Odessa 30s through the eyes of an American. Photos conquering hearts!

Branson Deco, a traveler and photographer from America, visited Odessa in 1931. During his trip, he took a series of stunning black-and-white shots that were glass slides. Subsequently, these frames were manually painted with aniline paints. Together with color, they also gained a special appeal and won the love of the audience. When the photographer died, his wife Elsie Deco passed these slides to the University of California. Now we also have a rare opportunity to look at the works of the master and admire Odessa from the distant 30s.

It looked like the port of the city at that time.

It presents Duma Square and the building of the City Duma itself.

In local stores, shop windows were filled with portraits of Lenin and Stalin.

The portrait of Stalin was made even of flowers. This place is next to the monument in Shevchenko Park, which was formerly called Alexandrovsky.

Young Odessa citizens.

During a walk along the Seaside Boulevard, Deco took a picture of the London Hotel.

This shot captures the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Odessa.

Potemkin (formerly Primorsky) staircase

Children next to the sickle and hammer monument. Previously, a monument to Catherine stood on this site of Catherine Square.

Visitors to the store system Torgsin.

Pavilion "Intourist".

Cathedral Square, where the house of Liebman and the house of Russov is captured.

Passage on Deribasovskaya.

Photo taken in the Old Town. On a cart people delivered bread.

Children are sitting right on the road near the opera house.

The cabman carries two large barrels in a wagon.

Female guides.

People relax on the Odessa beach Langeron.

Propaganda inscriptions and images near the harbor.

This is how the Marine Station looked when viewed from Primorsky Boulevard.

Woman with children

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