Photos Mr. Vink
The photos below were donated by Mr. and Mrs. Vos from Zwijndrecht. The photos originally belonged to Mr. Vink, also from Dordrecht, who traded in picture postcards and often went out with photographers to take photos in Dordrecht. These photos, originally 18 in total, were all taken after the May days of 1940 in Dordrecht. They mainly show the war damage caused during those days. What makes this collection particularly interesting is that the locations are noted on each photo. 1
1. War damage at the corner of Singel and Beverwijcksplein
2. Damaged homes on the Zuidendijk
3. Destroyed houses on the Sluisweg in Dordrecht
4. The destroyed school on Admiral de Ruyterweg
5. The yard of the NS at Dordrecht station
6. Twintighuizen in the direction of the Hoogt and the Hoge Bakstraat
7. War damage to the Singel near the numbers 201 - 209
8. Dutch soldiers behind the barricades on the Singel during May 1940
9. The corner Rozenhof, Hoge Bakstraat destroyed by the fighting in May 1940
10. War damage in the direction of the Achterhakkers
11. De Dokweg at the Wilgenbos
12. War damage at Crayensteynstraat
13. The destroyed home of Mr. D. van Es at the Zuidendijk and Schenkeldijk.
14. War damage to the Binnen Kalkhaven
15. Hiding place for the HBS at the Oranjepark
16. The destroyed rectory to the Burgemeester de Raadtsingel
17. Destroyed houses at the railway crossing Dubbeldamse Weg
18. Destroyed houses on the Transvaalstraat
Bron: The books: part 11 en 12 - Dordrecht - The war damage and the losses 1939-1945 from the Museum 1940-1945 Dordrecht. ↩︎