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Tato brána se nachází ve městě Stará (Old) Boleslav, nikoliv ve městě Mladá (New, Young) Boleslav. Loc: 50°11'41.823"N, 14°40'25.799"E. Při zvětšení se zdá, že na jednom z plakátů je vidět rok konání nějaké sportovní akce 1937. To by mohlo být časové zařazení fotografie. Ale nejsem si jistý – mohlo by se ověřit na originálu.

MONUDET: Once again you gave us the right location - you're really of a great help to us! :) This gate is indeed situated in Old Boleslav (Stará Boleslav) and not in New Boleslav (Mladá Boleslav). I found a modern photo of the gate on Wikipedia. It's taken from a different angle and the building close to it in the old photo is gone: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stara_Boleslav.JPG You also gave another very useful hint: I looked at the poster you mention in a high resolution scan. It says 1901 - 1927 Vsesportovni Slavnost. (Advertising some kind of sports festival?) Now we know more precisely when these Czech photos might be taken. Thanks a lot! / Díky moc! /Anna B.

Are you ready for the insertion geotags?

Díky za přidání odkazu na mapu. Ale moje souřadnice jsou přesnější, jak je vidět např. zde: maps.google.cz/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=cs&geoc....

I love the sharp edges of the shadows as it contrasts with the circle shape of the building. I also find it interesting that the highest fence is where the building appears to be the lowest, and the lowest fence appears to be the highest; it matches the sharp shadow edge vs the "soft" round building in terms of counter-intuitivity. and I especially like how the mysterious flare in the bottom left corner (street lamp, maybe?) helps to add to the ominousness of the photo.

so beautiful !!

magnifique !!!!!!!!!!

Other Bain/LOC photos of the flying boat, "America": and another Curtiss boat:

A later Bain photo shows "America" with a third engine added: