Harry Pot (October 16, 1929 – March 16, 1996) was a Dutch photographer. He was one of the most prolific photographers in the Netherlands.

Biography

Harry Pot began working for the Dutch press agency Anefo in the early 1950s, He traveled abroad to photograph events such as the Olympics in Rome. In 1970 he left ANEFO. He later opened the studio Bentveld, where he worked with photographer

Henk Jonker Hendrik Peter "Henk" Jonker (Berkhout, 23 November 1912 – Amsterdam, 24 September 2002) was a Dutch photographer. During World War II, he documented the impact of the German occupation of the Netherlands and after the war he started a press agenc ...

. He remained active until 1985. 24,000 of his photos are on the Dutch National Archives website.

Gallery

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in Rome: opening ceremony File:Olympische Spelen te Rome, Paus Johannes XXIII zegent de deelnemers aan de Spele, Bestanddeelnr 911-5390.jpg,

in Rome:

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and Princess Irene in Rome in 1960 File:Vittorio De Sica (1962).jpg,

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Eusébio Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Stri ...

in 1963 File:Eurovisie Songfestival 1962 te Luxemburg, voor Engeland Ronnie Carroll, Bestanddeelnr 913-6611.jpg,

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at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1962 The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 March 1962 in the of the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg and presented by Mireille Delannoy. Organised by the European Broadcasting Un ...

References

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