Thread: Would like translation from back of 1800s photo

I don't know if anyone could help me, but I have a photo of my Great Grandparents when they were young, living in Russia/Ukraine in the late 1800s. On the back are some printed writing as you can see by the picture below, which i would like to find out where it was actually taken and who took the photo.

Here's what I've got:

The Atelier of Elegant Photography (atelier = an artist's or designer's studio or workroom; workshop)

Special Enlargement of Portraits (I think; not sure on last word, but it makes sense)

F. A. Zhuliber (name of photographer?)

Near Mogilev (name of Ukrainian city)

The negative is on hand ("is being kept")

I've searched here and there, but didn't find anything on a photographer called "Zhuliber", but you could try asking for help here:
http://mogilewmuseum.iatp.by/forum/

Edit: Good Luck!

Originally Posted by Moryachka

Here's what I've got:

The Atelier of Elegant Photography (atelier = an artist's or designer's studio or workroom; workshop) [top right]

Special Enlargement of Portraits (I think; not sure on last word, but it makes sense) [middle left]

F. A. Zhuliber (name of photographer?) [middle diagonal]

Near Mogilev (name of Ukrainian city) [under name]

The negative is on hand ("is being kept") [bottom middle]

I added the locations, just in case there was some confusion.

Also, Top left it says: Photograph.

Thank you very much for your help both of you, it is much appreciated. Now i can pass this information to my other relations who have been tracing our family tree.

babsue

Good translation, Moryachka.
The only thing I want to correct: "Могилев-Под." doesn't mean "Near Mogilev" -- but, most probably, "Mogilev-Podolskiy" (Могилев-Подольский).

And several words are making more sense if read as a whole sentence:

"Фотографа Ф.А. Жулибера Ателье Изящной Светописи"

in case that's not clear,

The Elegant/Refined Studio

of F.A. Zhuliber, Photographer.

Can anyone make out the bottom left part?

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Can anyone make out the bottom left part?

Perhaps if the original poster could make a higher resolution file of just that part...

Originally Posted by Scorpio

Good translation, Moryachka.
The only thing I want to correct: "Могилев-Под." doesn't mean "Near Mogilev" -- but, most probably, "Mogilev-Podolskiy" (Могилев-Подольский).

Thanks, I didn't know that And you're right, it does make more sense all together.

Is this any better, it's getting pretty faded



or even this one

That almost looks like it's written in Thai. Very faded indeed.

Originally Posted by babsue

Is this any better, it's getting pretty faded

Does this text look like it was originally on the card or is it some sort of stamp that was put later? I seem to be seeing something like Антикварный цех but I am not sure at all... That would make sense only if the text was added later by some pawnshop or something of that sort...

City is Mogilev-Podol'skiy, not Mogilev. Those are 2 differnt cities located quite far from each other, Mogilev is in Belorussia, Mogilev-Podol'skiy is in Ukraine.

Originally Posted by MikeM

Антикварный цех

Correction:
Антiкварный цехъ

Originally Posted by MikeM

Correction:
Антiкварный цехъ

That's probably it. You the man!

I can definetily make out:
Антiкварный цехъ

Its pretty close. It is the copy of an orginal photo from one of my relations which had been pass on from grandparents so i wouldnt think has anything to do with a pawn shop.


it looks like АнтiBDkcpный цехc maybe another letter after it.

Hi! If the original poster is still around, I would be happy if you contacted me regarding a very similar pic!

Originally Posted by babsue

Its pretty close. It is the copy of an orginal photo from one of my relations which had been pass on from grandparents so i wouldnt think has anything to do with a pawn shop.


it looks like АнтiBDkcpный цехc maybe another letter after it.