1944 – Edith Schweim poses for the photographer at the pier of Grömitz, Germany. The large café and recreation hall of Peter Ellerbrock has opened the windows to get some fresh air into the building. Scan © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
This image of the family archive shows my grandmother posing for her husband at the pier in Grömitz at the Baltic Sea in Germany. Grömitz is situated about 33 km east of Malente-Gremsmühlen, which was the interim home of the family from 1944 to 1949.
The image is not precisely dated, but it appears in the archive after May 1944, probably early June 1944. Most of the windows of the ‘Kursaal’ are wide open already, so it couldn’t have been too cold. But no other people can be seen, so it had not been very busy. The sun throws hard, short shadows, and with the camera pointing almost directly towards north, it’s probably early afternoon.
Anyway, I like this shot because it shows a location that looks very different today.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 1944 |
| Location | Grömitz, Germany |
| Image Source | 6 x 6 cm black & white print |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 2357 x 2357 Pixels |
| Copyright | Scan © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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