Young well dressed boy stands near a famine victim lying at the edge of a sidewalk in Kharkiv

Description

Creator

Wienerberger, Alexander, 1891-1955, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Text

Item Types

Photographs

Photograph albums

Description

A victim of starvation lies on the sidewalk of a side street in Kharkiv. The man is in a coat; his bare feet hang over on to the street. Nearby, a young boy dressed in a stylish coat appears to halt, with his head turned away as he approaches the body. It is unclear why he hesitates – is it distress? Is he waiting for an adult or companion to accompany him?

For further information on: The fate of Ukraine's rural migrants in the cities, see "Context Note" under Related Features at right.

Notes

Photo source: Wienerberger, Alexander. Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933; also known as the Innitzer Album, 1934. p.15.

This is one of 25 photographs depicting life and death in and around Kharkiv during the Holodomor that the photographer put together in a small album with a handwritten title: Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933 [The Tragedy of Famine in South Russia 1933.] He presented the album to the Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodor Innitzer of Vienna in 1934 as an expression of appreciation for the Cardinal’s efforts in trying to organize an international campaign to assist the victims of starvation in 1933. The album is housed in the collections of the Diözesanarchiv, Vienna, Austria.

For related photo, essays, and a listing of originals and versions published through 1939 with their captions, see menus at right.

Inscriptions

Handwritten caption in album: “In den Gassen.” [In the lanes.]

Date of Original

spring-summer 1933

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 10.8cm
Image Height: 7.9cm

Subject(s)

Children
City and town life
Famine (Ukraine : 1932-1933)
Holodomor
Famine victims

Local identifier

PD16

Collection

Alexander Wienerberger: Innitzer album

Language of Item

German

Geographic Coverage

Kharkiv

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Latitude: 49.98081 Longitude: 36.25272

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Copyright Holder

Samara Pearce https://www.samarapearce.com/

Recommended Citation

Wienerberger, Alexander. 1933. “In den Gassen,” in: Die Hungertragödie in Südrussland 1933. Vienna: Diözesanarchiv der Erzdiözese, [1934]. p.15. Retrieved from: http://vitacollections.ca/HREC-holodomorphotodirectory/3636383/data

Location of Original