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Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, 1958
1958 – The Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna (RA) in Italy, seen from the west. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Ravenna is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy and situated at the Adriatic coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is famous for historic architecture and artworks, for…
Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, 1965
SUMMER 1965 – The southern side of the famous Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, seen from the water. Scan & Edit © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image This image from 1965 is from the large lot of slides I purchased a couple of weeks ago. It shows the famous Rialto Bridge. Apparently, the…
Agathia Peak, near Kayenta, Arizona
SEPTEMBER 2003 – Agathia Peak, near Kayenta, Arizona. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image 2003. In Kayenta, Arizona, we left Hghway 160 and turned north heading towards Monument Valley on Highwy 163. The first few miles from Kayenta were not spectacular at all. But then! Once we had reached the huge…
Opel Rekord P2, near Saarbrücken, Germany, c. 1961
1961 – A new Opel Rekord P2 stands at a road near Saarbrücken in Germany, overlooking the gentle hills of the countryside. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Here is yet another image of the large lot with photos captured in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This image shows the new…
San Marino, 1958 (II)
1958 – A woman poses in front of the historical skyline of San Marino. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image In 2022, we decided to visit San Marino, a tiny country situated within Italy, not far from Rimini. We drove to the parking lot at the valley station of the Funivia, the…
Nemi, Rome, Italy, 2000
SEPTEMBER 2000 – View along the Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Nemi (RM) in Italy on a sunny summer day. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image During our long trip through Italy in 2000 we drove from Tuscany on the countryside towards south. We deliberately opted to not stay directly in Rome which…
Harbour, Hamburg, Germany, 1889
1889 – The busy harbour of Hamburg in Germany. © Mark Zanzig/Photo: v. Römmler & Jonas The story behind the image The other day I acquired a small lot of photos, postcards, and cabinet cards. This was the image that grabbed my attention when I saw the listing. Well, not exactly the image you see…
Harbour, Meersburg, Germany, 1958
1958 – The harbour of Meersburg in Germany, with the ‘Hotel Seehof’ in the center, and the castle on the right. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com The story behind the image Here is another lovely postcard shot of Meersburg in Germany in 1958. Well, almost. But first things first. I really like the composition of this…
Portrait Of A Lady, Kiel, Germany, c. 1904
UNDATED – Portrait of a Lady, taken in a studio in Kiel, Germany. © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com/Photo: W. Jacobsen The story behind the image Recently I came across this cabinet photo which was shot by Wilhelm Jacobsen a merchant and photographer who ran is studio in Kiel at Holstenstrasse corner Rosenstrasse. As so often, there…
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