Lighting Education

edison lichtweek amsterdam 1929

Some classic photographs of the Edison Light Week in Amsterdam from 1929, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Edison’s lightbulb breakthrough. Enjoy!

Magerebrug over the Amstel River
Reguliersgracht/Keizersgracht
Herengracht
Westertoren
Olympic Stadium
Damrak facing Centraal Station, deBijenkorf to the right
Auto parade with 90 vehicles
25 meter tall light column on the Dam
Hirchgebouw on Leidseplein
Muntplein

For my friends who can read Dutch:

https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010012359:mpeg21:a0242

And a bonus from 1969:

Leidseplein in 1969