A one of a kind, unique and very rare photographic narrative from the early days of the Third Reich!

[big ned]

That was one of the most interesting and entertaining threads I have had the pleasure to read this year! Thanks are due Kenneth, to you and Andreas for sifting through the minutae of these photo's and their images of a time forever lost, to find the story they tell, it is pure gold. Bloody marvellous!!

Regards, Ned.

[KSH]

Thank you all for your kind comments, I certainly have enjoyed putting it together!

Andreas, I completely agree with you regarding photo #2 - it is not an SS-uniform this person is wearing and his facial features are off. Thanks again, Andreas! I shall change the text now! Thank you for spotting that! I wonder if "our man" is present at all here?


Hochachtungsvoll,

Kenneth

[KSH]

I was just editing and fixing some bits, so just refresh now if anything became messed up when viewing


Hochachtungsvoll,

Kenneth

[M. Bäcker]

A highly interesting photo album and very well presented, this thread is truly one of those few that stand out from the vast majority of threads, which contain, more often than not, no informative information whatsoever but merely questions, that show the total lack of interest in the historical facts that surround an item, like "What is it?", "Real or fake?", or "What is it worth?". If there were a thread-of-the-year contest yours would be most certainly be among the favourite entries and it may well be the winner for 2011. Furthermore, it is excellent proof of how rewarding it can be if one puts some time and effort into researching the items in one's collection. I can only hope, that your thread will encourage more people to follow your example. Maybe a few even read ahead to those words in your signature, then it might.

Thanks a lot, Kenneth, for sharing the results of your research and for the time you spent presenting it here in such a professional way. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!

Cheers, MB.

[KSH]

A highly interesting photo album and very well presented, this thread is truly one of those few that stand out from the vast majority of threads, which contain, more often than not, no informative information whatsoever but merely questions, that show the total lack of interest in the historical facts that surround an item, like "What is it?", "Real or fake?", or "What is it worth?". If there were a thread-of-the-year contest yours would be most certainly be among the favourite entries and it may well be the winner for 2011. Furthermore, it is excellent proof of how rewarding it can be if one puts some time and effort into researching the items in one's collection. I can only hope, that your thread will encourage more people to follow your example. Maybe a few even read ahead to those words in your signature, then it might.

Thanks a lot, Kenneth, for sharing the results of your research and for the time you spent presenting it here in such a professional way. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!

Cheers, MB.

Thank you, MB. I have tried to make the kind of thread that I myself would like to find on a collector's forum, namely threads that go beyond the material and the physical aspect of the artifact. I am myself of the opinion that this hobby of ours too often is preoccupied with the objects/items themselves and their inherent material qualities, as opposed to their historicity and immaterial significance.


Hochachtungsvoll,

Kenneth

[Paul D]

Well done Kenneth a perfect example of why the collecting of photographs and albums is one of the most interesting areas of our hobby !!!

[KSH]

REVISION regarding the photos ##24A and 24B:

After some reflection I have come to the conclusion that the three photos ##24A, 24B and 25 date from approximately the same point in time and that they are possibly the latest of them all (in other words, later than the 2nd of August, 1933 - the date of Hitler's visit). I have already mentioned this regarding photo #25, but I believe that photos ##24A and 24B are in the same category. The main reasoning behind my thinking here is the presence of the Ehrenwinkel der Alten Kämpfer which is clearly visible, also on our man's right arm when he is carrying the chair. This honorary chevron was instituted for wear on the SS-uniform in December 1934 according to my sources and should not be able to be present in August 1933, the period that many photos undoubtedly date from (based on writing on the back of photos).


Hochachtungsvoll,

Kenneth

[85ronnies]

one of the most interesting threads i have read for a long time, thanks for your time in posting a most truly brilliant thread,
cheers Ronnie

[napalm]

Fantastic thread, Being Hitlers postman would have been big news in the town and from what I know of the obersalzburg area if would be quite easy to indentify him ( if you don't have his name already )...Thks for sharing...

[Feuerbach]

That was fun to read, thank you for posting. Must have taken you days and days with a loupe to study all the pictures so good!
Now you left me wondering what pictures were in the other album!!