Nijmegen Collection

British Sentry keeping watch on Nijmegen Bridge; Second Worl
Photograph showing aan Irish Guardsman keeping watch on the Bridge at Nijmegen, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised by

Waalbrug - The Walloon Bridge, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Date: circa 1940s

Waalburg Bridge, Nijmegen - The Netherlands
The Waalbrug is an arch bridge over the Waal River in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The full length of the Waalbrug is 604 metres, the middle of the arch being about 65 metres high

Aerial View of the bridge at Nijmegen, Holland; Second World
Aerial photograph showing the road bridge across the Waal at Nijmegen, Holland, 1944. This photograph was taken prior to Operation Market Garden ; the audacious plan to lay an Allied carpet of

Jewish Memorial Statue, Nijmegen, Holland
Inspired by Paul de Swaat, this sculpture of a mourning lady looking towards the old Jewish Schul, was unveiled in 1995. The figure stands beneath a tree

Guards Memorial Plaque, Nijmegen Bridge, Holland
The Cornelius Ryan book, A Bridge Too Far has at its centre the final struggle at the bridge at Arnhem, which was indeed a Bridge Too Far

Jan van Hoof Memorial Bas-relief, Nijmegen road bridge
Jan was a young student in Nijmegen who worked for the Dutch Underground Resistance. The Nijmegen bridge had to be captured intact by American Airborne forces during Operation Market Garden so that

Jan van Hoof Memorial Statue, Nijmegen, Holland
Jan was a student and a member of the Dutch Secret Service at the time of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. A citizen of Nijmegen

Male and female police officers in Nijmegen March, Holland
Male and female police officers of the Met Police taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: 1950s

Group photo, women police officers outside KLM offices
Group photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches

Oranje Hotel, Keizer Karel, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Aerial view of the Oranje Hotel, Keizer Karel, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Date: circa 1930

The Men who fought at Arnhem, WW2
The men who fought at Arnhem in a struggle against the odds during the Second World War. A double page spread of seven photographs, picturing Major-General Urquhart

Nijmegen market with church arches - The Netherlands
Nijmegen market with church arches. (Markt met Kerkbogen) Next to the west side of the Market Square with a view through to the Grote Markt. circa 1910s

The Waag building, Grote Markt, Nijmegen The Netherlands, has been used as a meat market, the image shows horse drawn waggons in the square. circa 1910s

Women police officers in Nijmegen March, Holland
Women police officers of the Met Police, together with a small boy in police uniform and helmet, taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: circa 1950s

The Advance into Holland, WW2
The Advance into Holland during the Second World War -- the Second Armys dash towards Nijmegen and Arnhem, and the crossing of the Belgian and Dutch water lines

Building up the Dutch salient, WW2
Building up the Dutch salient: Allied armour pouring into Holland via the Eindhoven-Nijmegen road for the great offensive, Second World War. Date: 1944

Nijmegen Bridge under attack by enemy aircraft, WW2
Nijmegen Bridge, the vital bridgehead in the Eindhoven corridor, under attack by enemy aircraft during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Allied Armour heading into Holland; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing Allied units heading up the Eindhoven to Nijmegen road in Holland during September 1944. In the foreground of this image one can see a tank destroyer, a despatch rider

Romanesque Ruins at Nijmegen (1833-43). Unknown 19th century. Date: 1833-43

Netherlands - Nijmegen Pier - River Waal
Netherlands - Nijmegen - A Gierpont or Flying Bridge (ferry boat) on the River Waal (a River Rhine distributary connecting Rotterdam to Germany). Date: circa 1910

The Kronenbourg Park, Nymegen (i. e. Kronenburg Park, Nijmege
The Kronenbourg Park, Nymegen (i.e. Kronenburg Park, Nijmegen), Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The ruins of Valkhof (i. e. Valkenhof), Nymegen (i. e. Nijmeg
The ruins of Valkhof (i.e. Valkenhof), Nymegen (i.e. Nijmegen), Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Belvedere, Nymegen (i. e. Nijmegen), Holland
Belvedere, Nymegen (i.e. Nijmegen), Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The great market, Nymegen (i. e. Nijmegen), Holland
The great market, Nymegen (i.e. Nijmegen), Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The town hall and the great market, Nymegen (i. e. Nijmegen)
The town hall and the great market, Nymegen (i.e. Nijmegen), Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

General view, Nymegen (i. e. Nijmegen), Holland
General view, Nymegen (i.e. Nijmegen), Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Hotel Berg en Dal, Nymegen (i. e. Nijmegen), Holland
The Hotel Berg en Dal, Nymegen (i.e. Nijmegen), Holland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Captured German Soldiers, Holland; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing German soldiers captured near Nijmegen, Holland, during Operation Market Garden, 1944

British Tanks on Nijmegen Bridge; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the Sherman tanks of the British 30 Corps crossing Nijmegen Bridge, as part of Operation Market Garden, September 1944

British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege
Photograph showing British and American troops stacking dynamite charges against the railing of Nijmegen Bridge, September 1944

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