Figure 1.--Here is a boy wearing the soft sailor caps that were popular in the early 20th century. I at first thought the boy was German, but am unsure how to interpret the photographer's mark at the bottom of the portrait. |
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We at first thought that the boy here was German, but after examining the portrait closer, we think it is probably not German. The boy looks like he might be Czech or Slovak. The studio names at the botom of the portrait should tell us where they were taken, but they are difficult to read. A reader writes, "The logo RYSEN FOTOGRAF in the bottom right corner would lead me to believe it is indeed German (or Austrian)." It looks to us that it says Rysan Fotograf", but the proubciation mark over the "s" looks to us like Czech or Slovak. Also note "Kosten" in the left corner. That is probably the city. A German reader writes, "I think Czech is pretty probable. Rysan seems to be Czech. The spelling fotograf is Czech."
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