A stereoview of Temesvár (present-day Timișoara, Romania), taken from an elevated vantage point looking across the rooftops of the Belváros (inner city) district toward the twin-tiered clock tower of the parish church. Rows of townhouses and a fortified perimeter wall occupy the foreground, with the open Banat plain stretching to the horizon. The card is printed with vertical German and Hungarian captions along the margins identifying the view and its maker.
The printed credit lines identify the image as an original amateur photograph taken by Josef Brand, described as the parish priest (Pfarrer/plébános) of Temesvár's inner city, placing the work within a small corpus of clerical or amateur topographical views produced in the region in the 1870s-1880s.
Photographer/publisher: Josef Brand
Period/date: circa 1875-1885
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; overall even toning and light surface soiling to the mount, with scattered light foxing in the sky area. Corners are rounded and the mount edges show minor wear consistent with handling. The image remains sharp with good tonal separation.
Reverse: No verso scan available. Printed vertical captions on the mount recto read 'ORIGINAL-AUFNAHMEN von Josef Brand, Pfarrer.' and 'FELVÉTELEK Brand J. Temesvár belvár. plébános által.'
Keywords: Hungary, Timisoara, stereoview, cityscape, Josef Brand
Photographer Biography:
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