Princess Beatrix opens cheese market in Woerden on occasion of 600th anniversary of Woerden. Tug of war for the last cent. At festive cheese markets, the prices of the cheese were determined by a tug-of-war between the cheese makers and the cheese traders. If the cheese makers won, a penny was added to the price, if the cheese traders won, a penny was subtracted. The mayor is B.H.G. ter Haar Romeny, September 20, 1972, mayors, royal house, markets, openings, princesses, 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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