Cityviews of the town of Enkhuizen about a century ago in color! Enkhuizen is a town in the province of Noord Holland in North-West of The Netherlands and lies on the banks of the IJsselmeer, formerly called the "Zuiderzee" until it was closed-off by a huge dike called the "Afsluitdijk".
This film shows the old harbour, town center, an ancient tower and city gate called the "Drommedaris", the "Peperhuis", the Townhall and many more picturesq viewpoints. Also it shows glimpses of the "Tuin- en Landbouw" (garden and agriculture) exhibition as well as a "Ringsteken" tournament.
See the timeline below for more details:
00:00 The old port of Enkhuizen
00:23 The "Drommedaris", medievil Southern access gate to the city
00:30 The gate close-up
00:40 Another close-up
00:47 The "Peperhuis", warehouse of the V.O.C. (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie)
00:55 The Peperhuis from the city side
01:02 The Town Hall on the Breedstraat
01:11 Barrell of a 17th century ship gun (from a Dunquerque "kaper")
01:18 The Zuiderspui
01:27 A tradionally Dutch stepped gable
01:32 Shop on the corner of Zuiderspui and Bocht
01:39 Spuihuisje between the Zuiderhavendijk and Oosterhaven
01:43 Access gate to the Snouck van Loosenpark
01:55 Women in local dress engaged in a conversation
01:59 The Drommedaris again, from a different angle
02:10 The "Landje van Top" where fishermen used to dry their nets
02:20 The "Koepoort" previously called the "Westerpoort"
02:42 Dwelling of a rich merchant
02:59 Portal of the St. Pancras- or Zuiderkerk.
03:14 The Zuiderkerk with the Torenstraat in the foreground
03:27 Local games called "Ringsteken"
03:50 Poking the ring is not easy
03:56 Success!
03:59 The judge and score keeper
04:10 Plenty of spectators
04:44 Policeman with long beard
04:52 Ringtsteken contestants, awaiting their turn
04:58 Here's that boy again!
05:05 Plenty of contestants
05:15 Missed!
05:17 Parade and angry policeman
05:34 Probably the mayor in a horse-drawn carriage
05:40 More local Enkhuizen dignatories
05:50 followed by some of the contestants
06:52 Duplicate scene (sorry!)
07:07 The "Tuin- and Landbouw" exhibition of 1919.
07:15 Entrance to this Garden and agriculture exhibition
07:21 A pleasure craft, rented from J.Heyman
07:32 Location(?)
This film has been motion-stabiized, speed corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized. Unfortunately the original film was deformed, causing fluctuations in the playback stability. This could not be corrected with software.
