Arrival of the Peace Conference at Haarlem, 4 June 1899

Aankomst der vredesconferentie te Haarlem, 4 Juni 1899

Also known as Arrival of the Peace Conference at Haarlem

Reportage about the visit that the delegates to the First Peace Conference at The Hague made to the floral parade in Haarlem. [...] Although the original goal – a treaty on disarmament – was not reached, other treaties were indeed agreed upon, for example a ban on the use of poison gas and the dropping of bombs from balloons. [...]The group, consisting of 175 guests, made a special train trip to Haarlem on June 4, where they visited the floral parade and the Frans Hals Museum.