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Passers-by in Kralja Petra Street

Passers-by in Kralja Petra Street, © Mehmed A. Akšamijaenlarge

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Object:Passers-by in Kralja Petra Street
Description:Scene in King Peter Street (Kralja Petra, today M. Mustafe Bašeskije). In the centre of the picture is the blurred figure of a pedestrian. He is passing a man in a jacket and hat, seen from the back. On the sidewalk opposite are three young men in suits, heads uncovered, two of them carrying leather briefcases under their arms. Behind them, a wooden fence is completely plastered with identical posters advertising ‘Bata’ shoes. The upper half of the photograph is dominated by a large advertisement for Božidar S. Mlinarević’s ‘First Yugoslav furrier’s workshop’.
Comment:The advertisment reads: ‘Vesta fabrika kapa, šubara i šešira. Prva jugoslovenska krznarska radnja Božidar S. Mlinarević. Ustanovljena 1909. Bogato stovarište gotovih mantlova. Diječiji kaputa, boa od lisica, kunica, tvorova, nercova te drugih na skladištu kožica u svima bojama za kragne, manžete, postave. Šubara od perzijanera od besarapskog i poluperzijane i od janjećih koža. Primam na izradu mantleva dječijih kaputa, boa od lisica i sve krznarske stvari. Preuzimam na bojenje čišćenje svakog bijelog krzna. Naročita pažnja lovcima: Izrađujem tepihe sa glavom od medveda, vuka, vepra, divokoze, jazavca i srne.’ Analogue photographic process, negative-positive (Agfa Isopan 17 DIN). Original preserved as a positive on silver bromide paper, stored as a print and a digital record.
Relations:https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4901
https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4902
https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4903
https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4904
https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4906
Series:https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4902
Date:1939
Location:Sarajevo, Ulica M. Mustafe Bašeskije
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina (contemporary)
Yugoslavia (historical)
Type:Photograph
Creator:Akšamija, Alija M.
Dimensions:Positive: 180mm x 180mm
Keywords:100 Orientation > 103 Place Names
130 Geography > 131 Location
230 Animal Husbandry > 237 Animal By-Products
460 Labor > 461 Labor and Leisure
560 Social Stratification > 563 Ethnic Stratification
Bibliography:Akšamija, Mehmed A. (2015): Alija M. Akšamija – Monografija arhivografije. Sarajevo: BANU. Vol. I, 72.
Copyright:Mehmed A. Akšamija
Archive:Alija M. Akšamija private collection, Sarajevo (Collection Sarajevski ciklus 1938./39. – Slučajni prolaznici u pokretu I), Inv. No.: A.M.A. P 19 39
Editors:Mehmed A. Akšamija, Kristina Ilić, Nataša Mišković
Permalink:https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4899