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[Postcard from Vishniac in Poland to his daughter Mara in Berlin describing the interior of an old synagogue]
Henrik Uziemblo
Object Name
Vitrine:04.01
Vitrine:04.02 (facsimile verso)
Dateca. 1935–38
Label Text
“I am in a very small town and it is quiet here. I arrived very early and already went to the synagogue at 7:30 am. Strangely enough, it is beautifully painted inside with views of holy places. I took pictures of a 300-year-old lamp and a 200-year-old chair.”
Medium
Offset lithogrpahy; postcard
Dimensions
Image (paper): 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (8.3 x 13.3 cm)
Location
place depicted Poland
Credit Line
Promised Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn
Accession Numbermvk.e.127.2011
Copyright
© Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography
For all uses of photographs by Roman Vishniac contact ICP at: vishniac_archive@icp.org.
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