History 历史

The Dutch freighter ss Johore called on Colombo,Ceylon/Sri Lanka more than fifty years ago. The time that container shipment was still unknown and there was far more Dutch executive crew on board. One of them has shore leave and enjoys the oriental city of Colombo. Marine engineer Kees Renard took this film. See my other […]

Americans visited Europe 54 years ago by cruise ship. After disboarding they traveled to Eastern Germany (see my next clip). Thereafter they flew to the freedom of Switzerland, Zürich and made this 8mm silent movie. I improvised a soundtrack. It was November and preparations were already made for Xmas. They visited also Leipzig and Moscow. […]

A visit by an American couple to the East German city of Leipzig, still under communist rule and recovering from war damage. Then they took a plane to freedom: Switzerland. source

In June 1960 an American couple visited Moscow and made a silent 8mm movie of their trip (see also my other clips of their visits to Zürich and Leipzig). Their visit started on the red square with its Kremlin. I added a soundtrack. source

Fifty years ago Dutch freighter ss Straat Makassar called on Hong Kong and raised its flags. Marine engineer Kees Renard went ashore with his 8mm camera and took this movie partly in Lan Kwai Fong and Sheung Wan district, if I see it well. I added sound myself. See my other 1150 clips by searching […]

On its round-the-world flight in 1929 the airship ‘Graf Zeppelin’ got into stormy weather in the Pacific. Its loss was feared. From the film ‘Farewell’ by Ditteke Mensink, research Gerard Nijssen; produced by Pieter van Huystee. source

In the momentous year 1929 airship Graf Zeppelin began her round-the-world voyage from Lakehurst financed by amongst others Randolph Hearst. Nearby New York was still in the grip of the gay twenties. The flight of the Zeppelin attracted enormous attention and crowds. The first stop was in the German Friedrichshafen at the Bodensee. Next stop […]

A British couple visited Hong Kong and made a super 8 movie of it with sound track. Meanwhile viewers have helped me dating this film. I have pinned an approximate date of 1978 on it. See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A British couple filmed their visit to the late Tigerbalm Garden, now demolished to the dismay of HongKongers. It was filmed in super 8 sound. source

A visit to the fishing village by a British couple. They recorded what they saw on their S8 sound camera and gave us a commentary of their impressions. See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source