, Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Gouda. Old Town Hall, 1961 |
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| Haarlem. Building next door to the Vleeshal, 1961 |
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| Haarlem. Vleeshal (built: 1602-03; architect: Lieven de Key), 1961 |
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| Haarlem. Walter Lamb and the Mercedes 220 on the Grote Markt (Great Market Square), 1961 |
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| Haystacks with roofs, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Haystacks, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Houses, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Leeuwarden. The Euro-Hotel, 1961 |
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| Leeuwarden. View from the Euro-Hotel, 1961 |
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| Leeuwarden. View of the Mercedes 220 from the Euro-Hotel, 1961 |
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| Little girl and ducks, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Maarsbergen. Motel Maarsbergen, 1961 |
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| Maastricht. Hotel Rosier, 1961 |
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| Margraten. At the Netherlands American Cemetery, 1961 |
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| Margraten. Netherlands American Cemetery, 1961 |
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| Marken Island houses, 1961 |
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| Marken Island street scenes, 1961 |
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| Marken Island. Dutch children at play, 1961 |
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| Marken Island. Dutch pedestrians on the street, 1961 |
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| Marken Island. Houses and yards, 1961 |
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| Marken Island. Houses with poultry and clotheslines, 1961 |
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| Milking station in a field, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. Building decoration along the Lijnbaan, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. Entrance to the Lijnbaan, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. Entrance to the Lijnbaan, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. In front of the Hotel Lilly, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. Modern architecture along the Lijnbaan, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. Stadhuisplein, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. The Lijnbaan, 1961 |
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| Rotterdam. The Rijnhotel, 1961 |
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| Rural house and its thatched-roof barn, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Sheep in a field, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| The Mercedes 220 along the freeway, somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| Weert. Hotel “de Vesper,” 1961 |
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| A windmill somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
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| A windmill somewhere in the Netherlands, 1961 |
