Showing posts with label Buhl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buhl. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The Pforzheim Album 12
I know, I know. Posting the full page with the cards sideways looks silly. I did a bit of translation, the only word, other than von, that I was sure of. Schwester, which means sister. So, she's some one's sister. For those who can't read the really tiny print, the photographer is, "H. Mehlin, Photograph, Buhl i. Baden. Tel. 385" I wish my computer could make those little dots above the "u" in Buhl. And the girl, center, in the second photo, is making a second appearance. Go back to post 6 to see her.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
The Pforzheim Album 7
Do we have a wedding? That would be my best guess on the top postcard. Still, since all but two of the women are wearing the same white dress, I have some doubt. Note the accordions in the front. There is a photographer's stamp on the back, "Hubert Gombert, Buhl I.B." I ran Mr. Gombert's name and found some commercially produced cards, all scenes of Buhl, for sale, at 19 Euros. I guess the European economy is doing better than I thought. Buhl, like Pforzheim is a town in Baden-Wurttemberg in southwest Germany.
As far as card number two, Frieda Meyer and Else Huck are exchanging pictures. School pictures I think. My other guess would be conformation photos, but wouldn't young Else be in white for that? Or is it young Frieda? I did try doing a search on those names but came up with nothing.
Labels:
accordion,
Buhl,
Germany,
Pforzheim,
Pforzheim Album,
photo album,
real photo post cards,
wedding
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