Whatever the case, we can learn a bit about the photographic business in Czernowitz. Who were the photographers who owned the studio? Generally their name was attached to their studio name. Where in town were they located? One can look at the Czernowitz town street map to find the location of all of the studios mentioned below. We have no way of knowing exactly how many studios there were in Czernowitz before and after the two world wars. It is fairly certain that such fanciful lithographic designs disappeared after the end of the first World War. The Museum hopes you will derive some pleasure from viewing these artistic photographs.

Note that the lithographic designs of the fronts and the backs of the photographs changed during this time period. Whether the studios had different designs to choose from at any one time (perhaps it was the customer's choice), or whether the studio just chose a new design when they reordered these photo mounts, is anyone's guess.

These photo mounts, i.e. the thin pieces of cardboard than the studio glued photographs onto, were during the 1880s often small in nature (called "cartes-de-visite"), perhaps a slight bit larger than the business card of today. The lithographers who designed these mounts, printing on these mounts their studio name, the studio address, what services they provided, etc., were often ordered from popular lithographers in Vienna, e.g. Bernhard Wachtl. You can learn more about the history of early photography as well as the photographic studios of Eastern Europe by visiting the Museum's exhibition on such studios.

There are indications on this backing that he and/or his studio won a "Silver Service Medal" two years previous to the taking of this photograph, in 1886.

As in many of the photographic backings, it is indicated that the original photographic plates remain at the studio (in this case for two years) in case supplemental orders are made, and that later enlargements can be made artistically up to life size.

The lithographer who designed the backing was Bernhard Wachtl of Vienna.
 

Lithographer:
Sigmund Bondy, Wien (Vienna)

Photo of Moritz, Rosa and their child. The lithographer for the backing design is different than for the previous backing.
Though his business is also in Vienna, the lithographer here is named Sigmund Bondy.
This shows that there were many lithographers who sold such photo backings to studios, and studios would buy such backings from more than one lithographer.
 

Here is a cameo, which experienced some degree of popularity during this time, but of course, was generally used to frame a portrait of just one person.

The studio here is still vis-à-vis Hotel Moldavie.

It is believed that this photo is of Cecilia Reder Heuer, cir 1895-1915.
 

This is perhaps a photo of Manya/Maya Heuer and her family, year unknown.










 

The design on the backing here is a bit Art-Nouveau.

The studio is now said to be located on Hauptstrasse 36.
There is an indication that the studio can make life-size portraits from nature, as well as enlargements once the photo has been artistically accomplished. Also, of course, included is that the original plates are kept for future orders.

There are what seems to be a dozen circular medals here, but this seems to be more for design than anything else, as there is no significant wording contained within any of these medals.
 

Though the backing here is not legible, one can see a crest, a series of medals as before but in yet another design.

The studio here is located still at Hauptstrasse 36.
 

Three cousins of Cornel Fleming, cir early 1900s. Here the studio is also located at Hauptstrasse 36.









 

This Bahrynowicz studio photo, dated 1902, has no lithographic design. The reason is unclear.

The man pictured is a cousin of Czernowitz native Cornel Fleming.

Here the H. Ehrlich studio is located at Str. Iancu Flondor no. 10. This street, in the Austro-Hungarian Period, was known as Herrengasse.

Rose Fein Schreiber married Elias Romascanu in November 1901.  Elias was from Piatra Neamt, Romania. They were married in Czernowitz, went to New York on their honeymoon to visit Rose's grandmother, uncle, and brother and never returned to Czernowitz.
 

Same lithographic design as above.
Artistic photographic studio of Johann Krzanowski. An interesting design of  a woman's head (with wing) as a flame on a melting candle.

Plates kept for supplementary orders.

Two studio addresses listed on the backing:

Herrengasse 16 and
Kochanowskigasse 5

 

Yet another lithographic design. These are the Schechter brothers. Both studio addresses are given here, i.e. Herrengasse 16 and Kochanowskigasse 5, yet the latter is the one that's inscribed on the front (which probably means that's the studio location where the photo was taken.)
 

Art Institute for
Modern Photography
J. Krzanowski
Chamber Photographer,
Czernowitz address: Herrengasse 39

"The original plates are kept for supplementary orders. Enlargements can be made after the initial photograph is taken."
Plate 1910

Medals displayed are for awards at exhibitions in such places as Bucharest in 1900, Karlsbad, and Preliczka in 1889, etc.

 

Here the studio is located on Herrengasse 39, in his own home.

Eugen Institute of Art for modern photography?

 

The name of the woman pictured left is unknown, though her family name may have been Heller.

At this time the Krzanowski studio was located on Kochanowskigasse 5. As stated above, a second Krzanowski studio at one time was located at Herrengasse 16.
 

All that is known about the man in the photo is that his surname was Lobel.

Since the photo backing associated with the photo below this one is dated 1912 and has the same backing, one might surmise that it was taken cir 1912, but one can't be sure.

 

Art Institute for
Modern Photography
J. Krzanowski
Chamber Photographer,
Czernowitz address: Herrengasse 39.

Interestingly enough, this is fourth backing is different than the other three (the backing photo is cropped from the original. The studio imprint you see here is located on the top third of the backing. Perhaps the rest of the backing has nothing printed on it so remarks or notes may be made there freely by the photo owner....

This a photo taken at the E. Richter Studios on 18 Herrengasse, year unknown. The subject's name is Phillip Fleiss and he was from Bojan.

Phillip passed away in 1911, so the photo is from a date before that.

THE STUDIO OF LEO ROSENBACH & CO.

was located at Hauptstrasse 16 in Czernowitz. The studio was as least extant cir 1900. He also had at one time a studio in Stanislawow (today's Ivano Frankivsk.)
 

There is a crest imprinted  on the photo backing with the initials L and R, implying that this is the Rosenbach crest.

"Studio for modern photography and painting"

Again we see that the studio keeps the original plates in case supplementary orders are to be placed.

Regina Ziegler &
Carl Lieblein, 1910

Friederike Feuerstein &
Adolf Langhaus, 1911

We can see at the bottom of the Ziegler-Lieblein photo that the Rubens Studio operated at Kochanowskigasse 5 in Czernowitz, at least during the years of 1910 and 1911.

"Art Institute/Agency for Modern Photogarphy"

Rubens Studio at this time was located on Herrengasse 16; its entrance was on Kochanowskigasse.

The year of the photo is unknown.