In the Anna Jacobapolder near St. Philipsland, fruit grower C. Wissen had to dig a ditch 100 meters long and 8 meters wide to rid his orchards of the salt. A pump now forces water through long pipes over the land, after which the fruit trees can be sprayed with fresh water using a sprayer. The water cannon has a radius of 15 meters and remains in the same place for 12 hours, May 6, 1953, fruit cultivation, recovery, water, flood, The Netherlands, 20th century press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography 1945-1990, visual stories, human history of the Twentieth Century, capturing moments in time
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Anna Jacobapolder, St, Philipsland, fruit grower C, Wissen, dig, ditch 100 meters long, 8 meters wide, rid, orchards, salt, pump now forces water, long pipes, land, fruit trees, sprayed, fresh water using, sprayer, water cannon, radius, 15 meters, remains, place, 12 hours, 6, 1953, fruit cultivation, recovery, water, flood, Netherlands, 20th century, press agency photo, news to remember, documentary, historic photography, 1945-1990, visual stories, human history, Twentieth Century, moments in time
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