Media item

'Here it is' dream island for adventurous boys from Amsterdam East

Week number: 57-35

Newsreels in which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.

Type:
video
Length:
02:05
Publication date:
16 August 1957
User:
Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Creator:
Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator)
Source:
BG_34106

To decrease the rowdiness of the children, a summer camp for boys is held on an island that has been made available in the east of Amsterdam. The children sail to the island in a rowing boat, where they light fires, build huts and keep animals. The island is called 'Boysland East' or 'Here it is'. It's an initiative of the UVV and the Amsterdam Student Union and is led by mr. Vlaanderen. Also footage of children who light fires in a resedential area.