1951: Schifferstadt Süd
View of my hometown Schifferstadt (south part) in 1951. St Laurent church, and a rail track. Looks very similar today.
Splash!
This article was originally published in 2018 on my old website. I am now re-publishing it here. This was my first try at splash photography. As always, this blog entry is more a reminder to myself how I did it so I can recreate the shoot later on. If you want some hints from a […]
1953: Bus trip
Looks like the driver fixed the bus and it is running again. Also taken in 1953, and on the same film as the previous one. Bus is a Magirus-Deutz, most likely a O3500. Note the windscreen – splitted in two. Some cyclists on the road can be seen and cars in front. From worn leather […]
1953: Not only driving the bus…
Taken in 1953 by my father. Persons in the picture and location is unknown. The job of the bus driver was not just driving the bus… From the logo on the bus it was a Magirus (link in German only).
Now and then: 1960 – 2015
Now and then – the upper photo was taken by my father in 1960. I took the lower one in 2015 from approximately the same location. A lot of things have changed: “Simons housewares” shop (lower left) no longer exists. The shop was removed in the early 1970s. At the same time the clock was […]
1940: A cold winter…
This picture was scanned from a paper photograph. On the back side was written “during the cold winter of 1940, Iggelheimer Straße at Mönchshof”. If it is from 1940 it must have been taken by my Grandfather. I do not know who the man with the hat is, also the location (see below) is a […]
Photographing Fireworks
(I wrote this article in 2019 – but as my old web server is going away I re-publish it here) To begin the new year in Germany people do usually a lot of fireworks. Although I personally think its a complete waste of money, I thought why not take advantage of other people burning (literally) […]
1951: Saint Lawrence Church in Schifferstadt
Taken in 1951 this picture shows St. Lawrence church in my hometown of Schifferstadt. At that time the area around the church was still undeveloped.
1951: Street scene
Street scene at Friedrichstrasse, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. As always, I point out a few things: On the left, from front to back: Women hairdresser “Salon A. Heel” Ice cream advertisement (“Eis”) “Stollwerck Chocolate” and “Sarotti” (also chocolate) A cinema (“Palast Theater”). “Verschleierte Maja” was a film in 1951. On the right Hotel Pfalzgraf. Traffic […]
1962: Neckar-Bridge at Heidelberg
Propably taken from the same spot (Philosophenweg, you can see it in the foreground) as the previous picture – this shows the Neckar bridges of Heidelberg. Take note of the Old Bridge.