1907 – Edith Gehring at the age of 2. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Julius Simonsen
The story behind the image
My grandmother Edith Gehring was born in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony) in Germany in 1905. She grew up in Schönwalde am Bungsberg. This is one of her first studio photos in the family archive. It was photographed in 1907 or 1908 by Julius Simonsen in Oldenburg in Holstein. (Read more about Simonsen in my post from earlier today.)
I love to discover historic images of people, even more so when I can relate them to my family. And it’s truly exciting to see that one of the photo pioneers in the area has photographed my grandmother.
P.S.: The dog is the family dog, as my great-grandfather was a ranger, but I don’t know the name of the dog.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | c. 1907 |
| Location | Oldenburg in Holstein, Germany |
| Image Source | 6 x 9 cm black & white CdV |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 2762 x 4143 Pixels |
| Copyright | © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: Julius Simonsen |
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