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Mechanical Music in the Movies
By Douglas Heffer

Hello Robbie,  How do you like this film?

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRCs4yFKiWU
Attachment thumbnail I found it very touching -- made during the war... À bientôt! Douglas Heffer Paris [ 1941: Een draaiorgel in de Jordaan te Amsterdam - oude filmbeelden [ 1941: A barrel organ in the Jordaan in Amsterdam - old film footage [ [ The Jordaan, a district in the city center of Amsterdam, was built [ in the early 17th century to house working class and immigrants [ seeking freedom who arrived from France, England, Spain, Portugal [ and other countries. Amsterdam was known for its tolerance towards [ other political and religious beliefs. Nazi Germany invaded the [ Netherlands on 10 May 1940 and occupied the country until the German [ surrender in May 1945. Ref. https://www.amsterdam.info/jordaan/ [ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_in_World_War_II [ [ At time 2:37: "Grafsteenen van af f10 en hooger" -- [ "Tombstones from 10 guilders and higher." [ [ -- Robbie

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