More often than not, there really isn't much research that can be done on the old photos in my collection. But every once in a while, there are things I can look into. With the gothic style lettering on the building and the style of architecture, I was sure this photo must have been taken in Germany, but then I went to Google Translate and typed in Raadskelde and it came up as Dutch, and the meaning, council cellar. Then, after scanning the picture, and blowing it up a bit, it looked like there might be an extra letter at the end. So, I started typing different possibilities, and Raadskelder was the only word that worked. Again, it translated as council cellar, but this time in Afrikaans. I suppose that makes sense. After all, Afrikaans is a Dutch dialect. So, was this picture taken in the Netherlands, or South Africa?
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