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Polzin, Victor : Original Photo Album - Victor Polzin, Napa, California, c. 1920s-1940s

Flexible black leather-covered boards bound with black string. Gilt lettering reads, "Photographs," on front cover. Photographs are tipped in on black paper. No date, circa 1920s-1940s. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2." Forty-nine leaves (a few have photos on both sides). 105 black-and-white photographs. Photos are virtually and intact except for age toning and slight rippling. Pages are very clean and intact except for slight rippling throughout and slight wear to extremities. Covers are clean and intact overall have light rubbing and slight wear to corners and edges. A Very Good copy. Personal photo album of Victor "Vic" Ernest Polzin (1906-2001), a resident of Napa, California. Victor was married to Kathleen and served in the military during World War II. This photo album contains 105 photographs of Victor's family and friends; self-portraits; and scenes from his travels, many of which appear to have been taken while he was on military tour during WWII. The photos have beautifully hand-lettered captions in white ink, likely by Victor. Victor's name and address are handwritten on inside of front cover: "Victor Polzin, 1418 Calistoga Avenue, Napa, California." This address was the Polzin family home. Victor's father was Friedrich "Fred" Karl (also spelled, "Carl") Polzin (1866-1925) and his mother was Sophia Margaret Ketelson (1868-1959). Friedrich was born in Pommern, Germany, immigrated to the United States, and eventually found his way to Iowa where he met Sophia. Sophia was born in Quentin, Ohio and moved with her family to Lincoln, Iowa. Friedrich and Sophia were married in Manning, Iowa and moved afterward to Netawaka, Kansas and Twin Falls, Idaho before finding their permanent home in Napa, California where they became prominent residents. Friedrich and Sophia had ten children, including Victor. Victor's siblings were Johanna "Hanna" Christina Polzin (1892-1973), Henry August Polzin (1894-1961), Elsie Katherine Polzin (1896-1967), Bertha Pauline Anna Polzin (1898-1985), Arthur Herman Polzin (1900-1978), Clara Margaret Polzin (1903-2002), Frederick Carl Polzin II (1905-1978), Irene Lydia Polzin (1908-2002), and Ruth Marie Polzin (1910-1981). Among the subjects in the photos are Martin Mieger; Rev. Mieger; a band playing in Willits, California; house with August Hinricks [or Hunricks] and Fred C. Polzin; "Cambell" [portrait]; G. Sutton's Home in Willits; Martha Hunricks [or Hinricks]; Vic and Hank Cleone at Lake Maria, Napa County; "Lulu" [cow]; Vic and Hank snake hunting; barn in Napa; "Lulu the 2nd" [cow]; fish caught from Lake Maria; "looking towards Suez from Harbor"; Vic, Bill Harris, and Keith Kimball seated in rickshaws in Kobe, Japan; "Tourist's Inn" near Mt. Vesuvius; Moana Hotel on Waikiki Beach; elevated view of Honolulu; "island in Red Sea"; "water reservoir near Singapore"; Keith, "Johny Scholle," and Vic at Gatun Lake; Bill Jones, Vic, Bill H., Keith, Wesly Burkhart, and Spud Spelman at Pompeiian "drinking fountain"; "theater" ruins in Pompeii; village near Pompeii; Bill J., Bill H., Keith, and Vic in Honolulu; "Pete" [portrait]; Havana waterfront; "'Ching,' table boy"; courthouse ruins in Pompeii; Governor Wood's home in Manila; Bill H., Keith, and Vic at Waikiki Beach; Vic and friends at Port Said; USS President Hayes at Port Said; "going into the locks from Cristobal, Panama Canal"; "Ah-Fu" [portrait]; Governor Wood's Office, Manila; Jim Thacker; people working on boats in Singapore; John "Mac" McVay; "Sultan's Palace at Jahore [Johor?] near Singapore"; shore near Naples; "Ching-Pu" [portrait]; Temple of Isis, Pompeii; "Temple of Thousand Steps" in Kobe; Penang highway; Snake Temple, Penang; Queen's Palace, Honolulu; entrance to Manila; "The Mill" [ruins] in Pompeii; ruins in Manila; palm trees, Penang; boxer Pancho Villa's grave in Manila; Havana castle; water buffalo-drawn cart in Manila; mosque in "Jahore"; Bill H., Bill J., and Keith in Shanghai; Dave Sabin [portrait]; Manila missionary school; and the Suez Canal.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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