Aerials - Continental - Personal - Double Cards
Leeuwarden, Oldehove
Publisher: KLM
Leeuwarden, Oldehove met omgeving
Publisher van Leer's, Amsterdam
Leeuwarden, met Oldehove in vogelvlucht
Publisher: van Leer's, Amsterdam 1959?

Leeuwarden, Oostersingel
Publisher: Rembrandt, Amsterdam
Leeuwarden
Publisher: Rembrandt, Utrecht
Leeuwarden. Oostersingel en St. Bonifaciuskerk
Publisher: Rembrandt, Amsterdam

Leeuwarden, Paleis van Justitie
Publisher: van Leer's, Amsterdam
Leeuwarden, Station
Publisher: Rembrandt, Amsterdam
De veemarkt te Leeuwarden, grootste eendaagsche markt van Nederland. Publisher: KLM

Diaconessenhuis, Leeuwarden
Publisher: KLM. 1962
Diaconessenhuis, Leeuwarden
Publisher: KLM. 1962
Wij waren bij Koopmans Meelfabrieken, Leeuwarden
Publisher: KLM Aerocarto. Schiphol
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Continental Size Cards (groot formaat)
Leeuwarden. Tuinen en Voorstreek. R.C. Kerk St. Bonifacius
Publisher: A.G. van Agtmael, Baarn
Leeuwarden. Het Waag Plein
Publisher: Sleeding, Amsterdam
Leeuwarden. Hervormd Verzorgingscentrum "De Hofwijck"
Publisher: KLM Luchtfotografie, Schiphol

Leeuwarden, Frieslandhal. UTS, my school, lower right
Publisher: KLM Aerocarto, Schiphol
Frieslandhal, Leeuwarden
Publisher: Aerophoto Eelde
Leeuwarden. Europaplein met Euro-Hotel
Publisher: Sleding, Amsterdam

Grote of Jacobijner Kerk, Leeuwarden
Publisher: JP, Arnhem
Grote of Jacobijner Kerk, Leeuwarden
Publisher: JP, Arnhem
Leeuwarden, Hofplein met Stadhuis
Publisher: Sleding, Amsterdam. 1988

Hoofdstad Leeuwarden. Friese Vlag. Provincie Friesland
Publisher: De Gruyter's snoepje van de week
Leeuwarden. Mercurius Fontein op het Ruiterskwartier
Publisher: Sleding, Amsterdam
'Bermaniahuis' AGO verzekeringen, Leeuwarden
Publisher: KLM Aerocarto

Leeuwarden. Panorama
Publisher: van der Meulen, Sneek
Leeuwarden. Panorama
Publisher: van der Meulen, Sneek
"Burmaniahuis" AGO Verzekeringen. Nieuwstad. Leeuwarden
Publisher: KLM Aerocarte

Leeuwarden. Europaplein
Publisher: van der Meulen. Sneek
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Mata Hari (Margaretha Zelle) 1876-1917. VVV Friesland-Leeuwarden
Doopsgezinde Kerk. (Wirdumerdijk)
Publ: van der Meulen, Sneek
Lwd. Fryske-Academy in Doelenstraat
Publisher: Sleeding. 1977
Leeuwarden. Interieur Waalse Kerk
Publisher: Hervormde Gemeente
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Personal
In this section I have posted some postcards of my old neighbourhood. Also, with cards, I'm trying to trace the route that I had to walk to grade school; four times back and forth on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays when we only went to school in the mornings.
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons were spent exploring the city (and getting into trouble!!) virtually all cards shown on this web site bring up memories of my youth. Because of us roaming the city (no TV to keep us busy), now more than 60 years later, I still remember most of the street names of the city.
NOTE: It seems that I have been collecting postcards "forever". I remember that as a young boy I went to retirement homes asking the residents to donate their old postcards to a 'worthy' cause. In 1975 I took my collection with me when visiting The Netherlands and sold them all. About ten years ago (2007) I started collecting postcards again.
Leeuwarden - Ambachtschool
Publisher: J. Zondervan, Leeuwarden
 
Left
After grade school I went to this trade school for three years. (Ambachtschool)
After one year of getting the basics for carpentry, brick laying, metal working and decorating I choose carpentry. After two years I graduated as a licensed carpenter.
Schooling was completed by taking four years civil engineering at college level. (UTS)

Right
School Shirley attended after finishing grade school.
Chr. Industrie en Huishoudschool "Princes Marijke"
(Frederik Struyschstraat) Publisher: ns

Leeuwarden. Hoeksterpad. Gereformeerde Oosterkerk
This is not a postcard. photo taken in 1970
 

Left
Gereformeerde "Oosterkerk" and Annex, the home where Shirley grew up. From their kitchen you would step into church foyee.





Right
After finishing the Huishoudschool Shirley finished her education in nursing at this school.

Lwd-Huizum. Chr. Opleidingsschool voor Gezinsverzorging
Publisher: van Leer's Amsterdam

Parkherstellingsoord. Leeuwarden
Publisher: ?
 
Left
Parkherstellingsoord on Achter de Hoven was located kitty-corner from where I was born and raised at #227.
From 1927-1965 it was a sanitorium for TBC patients.


Right
The Reformed "Opstandingskerk". This is the church my family attended. It was located on Achter de Hoven just a few homes down the road from us. Very convenient!!
Leeuwarden. Opstandingskerk. (corner J.H. Knoopstraat and Achter de Hoven) Publisher: ?

Schrans Leeuwarden
Publisher: v.K.& Zn., Leeuwarden. 1955
 
Left
Most Sunday afternoons I had to take some of my younger siblings for a walk so my mom could have a well deserved rest. In de Schrans we always stopped at a toy store which had teddy bears in the window, the "beeren winkel".
Route: Kerke padsje, Huizemerlaan, Schrans, Zuiderplein, Zuidergrachtswal, Achter de Hoven

Right
The "Katholieke Kerk" and "kerke padsje" which ran from Achter de Hoven, over the Potmage, past the RK to the Huizemerlaan.
Huizum (Leeuwarden). R. K. Kerk St. Jan de Doper
Publisher: ? 1963

Leeuwarden. Achter de Hoven met Herv. Kweekschool
"Marienburg". Publisher: G. de Vries Boekhandel. 1933
 
Left
"Marienburg" an historical mansion purchased by the Reformed Church and turned into a teacher's college.
For some time I went here for Sunday School lessons.




Right
Section of Achter de Hoven from the railroad crossing to the Zuidergrachtswal.
Achter de Hoven. Leeuwarden
Publisher: T.v.K.H.

Leeuwarden - Oostergrachtswal
Publisher: J. Sleding, Amsterdam
 
My walk to school - 1
Achhter de Hoven, Maria Louisastraat, passing the Verkorteweg, Emmakade south side, across the Eerste Kanaals brug, passing "Het Baken", (left photo, building far right), Oostergrachtswal (where our pharmacy was located) and across the Oosterbrug (better known as "elektrische brug")
Verkorteweg Leeuwarden
Publisher: Dijkstra's Boekhandel, Leeuwarden. 1908

Leeuwarden. De Nieuwe Basculebrug bij de Grachtswal
Publisher: J. Sleding, Amsterdam. 1936
 
Left
"Electrische brug" as seen from de Nieuwe Oosterstraat

Right
"Elektrische brug" as see from the Wybrand de Geeststraat.

My walk to school - 2
Once over the bridge I continued down the Nieuwe Oosterstraat. This narrow street lined with stores and the Luthern Church, was closed for traffic.
Oosterbrug - Leeuwarden. 1928?
Publisher: G. de Vries, Boek en Papierhandel, Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden. Tweebaksmark hoek ou de Oosterstraat met gemeente school No.1. Publ. Dijkstra's boekhandel. 1905
 
Left
"My" school, the Willem Lodewijk School, Druifstreek 72. The 1.1 km walk to school usually took 14 min. Since we went home for the noon recess I had to walk this route four times a day.
Right
One day on my way home I tried to climb onto the second floor balcony of a home in this street to retrieve my ball. I fell when the flower box with geraniums I was grabbing broke off and I ended up for a week in the hospital with a concussion.
Leeuwarden. Gedempte Keizersgracht
Publisher: Dijkstra's Boekhandel




Druifstreek. Leeuwarden
Publisher: Mij. "Rembrandt", Utrecht
 
Left
My school, on the left. Our school's "playground" was partly at the school and partly at the sidewalk near the prison and hospital.

Right
Prison and Hospital ('Stadsziekenhuis' to the right). After my fall from the balcony I was taken by ambulance to this hospital. I clearly remember the ride in this Canadian Army ambulance.
On 15 April 1945 Leeuwarden was liberated by the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
Leeuwarden. Gevangenis en Ziekenhuis
Publisher: Weenenk & Snel, den Haag

Leeuwarden, Weaze (corner Uniabuurt)
Publisher: ?
 
Left
At the Berlikumermarkt, corner Uniabuurt, was the Ter Horst toy store. They had a window display with a train set. As kids we were able to run the trains from the outside by control buttons mounted on the window sill.


Right
"My" street, Achter de Hoven, starts where the man is standing. Just behind him was de machine and welding shop De Vries, o/o by a distant relative.
Leeuwarden Grachtswal (Beginning of Achter de Hoven)
Publisher: J. Postma, Sz. Leeuwarden. 1903



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Double Cards
Prinsentuin, Leeuwarden
Publisher: R.van der Velde, Leeuwarden. 1912. Card size: 9x28.5cm (3.5"x11.25") 		 
 

Leeuwarden. Nieuwestad met Oude Waag.
Publisher: R.van der Velde, Leeuwarden. Card size: 9x28.5cm (3.5"x11.25") 		 
 

Zuiderplein, Leewarden.
Publisher: R.van der Velde, Leeuwarden. Card size: 9x28.5cm (3.5"x11.25")
 
 

Leewarden - Holland. Publisher: DeMuinck, Amsterdam. Card size: 9x23 cm (3.5"x9")
 
These four double cards were all published by Van Leer's, Amsterdam
Leeuwarden. Voorstreek. Card size: 8.7x20.8 cm (3.5"x8.25") Leeuwarden. Nieuwestad met oude Waag. Card size: 8.7x20.8 cm (3.5"x8.25")
 
Leeuwarden. Vrouwenpoortsbrug met Oldehove. Card size: 8.7x20.8cm (3.5"x8.25") Lwd. Zuiderplein met Monument Fries Rundvee Stambook. Card size: 8.7x20.8cm (3.5"x8.25")

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LEEUWARDER FIRMS PUBLISHING POSTCARDS OF LEEUWARDEN
Some are well known for their sheer volume of cards issued. However there are others who published only a few. They are listed in alphabetical order. This list of 60 publishers is by no means complete. Please email me if you have additional information.

PUBLISHERS
Amsing - Arco - Arzonie - Boersma - Braun - Cohen - de Boer, G - de Haan - de Nys - De Terp - de Vos - de Vries - Dijkstra - Dwinger - Eekhoff - Feenstra, F.A. - Hakse - Hema - Hermans - Hettema - Hijma - Huizinga - Italie - Kuiken, M - Luitingh - Markus - Meijre & Schaafsma - Mulder - Oerlemans - Overdijk - Postma Sz - Postma T - Postma's - Riethorst - Schippers - Schwaner C - Schwaner R - Spijker - ter Horst - Steenhuizen - Tijssen - van der Meer - van der Peijl - van der Werff - van Gelder - van Kampen - van der Velde - Veelders - Visser A - Vroom & Dreesman - V.V.V. - Wielenga - Wijbenga - Zondervan

PRIVATE POSTCARDS ISSUED BY (scroll down for details)
Koopmans Meelfabrieken - Diakonessenhuis - SJ. Ferwerda (m/s Stad Dokkum) - Coop. Verbruiksvereniging. "Excellsior" - H. de Nijs, Kruidenier Tuinbouwstraat

PUBLISHER ADDRESS
 VARIATIONS OF NAME FROM - TO NOTES
Amsing, G Leeuwarden Eewal card  
"Arco" Leeuwarden on 1955 card  
Arzoni, W Leeuwarden 1919 card in my collection  
Boersma, B. Kruidenier Leeuwarden Also grocery stores in: Heerenveen, Rauwerd, Irnsum and Gorredijk
Braun, L., City Magazijn Nauw 152
(op De Brol?)		  
Cohen, L. Peperstraat
Kelders 177		 Address from
1918 card
de Haan, G Leeuwarden
de Nys, H Leeuwarden On 1941 card
De Boer, G. Boekhandel  
De Terp, Uitgeverij Van Swietenstrj 10 Ljouwert
de Vos Warenhuis J. van Scorelstraat 53
de Vries, G. Boek & Papierhandel Oude Oosterstraat 1 (across from Ossekop) Card dated: 1933 29 November, 1938 earliest ad found
Dijkstra's Boekhandel Peperstraat 11 - G. Dijkstra,
..Peperstraat
- Dijkstra's boekhandel
- Dijkstra's Boekh.		 Early 1900s till ? 1903 Ad: "Will trade postcards from major cities worldwide for cards of Frisian villages. Choose from approx. 10,000 cards in stock"
Also offered 100 different postcards for 1 cent each.
Dwinger, J. Photografie Grachtswal 9 (in 1921 ad)   Card dated:
1934 		1910. Took family pictures in Grouw.
Feenstra, F.A. Fotohandel Voorstreek 37   dubbele kaart from the 60s
Hakse, S Noordvliet 13    
Eekhoff, W. & Zonen Wirdumerdijk 1 - W. Eekhoff & Zoon
- W. Eekhoff & Zn.		 -1846. Wobke Eekhoff, City Historian, published "the history of Leeuwarden". Also had a bookstore in the mid 1850s.
- 1920. W. Eekhoff & Zn. merged with Meyer en Schaafsma
- ???? Eekhoff published postcards.
Hartkamp, P Hoek Noordvlietstraat 320   card dated 1922 Kruidenier
Hema Nieuwestad 126

- N.V. Hema
- HEMA
(Hollandsche
Eenheidsprijzen
Maatschappij
Amsterdam)

1926: First store in Amsterdam.
1955: Leeuwarden.
Hema has also stores in Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany and France.
Hermans, C.A.      
Hettema, J. Boek & Kantoorboekhandel Bij de Put 6?    
Hijma, A     card dated 1910 Huizen, Dorpstraat
Huisinga, F Leeuwarden card dated 1901 Nieuwe Kanaal met Zeilschip.
Italie, L Leeuwarden  
Kuiken, W Grote Kerkstraat card: Walk 6. St. Antony Gasthuis
Jellema's Winkels Voorstreek, Nieuwstad Kol. Waren, Comestables
Jongbloed, M.O. Boekhandel N.V. Leeuwarden  
Luitingh, C.A.J. Boekhandel Leeuwarden  
Markus, S. A. Wirdumerdijk
Meijre & Schaafsma Leeuwarden Waag en Nieuwstad, 1901 card
Mulder, B. J. 1-Peperstraat 5
2-Westerparkstraat 21
3-Heliconweg 55 		mainly in the
1930's. I have one card issued around 1937.		 In business between 1923 and approx. 1962. First on Peperstraat 5 and starting in 1936 also on Westerparkstraat 21.
Today (2013): Heliconweg 55
Oerlemans, A.B. Leeuwarden   card kanselerij, 1900
Overdijk, H.A.J. Het Ansichthuis Leeuwarden    
Plantinga's Fotohandel St. Jacobstraat 16   Piet Plantinga
Postma Sz., J. Wirdumerdijk 12
Over de Kelders 8		 Store selling toys, household articles. Later, the business was moved to Over de Kelders 8
Postma, Titus Voorstreek 17 (Korenmarkt) with warehouse accessible from Eewal L90. Had in the mid 1930s also a display at the main post office. General store called "Bazar L25"
Store closed it's doors on 2 Jan. 1939(?). Newspaper ads never mentioned that they sold postcards.
Postma's Boekhandel Schrans 68  
Sigarenmagazijn Riethorst Schrans 137 card 'Triotel'
Schippers, J. Sigarenmagazijn      
Schwaner, C. F. Widow Niewstad (stille kant) Published a card(s) prior to 1912

Published cards of De Inktpot (1912) and windmill Het Lam (1919).
Could this widow be related to R. Schwaner, listed next?

Schwaner, R. & Co. 1- Groentemarkt hoek Nauw
2 - Op de Brol 		1 - Internet info
2 - on card dated 1916		 Store specialties: luxurious articles, leather products, porcelain and pottery
Spijker, P., Firma S. Smeding Leeuwarden Spijker, P, Firma S. Smeding. Boek-, Kantoor- & Kunsthandel
Steenhuizen, J Leeuwarden   1951 Groeten uit Leeuwarden
Tijssen, Boekhandel Leonard

1-Vleeschmarkt K83
04-10-1882 ad:
Geopend de winkel van Kantoor en Schrijfbehoeften. "De Nieuwe Drukkerij"
2-Nieuwestad K 75
3-Nieuwestad 111. Moved here summer of 1940

 N.V. Leonard Tijssen.

The company went bankrupt on 07-12-1938 while still located on Nieuwestad 75.
N.V. Leonard Tijssen was back in business on 5-10-39.
The company closed its doors on 24-12-1970.

 
ter Horst, B Boekhandel Schrans 129a    
van der Meer, F. Uit. Boekh., - Drukkerij Schrans 68  
van der Peijl Bagijnestraat 62
Nieuwesteeg 6		 J.M. van der Peijl Business was started by Jacobus Marinus. In 1906 the studio moved to Nieuwesteeg 6. Sold business to his son Evert Gerhardus in 1937.
van der Werff, Jeanette W. Leeuwarden
van Gelder, J. Leeuwarden Fa. Wed. J. van Gelder

van Kampen en Zonen, T. Boek & Papierhandel

 Droevendal 14 1 - T. v. K., Leeuwarden
2 - T. v. K. L.
3 - v. K. & Zn. L.		  
Veelders, Torenwachter Leeuwarden
Velde, R. v. d. Nieuwestad 90,
hoek Doelesteeg		 R. van der Velde Approximately
1910-1930		 After 1930 the focus shifted from publishing postcards to selling books.
Visser, A Leeuwarden     Card "Groeten van de Oldehove"
Vroom & Dreesmann Nieuwestad 150 Vroom & Dreesman
V. en D.
V. & D.		 1926- 1887: First store founded by Willem Vroom and Anton Dreesmann in Amsterdam.
1926, November: V&D opened store in Leeuwarden.
V.V.V Stationsplein
Sophialaan 4
    

1930: “VVV Kiosk”, Stationsplein
2002: moved to Sophialaan
Wielenga, Carel J. Boekhandel Nieuwe Oosterstraat 9 Card(s) dated
1948, 1949, 1952		 Address from 1940 ad
Wijbenga, H. "De Goedkope Winkel" Voorstreek 245
Zondervan, J.

1- Grote Kerkstraat 30, corner Kleine Hoogstraat.
2- June 1919: Also lists Peperstraat 10 but closed this location June 1921.
3- August 1929 addresses are:
a; Grote Kerkstraat 30
b; Kleine Kerkstraat 4 and 6

1917-1951? J. Zondervan, discount book store and office supplies called "Goedkopen Boekenbazar"
1917 ad: For sale 12,000 books, 85,000 pictures (platen) and more than 100,000 postcards.
1918 sale: 15 postcards for 10 cent.
02-06-1951, page 24: Newspaper ad, two local cards for 10 cent. Zondervan

PRIVATE CARDS

ISSUED BY ADDRESS
 NOTES

Diakonessenhuis Noordersingel Postcards (mostly of the interior) are usually marked "Eigen Uitgave"
The hospital (built in 1894) closed its doors in 1987
Koopmans Meelfabrieken De Merodestraat 3  
m/s "Stad Dokkum", owner/operator SJ. Ferwerda Ligplaats, Nieuweweg, across from De Beurs
Huisadres: Roekstraat 8		 The m/s Stad Dokkum was a former cargo ship (beurtship Dokkum-Groningen) built in 1887. Tour boat capacity 200 persons. 1959: 4 hr. trip ƒ2.p/p.
o/o: bar owner SJ. Ferwerda
Coop. Verbruiksver. "Excelsior"   1898-1971.
Card: Ameland. Date not known. Veerboot M.S. Waddenzee. Since 2013 the ship is the "clubhuis" for the Batavia Sailing Center in Lelystad.
H. de Nijs. Kruidenier, Tuinbouwstraat   He published one or two cards of his store
Protestant Militair Clubhuis Tehuis Voorstreek 36 Clubhuis
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