Fotoalbum met opnames van de Frans Hals Feesten in Haarlem op 14 juni 1900 Possibly 1900 - 1914

This photo album by Willem Hendrik Dikkenberg captures the Frans Hals Feesten in Haarlem in 1900, with a cover of deep, warm red and gold lettering. I can only imagine the maker carefully considering the composition of each page, making decisions about what to include and how to arrange the images to tell a story of the festival. The album feels like a memory object and a souvenir of a moment in time. I wonder what Dikkenberg was thinking as he arranged the images. Was he trying to capture the excitement and energy of the festival, or was he more interested in creating a record of the event for posterity? It's fascinating how artists, even photographers, are in conversation across time, capturing moments and sharing them with future generations. This photo album invites us to reflect on how we experience and document special events, and how we preserve memories for the future.