Blad 61 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949) Possibly 1934 - 1939

This page, Blad 61, from a register dating between 1930-1949, is a document filled with handwritten notes and small photographs. It's like a storyboard of young women's lives at the Colonial School for Girls and Women in the Hague. What strikes me is how each entry seems to balance official record-keeping with personal expression. The handwritten entries, with their varying penmanship, give a sense of the individuality of each woman, while the photographs—some formal portraits, others candid snapshots—offer glimpses into their lives and personalities. I love the signatures, looping and confident in some places, tentative and delicate in others. Look at the entry with the wedding photos. You can see a lot of care was taken in its composition, from the placement of each photograph to the careful inscription of names. It's not just information; it's a mini-narrative about a life event. This reminds me of the notebooks of Hilma af Klint, with their similar blend of the personal and the documentary. Ultimately, these registers offer a complex look at history, reminding us that behind every statistic, there is a human story waiting to be discovered.