b&w, white border with deckled edges. Indoor scene. Eight boys in their early teens sit around a dinner table. Three more boys stand behind them. All are dressed formally, in blazers and dress shirts. There are bottles of wine and full glasses on the table, one boy is raising his wineglass. There is also a platter of food on the table.
Photograph : paper : beige, black and white ; Ht: 8,5 cm x W: 13,5 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Language
Yiddish
Notes
five people in foreground, and trees in the background, two women and a man are lying on their sides, proped up by an elbow on the ground, and two younger boys are standing behind them in white pants and shirts.
b&w, white border, indoors. Portrait of young man with black hair, wearing suit and tie. Narrative: The photograph was found hidden in the wooden beams of the roof of a Jewish home in Poland. An uncle of the donor, Elizabeth Cicigoi, purchased the house after the war and discovered it. It had been hidden with a transit pass, a letter, and two Jewish prayer books. Elizabeth's mother was Jewish; she was murdered during the Holocaust.
Photograph : Paper : photographed, cut, nailed : ink : sepia, beige, brown
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Documentary Artifact
Date
1909
Physical Condition
Excellent
Notes
Sepia portrait photo of a woman wearing a high-neck, white lace blouse and pearl-like earrings; she is looking off to the left; surrounded by a beige window mat. Housed in a ornately moulded wood frame; glass glazing. The dust cover is cardboard, attached with masking-tape and staples. Narrative: Photo of Karolina Offenberger nee Lifszitz; taken before her wedding.
B&w photo of a sitting man in Canadian Forces uniform and cap; he has a mustache, glasses and is holding swagger stick; his cap insignia and patches indicate he was a corporal in the CF Provost Corps C; surrounded by a beige window mat. Housed in a shiny metal frame; glass glazing. The frame is held together with metal brackets on the reverse; attached to each side are screw hole hangers, connected with metal wire.
Photograph : paper : b&w ; Ht: 13,9 cm x W: 8,9 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Date
[Later than 1945]
Physical Condition
Good
Language
French
Notes
Black and white border. Outdoor portrait of four people including Celinka (Cecile) Zilberbogen's grandmother Boumama on the left, her aunt Dora on the right, her cousin Boris in the middle and her cousin Nelly in her mother's arms. This photograph was taken after the war where they all finded each other. Narrative: The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to a transit camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
White border with deckled edges. Outdoor scene in which two women are sitting on a tree trunk. Behind them stands Celinka (Cecile) Zilberbogen's cousin Boris with his hands on their shoulders. The woman on the left is Celinka (Cecile) Zilberbogen's grandmother Boumama; she is holding a baby Nelly in her arms. On the right, her aunt Dora. The photograph was received to announce the birth of baby Nelly when Elzbieta and Celinka where in children's home la Chaumière. Narrative: At that time The Zilberbogen were a Jewish family originally from Warsaw (Poland). Mother Chana and daughters Elzbieta (born 1933) and Celinka (born 1937) moved to Belgium in 1939. The father, Szygmundt, an engineer, stayed in Poland. During the Second World War, the mother and daughters were first sent to a transit camp in the South of France before being released. Chana was then hospitalized and spent the war hidden in a Sanatorium in Mazamet. Elzbieta and Celinka were hidden in various locations in the South of France, including a farm and different children's homes run by OSE. Szygmundt was killed in Poland. Chana and her daughters went back to live in Belgium after Liberation until immigrating to Canada in 1951.
Photograph : paper : Printed : Photograph : b&w ; Ht: 6 cm x W: 8.7 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Date
1938
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
White ridged border, outdoor scene. Three men sit on a bench wearing white shirts and grey pants. Two women sit on the bench back behind them and both have braids in their hair. The bench is on a deck in front of the sea.
Photograph : Paper : Printed : Photograph : b&w ; Ht: 6 cm x W: 8.7 cm
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Documentary Artifact
Physical Condition
Good
Notes
White ridged border. Outdoor scene. Five people, three women and two men, pose on a crowded beach with numerous other people behind them. The woman in front is wearing a swim costume, the others are fully clothed.