Breukelen, Netherlands collection
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This collection contains items from a trip to Breukelen, the Netherlands, made by members the Municipal Club of Brooklyn in 1929. Items include photographs, lists of visitors, a menu, a commemorative announcement, and a color woodcut print produced by artist Hans Matthes, of Breukelen. The collection also contains a faded child's skirt, donated by the Brooklyn Heights Garden Club in care packages sent to Breukelen in 1945 at the end of World War II, and one related clipping.
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This collection contains items from a trip to Breukelen, the Netherlands, made by members the Municipal Club of Brooklyn in 1929. Items include photographs, lists of visitors, a menu, a commemorative announcement, and a color woodcut print produced by artist Hans Matthes, of Breukelen.
The collection also contains a faded child's skirt, donated by the Brooklyn Heights Garden Club in care packages sent to Breukelen in 1945 at the end of World War II, and one related clipping.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Photographs will enter the public domain in 2049.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Breukelen (Netherlands) collection, 2007.014, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Olga Pette, 2007.
Other Finding Aids
Digitized versions of the photographs are available via the image database located in the library. Please consult library staff for more details.
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