On the 13th of May 1988, the “Prince of Cool”, commonly known as American jazz artist Chesney (Chet) Baker, was found dead. Fallen from the window of his second-floor hotel room in the Prins Hendrik Hotel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The then 58-year-old’s bloodstream revealed traces of heroin and cocaine. To commemorate the musical innovator, […]
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Picturing yourself in the picture: World War II in 100 photos
The story about an ambitious public history project bringing together researchers and the people, resulting in a beautiful overview of the Dutch experience during the Second World War as we see it today.