Photograph
"Selling in the Rubble"
After the occupation and subsequent looting of a Galician city by the Russian Army, a Jewish merchant is selling his remaining wares to an Austrian soldier from the windowsill of his destroyed house. |
Image ID: | 134035 |
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Creation Date: | 1915 |
Creator Name: | Frankl, Eduard |
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Collection Name: | Eduard Frankl World War I photographs collected by Hermann Schultz, 1914-1916 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 2848.1.7.731 |
Original Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.75 inches |
Typewritten caption reads: "Nach den Zerstörungen der Russen. Handelnder Jude verkauft aus dem Fenster seines zerstörten Hauses seing übriggebliebenen Waren." As Russian forces retreated from Galicia in the face of advancing German and Austrian troops, they often looted and destroyed homes and commercial establishments. |
Signs and signboards |
Selling |
Outdoor photography |
Men |
Clothing and dress |
Coats |
Battles |
Buildings |
Military uniforms |
World War, 1914-1918 |
Hats |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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