Elderly man in traditional dress.
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Brief Description: An elderly man in traditional dress with a cane poses among passersby in the marketplace near a store. 'Waiting for something to turn up.' (Forward caption) Kacyzne identifies this man as a 'shtekl-yid' [walking-stick man], someone who loiters in the marketplace, his cane on his arm, looking for odd jobs.
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Record Series Number: RG 1270/RG 1270 F51
Subject Index
Aged
Business establishments
Costume
KACYZNE
Kopitshinits
Kopyczynce
Marketplaces
Poland
Tarnopol
Genres/Forms of Material
Photographs
Acquisition Notes: Abramovitch Collection
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