The Mayor - a day with contrasts (from Dachau to Donald Duck)
Commerating the victims of the German concentration camp Dachau in the morning and opening an exhibition based on the Disney character Donald Duck in the afternoon.
The Mayor of the dutch suburb had a day filled with big contrasts.
If you click on the top bar ('A Dutch City Hall and its inhabitants - a documentary series'), you can see the other pictures in this series.
The Dachau Monument in Amsterdam
The Dachau Monument in Amsterdam
The Mayor arrives
Talking to the Chief of Police
The guests arrive (including survivors and family members of those who died at Dachau).
Listening to the speeches
Listening to the speeches
Placing flowers after the speech
Placing flowers after the speech
Survivors and family members of those who died at Dachau commerate.
Survivors and family members of those who died at Dachau, commerate in Amsterdam at the Dachau Monument
Survivors and family members of those who died at Dachau, commerate in Amsterdam at the Dachau Monument Amsterdam.
Placing a symbolic rose in the Dachau monument itself.
The Mayor is off to his next venue; the official opening of the Donald Duck exhibition.
The Cobra Museum in Amstelveen - the '70 years Donald Duck' exhibition
Donald Duck entertains the young exhibition guests in anticipation of the Mayors arrival.
Young exhibition guests in anticipation of the Mayors arrival.
Young exhibition guests in anticipation of the Mayors arrival.