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As a follow-up to the previous very popular film about Old Rotterdam and its harbors nearly a century ago around 1915, here are again beautiful images of the city and its harbors from almost a century ago in color! The original B/W film has been motion- and speed-stabilized, restored and colorized using modern AI software. The film begins with a beautiful panoramic shot over the old harbor followed by a panorama of the old city. Then extremely captivating film images are shown of the busy activities in the harbor. More information can be found in the timeline below. Music: Trevor Kowalski Source B/W film: Beeld en Geluid. This is a follow-on film of the previous very popular film about Old Rotterdam and its harbors nearly a century ago around 1915. The original film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored and colorized by means of modern AI software. The film begins with a beautiful panoramic shot over the harbor followed by a panorama of the old city. Subsequently highly interesting footage is shown of the bustling activities in the old harbor as well as more glimpses of the old city which was almost entirely destroyed at the beginning of WWII. More information can be found in the timeline below. Music: Trevor Kowalski Source B&W film: Sound and Vision. Note: This source states 1925 as the year of filming, but a viewer (Koen G) has recognized some locations that indicate this film to be of around 1915 or even earlier. View our other films about Rotterdam from between ca. 1920 and 1935 here: You can view our other films about old Rotterdam here: Old town & harbor: • Rotterdam, unique images from before WWII... Fish market: • Rotterdamse Vismarkt aan de Blaak ron... Trams and horse trams: • Horse trams and Trams in Rotterdam in... Old town & harbor: • Rotterdam and the Harbors in color! Rott... Flying over Rotterdam: • Rotterdam, Hoek van Holland, Paris & ... Tugging a huge Drydock: • Rotterdam harbor: Launch and tugging ... Timeline (Timeline), thanks to Koen G.: 00:00 Panoramic view of the old Scheepmakers harbor (filmed from Het Witte Huis) 00:09 Wijnhaven 00:17 Wijnstraat 00:21 Beursplein with the Beurs on the right 00:28 Beurs station in the middle 00:32 Oudenhavensche kade and Mosseltrap in the front, top left the Laurenskerk 00:36 Nieuwe haven 00:39 In the middle the Roman Catholic St. Laurentius Church 00:47 Haringvliet and in the distance at the head of the harbor the Episcopal Church 01:04 The Oosterkade in all its glory, with the Maas bank 01:20 View of the Noordereiland 01:40 Railway bridge / Willemsbrug 02:07 Circle is complete: on the right again the Scheepmakershaven 02:13 Veerhaven 02:30 Seamen's Association and Gebr. van Uden building 02:42 Pieter de Hoochstraat / Pieter de Hoochweg 02:45 Maritime school with the dome and telescope on top of the tower 03:20 Pieter de Hoochweg, corner seen from West Zeedijk 03:32 ?? 03:43 Delftsche Poort seen from the Delftsche Vaart 04:07 Drawbridge over 't Verlaat opens 04:34 Herring cart drives out of the Zijlsteeg 04:46 ?? 05:01 View of Laurenskerk from the Lange Torenstraat 05:20 View of Laurenskerk from the Kolkkade, trees on the right at the 'Open Rijstuin' 05:35 View of Het Witte Huis on the left from the Noordereiland (Maaskade) 05:53 Trip on the Maas 06:20 Many steam tugs on the Maas 07:14 View of the Weimar hotel on the Spaansche Kade, from the Maas. In front of it the Koningsbrug 07:34 Koninginnebrug between Noordereiland and Zuid 08:08 On board 08:22 Willemsburg and railway bridge 08:30 [To be further specified... Who can help?] 13:23 Wagenveer I etc. (to be completed).