Brug over een beek c. 1895 - 1903

This is a stereograph called "Brug over een beek" (Bridge Over a Creek) by Geldolph Adriaan Kessler. Stereographs like this were a popular form of entertainment and documentation at the turn of the 20th century. These images offered viewers an immersive, three-dimensional experience. The people crossing this bridge are most likely members of the upper or middle class, engaging in a leisure activity that would have been inaccessible to many at the time. The separation between the figures on the bridge is palpable, and each appears deeply self-absorbed as they are seemingly lost in thought. The image offers a glimpse into a specific social class at a particular moment in history. It invites reflection on how leisure and recreation are often shaped by class and gender, and reminds us to consider whose stories are told and whose are left out of these visual records.