Photographs — Oppenheimer Family Archive

PairANNOTATION ON PHOTO (front, handwritten in blue ink): German: "Zwischen Sommer und Herbst auf der: 'Charlottenruhe'" English: "Between summer and autumn at the: 'Charlottenruhe'" Additional text: "Photo Odenheimer" Description: Landscape photograph showing a stone tower ruin with countryside in the background. The Charlottenruhe appears to be a lookout point or rest stop. Photographer identified as Odenheimer.

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PairPostcard to Gemmingen, Oppenheimer family home (early 1900s)

PairEngagement portrait with 'Oppenheimer (Kaufmann?)' annotation, US address on left

PairFront shows a baby portrait (approximately 15 months old), sitting on a fur rug wearing a white outfit. The child is identified as Walther-Leo, photographed in Mannheim in April 1923.

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PairFront shows a group of five women standing together in a park or garden path with bare trees and a stone wall in the background. Winter clothing. If the mother was 45 in January 1931, she was born approximately 1885-1886.

PairFront shows a group of five people (four women and one man in center) at the same park location as photo 0022/0023. This appears to be from the same birthday celebration, possibly taken the following month.

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PairFront shows a baby lying on its stomach on a blanket, smiling. The child was approximately 10 months old when the photograph was taken.

PairFront shows a baby lying on a fur rug on a small bench/table, approximately 5 months old.

Pair'To my dear Uncle and Aunt Oppenheimer' from Karl Zernik (baby photo, c.1920s)

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PairFront shows an American street scene with "Langenbein's Bakery" and "Paint Supply" shop signs. Several people standing in front. Appears to be the family's American business. The annotation suggests these were sent to Germany to show relatives the family's shop.

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PairFront shows a portrait of a woman wearing a hat with a feather and pearl necklace, white blouse. The sender is identified as Susanne.

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PairFront shows an elderly woman standing against a vine-covered wall. She is identified as Baroness (Freifrau) Johanna Esslingen from Schlüchtern (a town in Hesse, Germany), photographed at 93 years of age.

PairPostcard from Boston (The Bachelor Studio) to Caroline Oppenheimer, Gemmingen, Baden

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PairFront shows 8 boys of varying ages in traditional Bavarian Lederhosen (leather shorts) with knee-high socks, white shirts, and suspenders, lined up by height against a painted mountain backdrop. They are identified as the Bohren brothers.

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PairPOSTCARD - APARTMENT BUILDING (front with handwritten annotations overlaid on image) Front annotations (German, partially legible): "Salon-Schlafz[immer]" (Living room / Bedroom) "Walters / Doris" (names — Walter's and Doris's rooms?) "3. Stock" (3rd floor) "v. [von] ... Terrasse" (from ... Terrace) Additional text on right margin (German, partially legible): "... am 5. mit dem ... Wohnung da. Platz ... d. St. Kuttscher in Gotha Versand..." Description: Photo shows a modern 1930s-era apartment building, three stories with ground floor shops, awnings, and balconies. A blue line is drawn on the image marking specific windows/apartment. The handwritten text identifies rooms and residents on the 3rd floor.

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PairFront shows three elderly women standing together in a garden/courtyard with trees and buildings in the background. One of them is identified as "Else," dated 1950.

PairFront shows a large group of approximately 20 young people at a formal dance or social event, some holding gingerbread hearts. Taken in a room with landscape paintings on the walls. The group appears to be from the 1911-1912 winter dance season.

PairFront shows three children sitting on a garden bench — two girls and a boy (or toddler). The playful title "Der Dreibund" (The Triple Alliance) is a humorous reference to the political Triple Alliance, applied here to the three children. Photographed in Darmstadt, 1924.

PairFront shows a young woman sitting on a rock outdoors, reading or writing, in an oval-framed photograph. She is identified as "Trella."

PairPOSTCARD (back, handwritten message dated 24.5.28) German (partially legible): "Meine Lieben! Herzlichen Dank 24.5.28. für die [warme?] Karte. Hoffentl[ich] habt Ihr euch gut erholt. Wir wünschen [Euch] Glück- wünsche, nehmen aber an, daß dem Brief was passierte und [?] haben [?]. So sehen wir aus, zwar ganz so [schlimm?] bin ich nicht. Auch Dodo ist auf [?], ich hoffe [?] nicht sie euch bald [zu sehen?]. mir geht es G.s.D. auch wieder gut. noch herzl. Gruß und Kuß von uns" Translation (approximate): "My dears! Many thanks, 24 May 1928. for the [warm?] card. Hopefully you have recovered well. We wish you good wishes, but assume that something happened to the letter and [?] had [?]. This is how we look, though I'm not quite as [bad?] as that. Dodo is also [well?], I hope [?] not to see you soon. I am, thank God, also well again. warm greetings and kisses from us" Note: The writer mentions someone named "Dodo" and refers to "G.s.D." (Gott sei Dank / Thank God). The postcard accompanies a photograph (front side likely shows the writer/family). Written on the left margin is additional text, partially illegible.

PairFront (0012) shows a small child climbing among bushes and trees.

PairFront (0014) shows a small boy standing in a garden path with flowers and a greenhouse in the background. Same child as photo 0012/0013 (Walter), June 1930.

PairFront shows a family dinner gathering with 9 people around a table (6 adults seated, 2 young women and a boy standing behind). Glasses and dishes on the table suggest a celebration. Location: Munich, February 1932.

PairPhotograph taken in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 1936.

PairAnother photograph from the Copenhagen trip, 1936.

PairThe front likely shows a child (Norbert) cycling. Photographed in Basel, Switzerland, 1925. Same Norbert as in group 003 photo 0009.

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PairIdentifies a person named Irmi in the photograph, dated 27 May 1934.

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PairPhotograph taken in Berlin, August 1932.

PairIdentifies a person named Salome in the photograph, July 1930.

PairIdentifies a person named Else in the photograph, 5 August 1932.

PairPhoto of children, November 1932.

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PairANNOTATION ON PHOTO (back, handwritten): "Kaiserstrasse 118" Note: An address — Kaiserstrasse 118. This could refer to an address in several German cities (Frankfurt, Mannheim, etc.).

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PairFront shows an elderly man (Fritz Weiler) with a younger man or boy (Charles Fodor).

PairHans Oppenheimer, formal portrait, Berlin 1936

PairIdentifies a person named Hansi Glaserer, dated 1934.

PairIdentifies a person named Hansi Glaserer, dated 1938. Same person as in photo 0004 (4 years later).

PairA humorous caption describing someone peering through a thread counter (a small magnifying device used in textile work). The front likely shows someone looking through the device.

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PairPortrait of a boy (Helmut Bosch) at age 2. The studio was on Nymphenburger Straße in Munich.

PairSecond photo of Helmut Bosch at age 2, same studio session as photo 0027.

PairFront shows three women on a beach/shingle with buildings in the background — a typical Brighton seafront scene.