Caption

Vilnius — Ghetto. Yard in the Jewish Quarter. Photographer: Jan Bulhak 1876–1950. 1914. Photograph print glued to light-toned cardboard. Subject: courtyards, tenement houses in Vilnius, Lithuania. Photographic print: 11.5 × 16.7 cm; cardboard: 31.9 × 24.1 cm., The image shows an old cobblestone courtyard surrounded by multi-story buildings with tiled roofs and many windows, rendered in sepia tones of brown, beige, and dark tan; a central ornate wooden pillar or well structure with a small peaked roof stands in the foreground casting a shadow, while a doorway with an arched pediment and steps sits centrally at the far side with a person standing in the entrance; to the right a wooden staircase leads up to a landing where a few people are gathered, and there are additional doors and windows along the surrounding façades with varied textures of plaster and brick.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_452

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Rights managed

Available size

49.8Mb (2.0Mb) / 17.0in x 11.4in / 5085 x 3423 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vilnius Ghetto Yard Jewish Quarter Photographer Jan Bulhak 1876–1950 1914 Photograph print glued light-toned cardboard Subject courtyards tenement houses Lithuania Photographic print cardboard image old cobblestone courtyard surrounded multi-story buildings tiled roofs windows rendered sepia tones brown beige dark tan central ornate wooden pillar well structure small peaked roof stands foreground casting shadow doorway arched pediment steps sits centrally far side person standing entrance right wooden staircase leads up landing people gathered additional doors surrounding façades varied textures plaster brick.