Propaganda postcard commenting on the British naval blockade, drawn by the Dutch painter Theo Molkenboer.
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Themes: Propaganda; Postcard
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Dutch, Neutrality, postcard, Propaganda, The Netherlands
This story narrated by the Indian soldier Faijaz Ali, born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan), was recorded on 30 March 1917 in the Wünsdorf camp. It tells of a sick king, who has a fish bone stuck in…
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Themes: Recording; Language; Captivity
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Colonial Troops, Fairy Tale, Halfmoon Camp, Hindustani, imperial strategy, Mobility, POW, pow-camp, Punjabi, Race, Sound Recording
Propaganda postcard promoting Dutch neutrality whilst being under foreign pressure to join the war, drawn by the Dutch painter Theo Molkenboer.
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Themes: Propaganda; Postcard; Neutrality
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Dutch, Neutrality, postcard, Propaganda, The Netherlands
http://bit.ly/2fbkqHp A film of one contingent of the Egyptian Labour Corps (ELC) from their recruitment in Egypt to their arrival and work in France. Please click on the link to watch the film.The…
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Themes: Race; Propaganda; Photograph; Mobility; Film
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Colonial Troops, Egypt, film propaganda, Labour, Personal Encounters, Race
A collection of poems written by the most famous Dutch poet Albert Verwey, translated into German and published by the internationally renowned German publishing house Insel Verlag in Leipzig in 1917.…
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Themes: Race; Propaganda; Poem; Neutrality; Language; Intellectual Exchange; Imperial Strategy
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cultural propaganda, Dutch, Europe, Flamenpolitik, Flemish, Germany, Language, poet, The Netherlands, Translation
Official correspondence between Wellington House and the Foreign Office concerning the dispatch and distribution of The Battle of the Somme in the Dutch West Indies. The letter is dated 26 August…
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Themes: Propaganda; Neutrality; Imperial Strategy; Film
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Dutch West Indies, film propaganda, Great-Britain, Wellington House
Sketches by the French war artist Paul Sarrut, who was stationed at the Western Front.
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Theme: Race
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Colonial Troops, Drawing, France, Indian Army, western front
The first fragment contains the report of 4 May 1916 written by the French envoy to The Hague Henri Allizé to the French Ministry of Colonies regarding German incitement of Indonesian Muslims. The…
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Themes: Religion; Race; Propaganda; Newspapers & Magazines; Neutrality; Intellectual Exchange; Imperial Strategy
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anti-colonialism, Dutch, Dutch East Indies, France, French, German Revolutionary Program, Jihad, Muslims, newspapers, pamphlet, pan-Islamism, revolution, The Netherlands
The postcard depicts a Zouave soldier in full uniform, resting on his rifle and gazing into the distance. The soldier’s facial expression conveys confidence, reliability, and strength, assuring the…
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Themes: Race; Postcard; Photograph; Imperial Strategy
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Algeria, Colonial soldiers, Colonial Troops, colonies, France, imperial strategy, mobilisation, postcard
Documentary made in 1916 showing a large group of Belgian refugees - women, men and children - in a camp in the Netherlands performing their daily activities…
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Themes: Propaganda; Neutrality; Mobility; Film; Captivity
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Belgian refugees, Belgium, film propaganda, Netherlands, Neutrality
Newspaper advert for a cinema screening in Amsterdam in 1915. The film programme usually consisted of three different features, ideally each from a different country (preferably neutral). An essential…
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Themes: Propaganda; Neutrality; Film
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film propaganda, Netherlands, Neutrality
Dutch brochure advertising the French propaganda masterpiece Mères françaises, starring Sarah Bernhardt.
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Themes: Propaganda; Neutrality; Gender; Film
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anti-German, film propaganda, France, Neutrality, pro-French
Official report written by Dr Hans Cürlis after his journey to the Netherlands.
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Themes: Race; Propaganda; Neutrality; Intellectual Exchange; Imperial Strategy; Film
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nationalism, Pan-Germanism, Propaganda
Parcel label for a delivery of bread, addressed to Indian prisoners of war at Halbmondlager, Zossen.
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Themes: Neutrality; Captivity
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Colonial soldiers, Colonial Troops, Halfmoon Camp, imperial strategy, India, POW, pow-camp
Front page of consular correspondence on the distribution of British film propaganda in the Netherlands and its colonies.
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Themes: Religion; Race; Propaganda; Neutrality; Imperial Strategy; Film
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colonies, film propaganda, Netherlands, pro-British
Pamphlet produced by either the Indian National Party or the German-sponsored Indian Independence Committee in Berlin and published in 1915. To read the original text, please click on the source…
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Themes: Race; Propaganda; Language; Imperial Strategy
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anti-British, anti-colonialism, Dutch East Indies, German Revolutionary Program, India, Neutrality, orientalists, pamphlet, The Netherlands
The sketch depicts the mosque which was erected in the Halfmoon Camp in 1915. In the foreground, human silhouettes are identifiable. They appear as if wearing traditional turbans and cloaks. Other…
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Themes: Religion; Imperial Strategy; Captivity
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anti-British, anti-colonialism, anti-French, Colonial Troops, German Revolutionary Program, Halfmoon Camp, imperial strategy, Jihad, painting, POW, pow-camp, Propaganda
Film review by the Dutch playwright and journalist Henri van Wermeskerken published in De Sumatra Post on 21 April 1917.
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Themes: Religion; Race; Propaganda; Newspapers & Magazines; Neutrality; Imperial Strategy; Film
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Dutch East Indies, film propaganda, German Revolutionary Program, Neutrality, newspapers, The Netherlands
Short review on the book by H.J.P.A. Kiersch Het Pangermanisme en de oorlog, which was published in Amsterdam by the publishing house Van Holkema en Warendorf.
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Themes: Race; Propaganda; Newspapers & Magazines; Neutrality; Language; Imperial Strategy
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cultural propaganda, Dutch book market, Germany, Propaganda, The Netherlands
Report written by German General Consul Richard Kiliani following his official journey to the Netherlands.
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Themes: Propaganda; Neutrality; Film
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film propaganda, Netherlands, Pan-Germanism
Der Neue Orient was one of the periodicals published by the Information Service for the East. As the table of contents shows, it reported on economic, political, cultural, and social developments in…
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Themes: Propaganda; Newspapers & Magazines; Imperial Strategy
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German Revolutionary Program, imperial strategy, Jihad, Language, mobilisation, newspapers, orientalism, orientalists, pan-Islamism, pow-camp, Propaganda