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10-30-2009 12:05 PM
# ADS
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Re: Some good ASS portraits
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Friedrich-Berthold
The very Catholic areas of Bavaria were among the more resistant to inroads of the NSDAP at the time, even though this area was also adjacent to the birth place of national socialism's most well known figure....
It would be interesting to know the biography of the owner of the photo Atelier, as to his background and possible political outlook. Someone more intelligent than I in content analysis and some statistical rendering of these thousands of images could then assess them for us, somehow.
Actually, some (German language) biographical and historical data to that effect can be found following a link from that site's index page:
Rotel - Tours: Museen
The photo studio was established and run by an unmarried woman named Helene Maurer (1895 - 1973). Opened in Dec. 1936, the studio was in business until late 1953, which is also the time span covered by the archived photographs.
No direct informations on Ms. Maurer's political views are given, but she is described as a cultured, artistically inclined and, most of all, deeply religious person and frequent churchgoer - who even died in a pew of a church at Niedernburg - thus I think it is at least unlikely that she was also an enthusiastic believer in the Nazi philosophy.
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Re: Some good ASS portraits
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HPL2008
Actually, some (German language) biographical and historical data to that effect can be found following a link from that site's index page:
Rotel - Tours: Museen
The photo studio was established and run by an unmarried woman named Helene Maurer (1895 - 1973). Opened in Dec. 1936, the studio was in business until late 1953, which is also the time span covered by the archived photographs.
No direct informations on Ms. Maurer's political views are given, but she is described as a cultured, artistically inclined and, most of all, deeply religious person and frequent churchgoer - who even died in a pew of a church at Niedernburg - so it seems highly unlikely to me that she was also a believer in the Nazi philosophy.
Dear Sir, thanks. That is very interesting. Maybe such explains the character of the images, to be sure. Dare I say that the images of the women are more interesting, there are a great deal of Catholics, as is perfectly normal for this part of Germany, to be sure, and there are not a lot of protzige Nationalsozialisten at all. And please do not think I am accusing anyone of anything; but, on the contrary, my point is that even a "totalitarian" country was something less than that, especially in its regions. In any case, we are very grateful to you, colleague HPL, for opening a window to the past that is so much more interesting than most of what we see here. The world of the Danube is especially close to my heart for various reasons. Danke vielmals!
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Re: Some good ASS portraits
I am deeply impressed about the first photo link to see the Adj. cord that was done in black/silver so nicely and clear in a photo. This is the first time I see it in this way detailed. Very nice and thanks for sharing!
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Re: Some good ASS portraits
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Robert H
I am deeply impressed about the first photo link to see the Adj. cord that was done in black/silver so nicely and clear in a photo. This is the first time I see it in this way detailed. Very nice and thanks for sharing!
Now please go there to Niederbayern and Passau and kindly find all the uniforms, since the names are with the images if you look closely. It will be ein Kinderspiel, but please share with those of us less blessed.
Viel Sammlerglueck!
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