The extensive photographic estate of the businessman and amateur photographers from Bad Kreuznach Justin Koenen mountain, was recently reported by Steffen Kaul is the city archives Bad Kreuznach . This is a 270 glass-plate negatives and numerous black-and-white photographs, mostly from the 1920s and 1930s. For the city archives this is the first major collection of its kind Justus Koenen Berg, who owned a toy wholesaler to the growth of his two children, Ruth and Charles had held up photographs of their enrollment. In addition, he has also and family life documented photographically. To this interesting discount, except to preserve the family life and many other details about the contemporary fashion, preferred car brands, favorite trips and destinations and includes more than toys in use, can put the club for a donation to the local history available. There are archive director Franziska Blum Gabelmann, Rolf Schaller, Dr. Martin Senn, Henry Kelkel and conservator Susan Mehwald Düsseldorf. in addition to the preservation and busy to digitize the estate and inventory. At the same time created for research purposes also a finding aid. Due to a not always proper Storage of the 9 by 12 inches wide Agfa-Chromo-ISORAPID-glass panels in the last decades, these in addition to dust and scratches, dull spots, and partly detached emulsion layers. Nonetheless, the glass plates is considered relatively good. After the production of new paper prints that are scanned, so that in future the originals no longer has to take in hand. Important for research purposes is that Justin Koenen mountain has not only just photographed, but has also provided many illustrated with scenes memos. Thus we learn even what the person represented in straight talk.
Contact:
Stadtarchiv Bad Kreuznach
Dessau Road 49 55545 Bad Kreuznach
Tel: 0671 / 9201162
Fax: 0671 / 800 248
stadtarchiv-bad-kreuznach@t-online.de
Source: Isabel mediator Main Rheiner , 07/21/2007
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