Every week The Psychogenealogist shares a "Pic of the Week." The intent is to encourage thought and imagination about the spaces where psychology, genealogy, and history converge.
Here is a lovely European cabinet card I picked up at a local antique store. It shows two women. I am guessing that the mother is sitting with her daughter standing. It seems possible, though less likely, that they are sisters. What do you think?
The image itself is about 4 and 3/4 inches wide and 7 and 3/8 tall. It is matted on a board that is approximately 8 and 1/4 by 11 and 3/4 inches. Here is the image cropped without the frame.
Here is the photographer’s stamp on the bottom.
It reads: Becske A Veszprém.
There are a few markings on the back, but at least some appear to be related to different venders or resellers this photo has passed through in different antique stores.
I can’t really make heads or tails of the notes. Can you?
Preliminary research suggests that the photographer MAY be Aladar Becske (1849-1923). He was from Hungary and lived and worked in Veszprém for part of his career. Veszprém is a city about 75 miles south west of Budapest, Hungary’s capital city.
I am guessing the photo was taken between 1910 and 1920, though that could be off. I really wish I knew more about these women and the photographer who took this photo!
Questions:
Who are these women and what are their stories?
Who is the photographer and what is his story?
What book is the seated woman holding and what page does she have it marked at with her finger?
Do the notes on the back of the photo mean anything to you?
What do you think, feel, and wonder about as you look at this photo?
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