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Category: Photo Identification
Approval Date: 8/26/2026 4:55 PM
Family Surname: Kaplan
Country: Belarus
Town: Kobryn

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I would like to know the approximate date this photo would have been taken. I believe it is a school photo and one of the children may have been my great-uncle. There is some text on the top of this photo which I believe is the name 'Yosel'. I am posting a second photo with the text on the back of this photo. I believe the text is in yiddish but am not sure.

Response

8/27/2026 9:51 AM

This is Yoseshia

8/27/2026 10:44 AM

This is Yosele

8/27/2026 10:47 AM

The first top left might have the word "He" on the boy

8/27/2026 1:50 PM

Marilyn, Looking at the female teacher's clothing and hair, I would say the photo has to be post-WW1. Her ankle is showing, and her hair is bobbed. If your great-uncle was born about 1902, he cannot be one of the children in the photo. Is there a chance that your great-uncle could be the adult male in the photo?

Best regards,

Sherri

8/28/2026 3:59 AM

I agree with Sherri. The Teacher's bar shoes and general appearance of her and children would appear to be 1920's.
Lesley Edwards
Cheshire, England

8/28/2026 4:24 AM

The first top left might have the word "He" on the boy

8/28/2026 11:21 AM

Marilyn,
I respectfully disagree with the two comments about the 1920s. Based on clothing, especially the teacher's dress and hairstyle, I would place this photograph from the early 1930s, approximately 1930-1934. Her bob and woolen dress with peter pan collar are classic examples of early 30s style.
It was also typical for young girls to have straight cut bangs at that time. Best of luck in your research. If your great-uncle was born in 1902 then he is not one of the children in this photograph as he would have been in his twenties.

Sincerely,
Ava (Sherlock) Cohn
North Barrington, IL 60010

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