November 11, 1918. An important date in world history, as it marks the end of World War I, or ‘the Great War’. For the first time it was a worldwide war, with several front lines in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The use of machine guns, poison gas, barbed wire, tanks and planes Read more…
Today, we are looking at a card that was made for Pieter Paulus Cornelis Eijgenhuizen when he was admitted in the ‘Veenhuizen work colony’, a place (or prison) for paupers. Translation The card consists of four pages. Page 1 gives personal data, for example names, date of birth, parents, occupation, previous convictions. Pages 1 and Read more…