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Geertsema Girl and Friends on an Outing, A.C.M. Geertsema (circle of), c. 1900

Geertsema Girl and Friends on an Outing, A.C.M. Geertsema (circle of), c. 1900

photographic support, h c.91mm × w c.95mm More details

Initially photography was a hobby for young men and women from affluent families who could afford a camera with accessories. In one of these photographs we see Dien Geertsema balancing on a tree trunk during a walk in the woods near Hilversum. The camera was also called ‘the constant companion’ of life.