Caption

Panorama of Kalisz after its destruction in 1914; panorama city view showing war damage and churches. Leipziger Presse-Büro press office original author; JF Lehmanns Verlag Munich publisher. Postcard glued across the entire surface onto a cardboard backing; postcard, 1914. Germany place of origin; Munich place of publication. Dimensions: height 9.3 cm, width 12.0 cm., A sepia-toned photograph shows a dense urban scene of damaged and partially ruined multi-story buildings with many exposed walls, broken roofs, and missing sections, creating jagged rooflines and interior views; a tall church with a steeple is visible rising above the cluster of buildings in the background; there is a group of trees and foliage in the foreground partially obscuring lower parts of the buildings; the overall palette includes shades of brown, beige, tan, and darker brown tones across the structures and vegetation.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_275

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.6Mb (4.8Mb) / 16.5in x 13.1in / 4961 x 3918 (300dpi)

Keywords

Panorama Kalisz destruction 1914 panorama city view showing war damage churches Leipziger Presse-Büro press office original author JF Lehmanns Verlag Munich publisher Postcard glued across entire surface cardboard backing postcard Germany place origin Munich place publication Dimensions height 9.3 cm width 12.0 cm sepia-toned photograph dense urban scene damaged partially ruined multi-story buildings exposed walls broken roofs missing sections creating jagged rooflines interior views tall church steeple visible rising cluster buildings background group trees foliage foreground partially obscuring lower parts palette includes shades brown beige tan darker brown tones across structures vegetation.