Floods in Holland by a breach in the North Sea Canal. Man looks at houses and cars in flood waters in Amstersdam. Flood damaged material inside a shop. People on roof of their house. Submerged cars and buses in flood. Huge pump stations pump out the flood waters back into sea.
Flag at sidewalk stall flown at half-mast in wake of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. Flags on buildings flying at half-mast. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in The Hague. Building sign as "Ministerie van Buttenlandse zaken". The Dutch flag flying half-mast behind stone sculpture of the Amsterdam coat of arms. Flags of different countries including United States and England flying at half-mast.
Wooden Perahu Mayang cargo boats of various indigenous designs operating under sail close to wharf in Sunda Kelapa harbor, Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian men on small boats. Masts on Perahu Mayang boat. Crane unloads goods from ship at dock. Passengers undergoing customs inspections at the port. Indonesian Customs officers inspect baggage.
Activities at Tanjung Priok Harbor, Jakarta, Indonesia. Men at dock. Small boats tied up at dock. Stationary ship in the background. The Netherlands Line Cargo-Passenger Ship "Rotti" arrives and is tied up by Indonesian men handling lines. Passengers disembark from the ship. Native porters carrying luggage from ship. A European woman and man disembark with luggage. Indonesian policemen watch travelers disembark. Another ship arrives into the harbor. A ship named "Kalimantan" arrives and ties up at the dock.
World War I Draft and mobilization activities in 1917-1918. American WWI military recruits get down from a railroad train to get to the training camp. U.S. Military officials board the seized Dutch steamer ship in New York Harbor (seized as a neutral vessel during timeframe that Dutch ships under the modus vivendi agreement with the allies were threatened by German U-boats). The ship appears to be the Nieuw Amsterdam. (Lettering behind officials as they board is clearly "Amsterdam" but there is an obstructed word before that may be "Nieuw". Several Dutch ships were seized by U.S. military officials during this same month, including the Nieuw Amsterdam). Crew on the deck of the steamer ship Amsterdam. Dutch flag flying on the ship.
United States General (and future President) Dwight David Eisenhower visits the Netherlands. Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in the Netherlands with other military officers. Eisenhower reviews naval recruits standing at attention. Eisenhower looks through binoculars and observes Dutch Army soldiers performing drills and firing guns in training exercises. Army soldiers of the Netherlands climb barricades and perform other drills while practicing. Exteriors of Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, Netherlands. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, welcome Dwight David Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Doud Eisenhower.