Farmers from the disaster area find a new future in the Noordoostpolder

Dutch

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34 Zeeland farmers whose land had become infertile by the North Sea flood of 1953, can now start over in the Noordoostpolder. With footage of a gathering in Goes where the farmers officially give up their land and sign a lease. Also the farmers Schipper en Ruisen at their destroyed farms in Zeeland and at their new farms in the Noordoostpolder.

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Additional video information

Video Duration :

01:18

Video Language :

Dutch

Year :

1954

Providing institution :

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision

Publisher :

Providing country :

None

Copyright :

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/