AW: [Cz-L] Where was this, and when?

Hello Jessica,

as one who left Czernowitz 1973 (and pretends to remember) I can tell you that
there is no such park in Czernowitz,
no ponds with sculptures or buildings like these.

Alex

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> Von: Attiyeh <rea_at_ucsd.edu>
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> Gesendet: Montag, den 30. August 2010, 1:43:23 Uhr
> Betreff: [Cz-L] Where was this, and when?
>
> Hello, Czernowitzers --
>
> Below are links to two photographs of my father. I am hoping that some of you
>might recognize the setting: it looks like a park, and the style of the stone
>work behind the pond seems rather distinctive. So, is this in Czernowitz? Or
>in Vienna, perhaps?
>
> Also, the outfit my father is wearing might help to tell you when it was
>taken. I don't think he would ever have worn those clothes after coming to New
>York in 1911, although if someone recognizes the park as someplace in America
>I'd like to know that too. Is this a typical horse-riding outfit in Czernowitz?
>Or just something that was the style at some period?
>
> I never saw my father with such long hair either. So, I hope that the park,
>the clothing, and the hair style might be clues that help you to identify the
>"when" and the "where" and maybe even the "why" of this photo. This information
>could tell me more about my father's life in the years before America than he
>ever told me himself!
>
> Thank you in advance. Here are the two links. Jerome, my artistic cousin,
>posted them for me, in pink and in blue, but I don't think you will be able to
>see his artistry!
> Jessica Falikman Attiyeh, San Diego, CA
>
> http://czernowitz.ehpes.com/tmp/jess/1.jpg
> http://czernowitz.ehpes.com/tmp/jess/2.jpg
>
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