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Photos of my grandfather

Below are 3 great old photos of my grandfather Shalom as a young man.  This is my mom’s dad. I am enthralled with these photos and the fact that as a young man, he went with friends to a photography studio where they posed reading newspapers and magazines.

I don’t know what year these photos were taken. I have no idea if these were considered high end intellectual newspapers and if this was a style at the time. Would be happy to know if anyone can translate anything from the photos.

Also love the casual reading a newspaper on a hillside photo.

I hope to scan all of my old family photos.

my grandfather posed reading newspapers with friends

my grandfather posed reading newspapers with friends bottom right corner reads E. LIEPINS TUKUMA

my grandfather posed reading magazines with a friend

my grandfather posed reading magazines with a friend reverse side has the word Argenta

my grandfather posed reading a newspaper

my grandfather posed reading a newspaper

posted by Yaffa in family,photography and have Comments (2)
  • Vita Shaldova

    on the first photo they are reading “The latest news”, newspaper in Latvian. on the last he is reading “The Life in Dvinsk”, in Russian. Dvinsk, or Daugavpils, is a town on the East of Latvia, close to the border with Russia. it’s more than 350 km far from Tukums

  • http://www.whistlinginthedark.com Yaffa

    Thank you so much for the information on the photos.