In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Photo taken by me, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Top
Tombstone Tuesday – Mandelbergs Family
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Photo taken by me, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Cross
Tombstone Tuesday – Indriķis Austers, 1876-1941
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Photo taken by me, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Top
Tombstone Tuesday – Michelsons Family
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Photo taken by me, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Top
Wordless Wednesday – Sculpture from the Liepāja Anthem Trail
(Click picture to enlarge) Sculpture from the Liepāja Anthem Trail. The song is “Pilsēta, kurā piedzimst vējš” (The City Where the Wind is Born), and there are sculptures featuring verses from the song all along the main streets of Liepāja.
Wordless Wednesday – Underground Printing House, Liepāja
(Click picture to enlarge) This building housed the Latvian Social-Democratic Worker’s Party – Liepāja Branch’s underground printing house from 1904 to 1906, during the Czarist era and the 1905 Revolution. Photo taken by me, September 2015.
Tombstone Tuesday – Reinholds Karlovs, 1898-1943
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Photo taken by me, October 2014. Click to enlarge. Top
Wordless Wednesday – Small Guild
(Click picture to enlarge) Building of the Small Guild, built in 1866 and restored in 1999-2000. The Guild itself was founded in 1352. Photo taken by me, August 2015.
Tombstone Tuesday – Rudolf Jeske, 1909-1934
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Photo taken by me, December 2014. Click to enlarge. Name:
Wordless Wednesday – Kobe Friendship Clock
(Click picture to enlarge) Friendship Clock, gifted to the city of Rīga in 1993, by its sister city Kobe in Japan. Photo taken by me, October 2015.