Figure 1.--This portrait is an Austrian boy, Josef Worda (figure 1). He was born about 1905 which means his portrait was taken about 1910. He was photographed in Insbruck. He wears an Alpine-style cap.
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Figure 1.--This portrait is an Austrian boy, Josef Worda (figure 1). He was born about 1905 which means his portrait was taken about 1910. He was photographed in Insbruck. He wears an Alpine-style cap. |
We have just begun to collect information on Austrian folk costumes. There are of course similarities with German folk costumes, especially areas of southern Germany such as Bavaria. There are also similarities with Switzerland, another Alpine area. Hopefully an Austrian leader will provide some backgroun information for us.
This portrait shows the boys wearing Austrian folk costumes. The hats in particular are very desinctive, although we do not know much about German/Austrian folk costumes to identify them. These two photographs were taken in Gablonz. The earlier one by the Ernst Muller studio. The later one by the A. Ullrich studio. I'm not sure where Gablonz is, but it appears to have been part of the old Austro-Hungaraian Empire. German reader tells us. "I research in my folk cosume books. The folk cosume worn by the Mahla brothers would seem to basically fit fit the "tracht" (costume) worn until the end of the 19th century in the area around Dachau (northeast of Muinch), Bavaria.
This boy wears a casic Alpine outfit. We are not sure when this style was first worn. This image shows that these jackets were being worn at the turn of the 20th century. We do not know who this boy is, but the portrait was taken in Vienna. We believe that it was taken in the 1900s. He wears a classic Alpine-style jacket and long leather lederhosen and kneesocks.
We have a portrait of Josef Worda (figure 1). He was born about 1905 which means his portrait was taken about 1910. He was photographed in Insbruck. He doesn't look very happy about having his photo taken. We hope that gun isn't loaded! Josef wears an Alpine cap. The jacket is very plain. There does not appear to be a great deal of folk styling, buth the jacket has some similaitywith an Alpine jacket. It is the Alpine cap that is the primary folk image. He is not wearing lederhosen; they look more like kneepants than kniebundlederhosen. They look to be made of the same material as the jacket, presumably loden.
Austria in the 19th century became a dual monarchy known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Gypsies were a part of the Austrian folk tradition. The gypsies are more associated with Hungary, but as part of the same country, they became an important part pf the Austrian folk tradition as well. The energetic gypsey folk tradition also influenced the music of Hungary and Austria. The gypsies were looked down on in Austria. We note post cards picturing children in gypsey dress, but have not noted parents have their children photographed in gypsey costumes. Even before the rise of Hitler, the public in Austria and police officials complained about gypsies. After the Anschluss, the NAZIs targeted Austrian gypsies for sterilization or extermination.
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