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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (39)
Hendesse
Great shot. It's incredible that it's more than 40 years old.
thevolunteer
Nice shot Sig. I didn't know they wore high heels back then. Nice piece of history. Aloha
tallpindo
Two very different toe styles to the shoes.
Meisiekind
Great shot Sig. The garments do look so elegant and the women wear them with pride. :)
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic details and beautiful light
virginiese
Excellent. I love their expressions and their cloths !
dragonmuse
Lovely shot. The shoes seem so out of place with the traditional dresses.. marks a time of transition I guess.
SapUS59
excellent capture Sig, $1.05 for a print?.. yipes!!
junge1
to sapUS59. Yes! It definitely kept the number of prints down I had made. i earned about $3.56/hr. then.
dhanco
Superb capture of these beautiful young ladies. Their dresses are stunning. Thank goodness for digital cameras, I'd be broke!
flora-crassella
...ein Stück Zeitgeschichte. Ein sehr interessante Aufnahme....
junge1
These were the garments worn by middle and upper class women. The ao dai not only looked elegant, they looked very sexy. Peasants wore black (see my 2nd upload ever posted Sept 2007)
junge1
To see what the peasants wore I refer you to my upload titled 'A Rainy Day in DaNang). My 3rd upload, thanks, Sig...
rawdodb
Beautiful shot!!!! Agree!! a lovely garment...
mickuk50
beautiful capture sig of these young ladies .they must be getting close to 60 now :o) mick
mackilvane
Nice bit of history here. Makes me wonder where they are today
danob
Wonderful and so graceful Do you still have the Slides Sig may be worth redoing some of these..
bebert
very nice shot.
durleybeachbum
Superb and so interesting!
MrsLubner
I always was amazed at how they keep the white so white and stainless, and how they could spend so much time walking around in those pointy toed, high heeled shoes. Great shot.
artaddict2
Its great that you still have these shots and have had them scanned Sig. I am reading every word and learning things all the time here! These women look so petite and elegant !
emmecielle
your photos are very beautiful!
CavalierLady
A fascinating series, and priceless that you still have them. Those eyeglasses sure look like the 60's. Another great shot.
annie5
Love their expressions and the traditional dresses..looks elegant and sexy too! the 60's were the best years. Excellent :)
timtripp
superb photography sig!
jocko500
this is wonderful . cool looking shot and a wonderful scan
PD154
Wow for all that time, the print stayed in great condition, this is a great shot Sig, it is always great to see other world cultures and garments, nice one!
kahshe
interesting!!
RobyHermida
WOW! WOW!!! What a beautiful capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROBY ;O)
kgb224
Excellent capture.