Groot Ruimte-Economie (VNV lecture poster, Ostend)
A text poster with a red triangle-in-circle emblem above the initials V.N.V. announces a public lecture on 'Groot Ruimte-Economie' (large-area economy) by 'Dr Karel Engelbeen', whose ministerial post is printed under his name. The tells: the speaker's official title is the only credential offered for the topic, and the talk is framed by a string quartet playing Haydn and Beethoven, lending cultural prestige to a political lecture.
- Date
- November 22, 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond (VNV), Afdeeling Oostende (Ostend branch); printed by E. Timmerman, Ostend
- Region
- Western and Central Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Party
- Regime
- German Occupation of Belgium
- Leader
- Alexander von Falkenhausen
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- Economy and finance, Elections and party politics
- Event
- World War II
- Techniques
- TestimonialTransfer
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (Stadsarchief Oostende, objectnummer AF/G3532), retrieved September 29, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (anonymous 1942 Belgian work; Commons tag PD-anon-70-EU)
Unknown author; Stadsarchief Oostende, via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
V. N. V. AFDEELING OOSTENDE ZONDAG 22 NOVEMBER 1942 te 15 uur "CASINO - IMPERIAL" V. Iseghem[l.] Dr KAREL ENGELBEEN Directeur-Generaal bij 't Ministerie van Economische Zaken spreekt over GROOT RUIMTE-ECONOMIE Deze spreekbeurt wordt omlijst door het "Oostendsch Strijkkwartet" dat uitvoert : Het Keizerkwartet van J. HAYDN; Het Derde Kwartet van L. VAN BEETHOVEN. ALGEMEENE TOEGANG : 5 FRANK Drukk. E. TIMMERMAN, Christinastr. 58, Oostende. - 2555.
V. N. V. OSTEND BRANCH SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER 1942 at 3 pm "CASINO - IMPERIAL" V. Iseghem[laan] Dr KAREL ENGELBEEN Director-General at the Ministry of Economic Affairs speaks on LARGE-AREA ECONOMY This lecture will be framed by the "Ostend String Quartet" which will perform: The Emperor Quartet by J. HAYDN; The Third Quartet by L. VAN BEETHOVEN. GENERAL ADMISSION: 5 FRANCS Printed by E. TIMMERMAN, Christinastr. 58, Ostend. - 2555.
The street abbreviation after 'V. Iseghem' is badly inked and is read here as 'V. Iseghem[l.]' (probably Van Iseghemlaan, where the Casino-Imperial stood). A green 0.20-franc fiscal stamp is affixed over the quartet line and is not part of the text. Translation is FRAME's own literal rendering, machine-assisted and not verified by a fluent reader.
