Vilnius, J. Poddębski – St. Anne’s Church and the Bernardine Church in a photograph from the 1930s....

[VILNIUS - St. Anne’s and Bernardine Church - panoramic photograph]. [1930s]. Photograph, 12.2 x 17.1 cm, taken at Henryk Poddębski’s studio.
A view of the facade of the late-Gothic church. On the reverse, stamped: “Henryk Poddębski, Warsaw, 7 Zajęcza St., tel. 156-39 Collection of Local History Photographs / Location: Vilnius [written in ink] / Description: St. Anne’s Church, the most beautiful church in Vilnius.” Corners slightly worn; otherwise, in very good condition.
H. Poddębski (1890–1945)—an outstanding Warsaw photographer. From 1911, he was associated with the Polish Society for Local History, where he headed the photography studio for many years. In 1934, his archive contained over 6,000 glass negatives. In the 1930s, he photographed with a “Leica” 35mm camera. Starting in 1925, he ran a well-known photography studio at 25 Marszałkowska Street in Warsaw. His works were highly regarded at exhibitions both in Poland and abroad—he received numerous awards and honors.