The postcard, written in German, was possibly exchanged between two refugees of German or Austrian nationality. Hans, who was in Lisbon, sent news to Paul Gross, who was living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Judging by the way they address one … Read more
. . . A small cart pulled by a goat, captured in a photograph taken in 1942 or 1943 on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores. It is not the only image of this kind taken on the … Read more
The postcard is dated May 9, 1945 — one day after Germany’s surrender — and the postal stamps indicate that it was likely sent two days later. It is signed by Alice, who lives in Porto, North Portugal, and is … Read more
. Panoramic view of Porto. Photograph published in the June 1941 edition of Panorama Magazine. Max Arglebe, a German citizen who lived in porto during the Second World War, wrote, on 10 March 1940, a letter that not only portrays … Read more
. . We don’t know the name of the soldier in the photographs… Nor the names of the others who appear with him, looking cheerful. He was just another young man training to be a soldier while a world-sized war … Read more
. . We don’t know why they play or for whom they play. We know there are four of them, possibly friends, playing music for other friends. We also know that it was in Aveiro, one day in 1943, … Read more
. . It may have been taken on the very first day of the 1943 classes. Or in the following weeks. Or in the last days of the school year. Certain is that the young students gathered in front of … Read more
. . Five Portuguese soldiers stroll through the streets of a Portuguese village that I cannot identify (any suggestions are welcome) in April 1942. The owner of the photograph, certainly one of the men in uniform, wrote on the back … Read more
. Victory celebrations in front of the British Embassy in Lisbon (Revista “Mundo Gráfico” magazine/ Hemeroteca Digital) “Viseu has just witnessed a demo-communist demonstration, in which the situation was so serious that the city was and is rightly alarmed”. These … Read more
. The photograph was taken in 1944 or 1945 in Costa da Caparica by Leslie H. Howard, a British citizen who lived in Portugal between the 20s and 70s of last century. In this image we see how the poor … Read more
