Hermann finally gets to Art College

It took the lose of Hermann's leg during World War 1 for his parents to let him finally go to art college. From November 1918 to the fall of 1921, Hermann Fechenbach attended the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart.

 

October 1926

In October 1926, Hermann Fechenbach moves into his new small house, in the Württemberg district.

 

Pictured here is Hermann gardening outside his house.

 

Eastman Kodak No. 2 Camera

This photograph is most likely taken by a Kadak No.2 Camera which wehre masked to a round image. It was advertised that this was to avoid the necessity of holding the camera level but a more important consideration must have been the fact that the lens used did not have an image that was sharp to the edges. The photographs were mounted on buff or dark brown cards.

 

Thirty-two years ago tomorrow

Thirty-two years ago tomorrow on 23th October 1982, Margarethe (Greta) Fechenbach died after a long illness. On leaving Germany in December 1939 Greta abandoned her career as a photographer to set up a new life for herself and Hermann in England.