Then and Now pictures: IJMUIDEN Holland

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Below is a picture taken in May 1945, with the locals awaiting the Canadian Liberators. Location is "Rijksweg", Santpoort, just outside Haarlem.

Alex,

Here is another picture taken at Santpoort-Noord. We need to make a Then & Now picture soon!

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"First Canadian soldiers entering Santpoort-Noord on 8 May 1945"

Source: http://data.collectienederland.nl/ - there are more pics to be found there, make sure to check.