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Odbor za gradnju brane [Committee for Construction of Dams] (black and white photo 16 x 24 cm, group of people, 14 men, one woman posed in front of a curtained wall)

 Item — Box: PHOTO 0022.01, Item: 02
Identifier: Photo 0022.02

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This photograph album depicts the construction of a local dam in the Yugoslavian city of Vinkovci, Croatia in the post-World War II era. The album measures 24.5 x 34 x 2.75 cm. It is a red string-tied blue leather album stamped in tan ink image of a dam on the lower left corner. There are 18 black and white photographs of assorted sizes (16 x 24 cm, 11.5 x 17.5 cm) neatly mounted on the front side only of the grayish tan pages with tissue paper guards (some wrinkled). Each photograph is captioned by hand in Serbian. The leather binding is moderately scuffed. The album appears to be complete and probably was assembled professionally created for local party officials or for propaganda purposes. There is a vague chronological arrangement apparent – formal groups, casual groups and dam site photographs. Title page is printed in gold ink in Serbian: “Doprinosima i Doprovoljnim Radom Gradana Vinkovaca Izgradena je ova Brana 1953. Godine, da bi Služila Privrednom i Kultutnom Podizanju Našeg Grada I Niegove Okolice, te Sredivanju Hidrografskih Prilika Panonske Ravnice” (loosely translated as: Contributions and Voluntary Work of Citizens of Vinkovci Built this Dam in the year 1953, to serve the Economic and Cultural Improvement of our Town, its Surroundings and Hydrographic Conditions on the Pannonian plain [watershed]).

Dates

  • 1953

Conditions Governing Access

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet : 1 album [ 19 photographs] ; 25 x 34 cm

Language of Materials

Croatian

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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