Pasar Tanah Abang 1946 [Dutch Polygoon Journaal with subtitles]

Unique footage of the Tanah Abang market just after World War II. This is part of the so-called 'News From Indonesia' section of the Dutch Polygoon Journaal, a cinema newsreel very popular in The Netherlands in the pre-TV era. It was a wonderful opportunity for people in Holland to get to know about world news, and in this case life in Indonesia. Not a surprise that during the bersiap period in Indonesia (1945-1949) the news broadcasts were used to paint a somewhat too positive picture of how life had normalized under Dutch control, which to a certain extent was indeed the case in Batavia/Djakarta. Due to hunger and starvation during the Japanese occupation (1942-1945) there was little to no trade at Pasar Tanah Abang for nearly two years and the market buildings were used as a shelter for the homeless. By early 1946 trade was more less back to normal and farmers again started to supply fruit and vegetables to the market. Because of the relative safety in the city, many Indonesians from the countryside moved to Batavia/Djakarta, which kept causing pressure and led to ongoing shortages of food during these bersiap years. This Polygoon footage from 23 September 1946 is in Dutch but we have added subtitles in English. It's pleasing to see that with funding of the Dutch government, the Institute Of Sound And Vision in The Netherlands is digitizing and publishing all of the Polygoon Journaal news editions from 1919 onwards online.

[@putriy9231]

ternyata, dari dulu hingga sekarang Tanah Abang itu selalu padat :))

[@AJ-dx6bn]

1 year after proclamation of independence , many district still controlled by Dutch East Indies but at this point the blue diamond came to Indonesia.

[@yansengarcia4036]

What is the blue diamond ? What do you mean ?

[@wellylhakim3619]

Thanks for uploading this documentary film

[@raditya5663]

How amsterdam conductor feel here? Wkkwkwkek likely this habbit just vanished in 2010s

[@SSir-rk8df]

Keluar masuk lewat jendela, barbar memang budaya 😆

[@TopanSopandi]

Setelah proklamasi, pribumi ngeluarin taringnya bro :v coba liat video 1930an.. Mana ada yg kek gitu :v

[@ardiilhamfalah543]

Dulu : Ngambing di trem Satu dekade LEBIH yang lalu : Ngambing di KRL

[@arkaanziyad3185]

I wish you can post another documentary videos like this with english translation.

[@donysalaman8147]

Di saat Jakarta mulai over populasi....

[@WAKATOBIKEREN212]

belum ada dimna indonesia rasa timur tengah,

[@elFaaiy]

Bahasa belanda didengernya enak ya dibanding bahasa inggris

[@ladies647]

Tapi klo bhasa belanda ky cape gitu,krn harus kaya nyebut huruf kho.. Hrus ky ada penekanan aja.