If this album had been all studio photographs it would be interesting, but not all that interesting. There are a few more studio shots left, but we're starting to get into candid and unposed photos which are far more compelling, at lest to me. It's clear from the top shot that the uniforms are most likely school uniforms. Obviously children rather than adults, though it possible that the uniforms could be from a military school. On the studio shot, I'd love to know if the older gentleman is a teacher or a parent. The most likely explanation is teacher, but Bulgaria, if not already in the war, would have been preparing for war, so a lot of people were probably in uniform. There is some writing on the studio photo. "1520/41 941" And a phonetic translation from the Cyrillic to English, "St Zagora," clearly a reference to the city of Stara Zagora. I've come to the conclusion that the numbers that have been showing up on the back of the studio shots are negative reference numbers so the customer could call up and order more prints. I do, however, think that the numbers after the slash could indicate the year. In 1941 the Bulgarians ended their neutrality and entered in to an alliance with Nazi Germany.
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