Work

 Cobbler at the turn of the century, Philippines

From Pin, Philippines

Fisherman at the turn of the century, Philippines

From Jomanne, Philippines

Trader

Rarity postcard from series "Greetings from Moscow", "Russian types" , "Types of Russia", issued by Moscow publishing houses in 1900-1910, have been reprinted. From the collection of Moscow City Museum. 

From Natalia, Russia

Bygone Days

 Hollmannstraße corner in Berlin

From Heli in Mikkeli, Finland

Lady Liberty draped in a bolt of American-flag fabric, circa 1915

From Juanita in Chicago, U.S.A.

Children playing on deserted ground in Docklands. 1992.

Docklands, London, England

Photo Ian Berry / Magnum Photos 

From Charlotte in Bordeaux, France

Real Photo Postcards

This old postcard was sent by Olga from Latvia. She chose this card for me as I like old photos and postcards.  This family lived somewhere in Latvian countryside and the photo was taken in  their garden in the 1930s.

Distance: 619 km

Travel time: 4 days

Old photo from the city of Rudolfov in  Czech Republic comes from Mirka in Březnice. A group of people standing in front of  an inn -  Hostinec u Listonoše

( Postman's Inn ? )

Rudolfov  is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located next to the city of České Budějovice. It has around 2,400 inhabitants.

Distance: 1,539 km

Travel time: 5 days

This is my entry to Maria's  "Postcards for The Weekend" at "Connections to the World-blog" and the theme for this week is Monochrome

Kiki from France

Art by Man Ray (1890-1976)  Le Violon d'Ingres, (Ingres's Violin) 1924

Kiki de Montparnasse (1901 - 1953)

Alice Ernestine Prin was born in a deprived environment and after having experienced all kinds of odd jobs, including being a nude model for a sculptor at only 15, she entered an artistic environment. Close to Chaim Soutine, she spent time with the Montparnasse artistic figures in such places as La Rotonde while she began sitting for Amadeo Modigliani and Tsugouharu Foujita. Soon, in the 1920s, she became the 'Queen of Montparnasse' and established her legendary persona with her short hair, bright red lips and smoky eyes, the whole under the name Kiki de Montparnasse. In 1921, she was Man Ray's lover and favourite sitter. She befriended such figures as André Breton and Max Ernst as well as Ernest Hemingway and she became the muse of a bohemian Parisian Left Bank. From the 1930s, the icon slowly declined and to finance the medical care for her mother and husband, Kiki de Montparnasse opened a cabaret in 1936 before dying obese and a drug addict.

Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky, August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in France. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known for his photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Man Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.

Facebook swap from Liisa, Finland

Suomeksi tietoa Montparnassen kuningattaresta löytyy wikipediasta ja blogista Matkalla tuntemattomaan

The Joy of Cycling

I. K. Inha ( 1865 Virrat –1930, Helsinki) was a Finnish photographer, author, translator, and journalist. Inha is considered to be one of the grand masters of Finnish photography. Sometimes he is even referred to as "the national photographer" of Finland. He is especially known for his documentation of Finnish folk tradition, old habits and customs, and landscapes. In addition to his documentary work he was a significant portrayer of modernisation in the early 20th century.

Inha was an avid cyclist and made many of his trips in Finland and in Europe on a bike. He was also among the first to import bicycles to Finland and even the Finnish word for bicycle (polkupyörä) is often claimed to have been coined by Inha. In this photo Inha's brother drives a big wheel bicycle at Virrat and villagers follow him.

Facebook swap from Sari

A finnish couple going shopping on wheels.
Direct swap from Mari in Helsinki.

That's mine!
Soviet Union Illustrated Monthly, 1954
My old collection

Netherlands

Received on: 21 Jun, 2013

Distance: 1,512 km (940 miles)

Travel time: 8 days

In June Yvon sent greetings from Netherlands. It was still cold and rainy and she thought the spring forgot to come.  I hope she enjoyed  the sun and summer heat later.

Received on: 26 Jul, 2013

Distance: 1,478 km (918 miles)

Travel time: 4 days

Bert lives in Holland near German boarder and on his way to German he often sees this beautiful Irsee church, former Benedictine abbey church, now the parish church of Virgin Mary and St. Peter and Paul.



Received on: 27 Jun, 2013
Distance: 1,501 km (933 miles)
Travel time: 4 days

Hennie lives in a small town  called Olst.  I think it was getting warmer in Netherlands because Hennie offers refreshing cool drink, perhaps ice tea. Thank you Hennie, I like it! 

Riga, Latvia

The House of Blackheads in Riga 1925

Received on: 30 Jul, 2013

Distance: 638 km (396 miles)

Travel time: 8 days

Madara from Riga sent this old city view from old town Riga. 

The original building was erected during the first third of the 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga. Major works were done in the years 1580 and 1886, adding most of the ornaments.  It was destroyed in 1941 and its ruins were completely demolished by the Soviets in 1948, but it finally rose from the ashes in the late 1990s.

The belfry of Bruges, Belgium

Received on: 30 Apr, 2013

Distance: 1,635 km (1,016 miles)

Travel time: 5 days

I received this real vintage card of Bruges from Nicole. She writes : "The card is showing the Belfort  which was very important for the city because it gave the city " city rights". Many tourists visit this city every year."  

The belfry is one of the city's most prominent symbols, it formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger.

Minsk, Belarus

Minsk - old time city view

Recieved on: 10 Dec 2012

Distance : 1,017 km ( 632 miles )

Travel time: 10 days

Thank you Julia!

At that time it was cold and rainy weather in Minsk

and Julia was waiting for New Year celebration, her second in a row.



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