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Finding interesting illustrations to frame and hang from old german newspapers | scrapbook50 of 78 |  |  |
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ho2cultcha
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These are all from a pile of old newspapers from germany - 1992. i usually don't have a clue as to what the articles are talking about as i don't speak/understand any german at all, but the illustrations are such a high quality and they do speak volumes on their own.
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The one to the left translates to vaguely "Catch grasshoppers or praying mantises" (Natural Size). The second one translates to "American Stallion with wonderful hair accessory". The third, (sorry cant read it). The one to the right translates to "Marietta. After a painting by Eugen von Blaas" (Eugen v. Blaas was an Italian artist - 1843-1931). I cant read the finer print beneath that but you will see Eugen v. Blaas signature along the right side of the picture by her arm.
thanks mustangtony. i had no idea that extensions were first accessories for horses! Marietta - my grandmother's name and a real beauty too. i'd love to know what it says in the one you are unable to read.
Cant really translate exactly, but vaguely says something like this - "Afa, black woman from the African dwarf Stanley (expedition??) people in Berlin after a photographic recording." - It was probably a woman from an African dwarf tribe Stanley encountered and photographed on his African Expedition.
I've seen the second image before somewhere & I love that last image, thanks for sharing with us.
The long haired horse
Found the image/images scroll down on this link;
http://www.messybeast.com/history/horses.htm
thanks walksoftly. great detective work!
Mustangtony - it probably refers to a pygmy tribe in the Congo.
when i get around to it, i'll post photos of these images framed and hung on my wall.
The third image could simply be a "little person" dwarf, of any African tribe along Stanley's travel route.
Is it just me or does she look like Oprah?
i think it's just you walksoftly.
To me they look more like drawings ? Not photographs . The dwarf woman for sure does . If you look at hands ? I don't know but I am throwing out my 2 cents and say they are the artists interpretation of what he saw as he traveled ?
Good one Walksoft I see Oprah in her also :-)
i think that they're etchings made from photographs. i see them a lot in harper's weekly at that time. they sure are beautiful quality though - way more of a statement than the photos in today's daily papers.
I so agree ho2cultcha ! beautifully done . I love the old newspapers like Harpers . They have great etchings and lots of history in them . Thanks for sharing these :-)
thanks manikin. i do too! i think that harper's weekly's are a real treasure and still a bargain. someday soon, they are going to be very scarce and valuable, i think. i have several of the big annual volumes, and i spend a lot of time reading through them and taking photos of their graphics and interesting things. i've got a few annual volumes of foreign newspapers as well and find them equally fascinating.