Wolphaartsdijk Holland harbor ferry scene antique 1936 - Original Photo For Sale

An original 4x2.5" vintage photo from an album of antique photos that we acquired from the UK estate of the Billie Love Historical Collection. This photo comes from an album from the travels of a Miss E.M.E. Millington of Northwood Hills.

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Photo Overview

Vintage black and white photograph showing the harbour and wooden quay at Wolphaartsdijk, Zeeland, Holland, with sailing vessels moored along the Scheldt estuary and a classic Dutch windmill and farm buildings visible across the water, taken in July 1936 from a ferry boat leaving to cross the Scheldt River.

In the 1930s Wolphaartsdijk was a quiet Zeeland village whose economy depended heavily on river shipping and agriculture, with the Scheldt crossings providing vital links between the islands of the southwest Netherlands long before the postwar dams and bridges of the Delta Works transformed the region. Prewar images of the Scheldt ferries and small harbours like this are sought after by collectors of Dutch maritime and landscape history because many quays and buildings were later altered or lost during wartime flooding and mid century modernisation. Add this scarce original 1936 view of Wolphaartsdijk to your collection today before it is gone.

Print analysis:
Small format glossy photographic paper with period handwriting dating the image to July 1936 indicates a contemporary darkroom print made from the original negative. There are no modern barcodes or printing marks, and the surface shows typical silver gelatin characteristics for mid 1930s amateur photography. This is best classified as an original Type 1 photo printed within a few years of exposure, likely in the late 1930s.

Condition: All postcards we sell are in fair to excellent vintage condition. Please see photos for any tears, folds, smudges, or other age damage that may be present.