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Belgian and Dutch Life Seen by an American Traveler
A travel sketch from Antwerp and Amsterdam contrasts Belgian and Dutch labor, gender roles, and culture. The author details women workers, milk carts drawn by dogs, cobbled rail travel, Catholic influence, and the rise of a French Belgian identity. He notes wages, industry, and iconic art and cites Rubens and Antwerp’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Belgium
Susan B. Anthony
Henry Mergh
Europe
Susan
Henry
America
Antwerp
France
Holand
Ble
Rubens
Bis
Place Velle
Antwermar
Place de Meir
Italy
Rembrandt
Titian
Rafael
Sisters of Charity
Netherlands
Tera
Paria
Adam
Paris
England
iHoelland
Enope
Brussels
Palace du Roi
Tuileries
Bois de la Cambre
Bois de Boulogne
Louis Napoleon
Charles V
Venice
Arabia
Persia
India
Spain
Bonaparte
Hollami
Frank George Carpenter
Pans
New York
Allan Forman
Therooklyn Eagle
San Francisco
West
Harper’s Young People
Harper's Weekly
St. Nicholas
American Press Association
The
Harpers
Thompsons
Mr. Forman
A. Byrne
Leander Richardson
Journalst
Haiiy