UNDATED – A historic print shows shows the promenade at the Dieksee in Malente-Gremsmühlen in Germany. Photo © F. Henning, Plön
The story behind the image
Here is another historic photo from the coffee-table book I acquired containing 21 prints of the Ostholstein region in northern Germany, captured and published by photographer Friedrich Henning from Plön. (An important part of my family comes from that region, so I have a vital interest.)
The book and photos are undated but I’d estimate it to be produced between 1910 and 1915. One indicator is the price of 1.20 Mark. The Mark, also called Goldmark, was the official currency in the German Empire from 1871 to 1918.
It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact location of the shot as the pier apparently have been removed over time.
I like this photo as it portrays the tidy promenade of a rising star among the wellness villages. (They didn’t call it like that back then, though.) The calm lake with a mirror-like surface is a big plus as well.
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | c. 1912 |
| Photographer | F. Henning, Plön |
| Location | Malente-Gremsmühlen, Germany |
| Image Source | 12 x 17 rasterized print |
| 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 | 3988 x 2815 Pixels |
| Copyright | Photo © by F. Henning, Scan by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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