1923

Maybe taken during the Great Inflation of the early 1920's in Germany.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation_in_the_Weimar_Republic Since there have not been any postings in a month, are we still in 1923 or are we in 1924.

The date written on the negative (at bottom left) is 10/27/23. So the photo was taken no later than October 27, 1923. See also alphahistory.com/weimarrepublic/1923-hyperinflation/

The banknotes on the right are Thousand Mark notes introduced September 15, 1923: www.apcpapercollect.com/images/1germP076b1000mark.jpg By late October, when this image was taken, 1000 Marks couldn't even buy you a cup of coffee. On Oct. 25, 1923, 1 U.S. $ was worth 1,000,000,000,000 Mark (1 trillion Marks). These banknotes are stacked in the basement of the bank because they are literally not worth the paper on which they are printed. www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitext/ess_ge...

Thanks Kees Kort, swanq, and xiphophilos. We will add this info to our catalog record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidor_Wasservogel

The photo looks to be taken in the same spot as and is therefore likely to be on the Leviathan.

See earlier photo of Wasservogel in the Bain stream:

Thanks for adding the additional links for Isidor Wasservogel. We'll look into it for an update to the catalog record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Landowska

According to the Evening Star. October 14, 1923, Page 4, Image 70 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1923-10-14/ed-... "Landovska makes her debut in America November 16 and 17 In Philadelphia and plays with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in New York city on November 20." According to the Bismarck Tribune. December 31, 1923, Image 4 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042243/1923-12-31/ed-... 'Wanda Landowska’s interpretation of the harpsichord, precursor of the piano, has been a sensation, and we have just heard the famous Polish player’s first record of her work. Her instrument has two keyboards, a multiplicity of pedals, and the tone is from strings plucked by quills. Now you can hear Handel’s “Harmonious Blacksmith" and Mozart's “Turkish March" exactly as the composers themselves heard them, generations ago.'

Thanks [https://www.flickr.com/photos/danuneken] and swanq. We'll update the catalog record.