Dear friends of mechanical music,  Although I don't want to spoil your
Christmas I would like to ask your attention for the following link:


http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/schatkamer/300_schatten/tweede_wereldoorlog/doden_op_7_mei_1945/index.nl.html

You will find a compilation of films made by amateurs on May 7th, 1954
in Amsterdam of the infamous shooting incident on the Dam plaza.  The
film starts with a still scene, and it may take some time to start,
depending on the speed of your data connection.

The scenes are very oppressing, but they give a unique time document.
Lest we forget!

Hans van Oost, Netherlands

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 [ The movie displays okay using Internet Explorer 6.0 with Macromedia
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http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/schatkamer/300_schatten/tweede_wereldoorlog/simple.nl.html
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 [ Find "Filmopname van de beschieting op de Dam, 7 mei 1945"
 [ Click "Open" for URL
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http://gemeentearchief.amsterdam.nl/schatkamer/300_schatten/tweede_wereldoorlog/doden_op_7_mei_1945/index.nl.html
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 [ It takes 20 to 30 minutes to download all using a dial-up modem at
 [ 56 kbps.  The playing duration is about 145 seconds.  At time 65
 [ seconds (45%) is the street organ, "Het Snotneusje", in the middle
 [ of the plaza with people taking cover behind it.
 [
 [ See also these related articles:
 [
 [ 991004 MMDigest Hans van Oost
 [ Subject: "Het Snotneusje", Bravest Organ of the Netherlands
 [ http://mmd.foxtail.com/archives/Digests/199910/1999.10.04.01.html
 [
 [ 991007 MMDigest Tom Meijer
 [ Subject: Dutch Street Organs in World War Two
 [ http://mmd.foxtail.com/archives/Digests/199910/1999.10.07.01.html
 [
 [ 000329 MMDigest Hans van Oost
 [ Subject: "Het Snotneusje" 55 Years Later
 [ http://mmd.foxtail.com/archives/Digests/200003/2000.03.29.02.html
 [
 [ -- Robbie