1912 Print Alkmaar Holland Friday Cheese Day Weigh House Marketplace Bazaar XGF5 XEJ9 XAD9C05 zz6468

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Keywords specific to this image: prehistoric items

11 x 13 cm

This is an original 1909 halftone print of a piece titled "The Port of Dordecht" by Herbert Marshall

1912 Print Alkmaar Holland Friday Cheese Day Weigh House Marketplace Bazaar XGF5 XEJ9 XAD9C05 zz6468This is an original 1912 halftone print of Cheese Day in Alkmaar, Holland, a weekly occurrence for the natives to buy and sell cheeses in front of the Alkmaar Weigh House. The Alkmaar Weigh House is one of the few remaining weigh houses still in use. These public buildings were generally built prior to 1800, and were utilized in the weighing of goods in order to determine the tax levy to be implemented, thus they were often erected in or near town