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Louis Birk i jego trzyletnia podróż po Dolnym Śląsku jako wędrownego dagerotypisty
Louis Birk and his three years’ journey through Lower Silesia as a wandering daguerreotypist

Author(s): Zygmunt Wielowiejski
Subject(s): Photography
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: photography; german photography; silesian photography; vintage photography; old photographic technique; daguerreotype; portrait photography; Birk; Louis; Silesia: Hirschberg; Jelenia Góra

Summary/Abstract: The article tries to reconstruct the journey of Louis Birk, German daguerreotypist deriving presumely from Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra), through Lower Silesia in the years 1843-1846. Basis for these deliberations are numerous press insertions from that time. Only German summary available.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 5-16
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish