PhotographAA-0570

Billiards in the Grote Kerk sanctuary, Almelo, 1979

Place: Almelo · today Netherlands
Date: 1979

Young men from the group of "Christen Turken" sheltering in the Grote Kerk in Almelo play billiards among the pews. A banner on the gallery reads "Grote Kerk schuilplaats voor de 41+" (Grote Kerk, refuge for the 41+).

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Nationaal Archief, Fotocollectie Anefo (via Wikimedia Commons)

Koen Suyk / Anefo · CC0 1.0. Nationaal Archief, Fotocollectie Anefo; rights holder Nationaal Archief.

Billiards in the Grote Kerk sanctuary, Almelo, 1979

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