Jacob Olie
Jacob Olie (1834 – 1905) was a photographer from Amsterdam known for his scenes of everyday life there. Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman. He became a teacher at the local school for craftsmen known as the Ambachtsschool, converting it to be the first ever vocational school of the Netherlands for boys.
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Jacob Olie
Jacob Olie · https: beta.archief.amsterdam/detail/c8687151-db8a-1965-4aa0-68a26945fdac · Public domain
- Born
- 1834 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1905 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- photographer · drawing teacher · architect
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Jacob Olie (1834 – 1905) was a photographer from Amsterdam known for his scenes of everyday life there. Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman. He became a teacher at the local school for craftsmen known as the Ambachtsschool, converting it to be the first ever vocational school of the Netherlands for boys.
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He took up photography as a hobby. Today he is known for his unusually sharp depictions of various parts of Amsterdam that no longer exist. His son by the same name also became a photographer. • Illustration — Amsterdam 1863 • Illustration — Amsterdam 1890 • Illustration — Amsterdam, ca. 1895 • Illustration — Amsterdam 1896 • Illustration — Amsterdam 1892
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• Illustration — Jacob Olie's well-thumbed copy of the French encyclopedia called Descriptions des Arts et Métiers, given to the special collections department of the University of Amsterdam by Olie's great-grandson
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