Belgium was one of the first countries to experience an Industrial Revolution, which brought prosperity in the 19th century but also opened a political dichotomy between liberal businessmen and socialist workers. The king set up his own private colonial empire in the Belgian Congo, which the government took over after a major scandal in 1908. Belgium was neutral but its strategic location as a pathway to France made it an invasion target for Germany in 1914 and 1940.
Market place in Knokke Heist, 1906
Market place in Knokke Heist, 1906
Milking cows, Knokke-Heist, 1906
Ostend harbour in 1900
At Belgian seaside resort, July 1907
Ostend harbour in March 1904
People near the beach in Ostend, 1904
Ships at Ostend habour, 1906
Ships at Ostend habour, 1907
Square Marguerite, Brussels, ca. 1900s
At the beach in Blankenberge, 1907
Street in Blankenberge, Belgium, 1907
The Grand Place in Mons, 1906
The royal guard at the Porte de Namur, Brussels, 1907
Wind-Mühle in Knokke-Le Zoute in 1904
Belgian people on horse wagon in 1907
Boats and ships in Bruges, 1907
Brick-yard at Brussels in 1907
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