1960 – Edith Schweim poses with her daughters Inga (left) and Editha for the photographer in a forest near Kiel. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Here is a nice portrait of my grandmother Edith Schweim (1905-1966) and her daughters Inga (my mother, on the left) and Editha.
The image was shot around 1960 in a forest near Kiel in Germany. As my mother wears her riding clothes and looks quite confident it is well possible that it was after a successful horseriding competition.
Anyway, I like it a lot as it shows a lot of harmony. Following the death of her husband Otto (1894-1956), the small family had been going through a tough time. They sold the house in Kiel Wik and moved closer to the city center, and Edith and her daughters missed Otto a lot. Especially Edith felt quite lonely after more than 30 years of marriage.
This photo proves that the three ladies were slowly getting through these dark times and were recovering.
I love it.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | about 1960 |
| Location | Preetz, Germany |
| Image Source | 6.4 x 9.4 cm 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 | 6162 x 3827 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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