Delia Photo Studio
Photos of Margot and Anne Frank were taken at the Delia Photo Studio.
Addresses: Merwedeplein 2a, Amsterdam (’37); Waalstraat 45 (’39); Noorder Amstellaan 92hs (maart ’42).[1]
The advertised activities of the studio were 'Photo School', 'Photo Studio' and 'Photo Service'. The company was founded on 15 March 1937 and registered on 28 June 1937 by Arnold Meyer and Gertrud Helene Posener.[1] However, a number of photos of Margot and Anne Frank that were taken there predate the official registration.[2]
In 1938, Photo school Delia offered a practical course using a darkroom and studio at Merwedeplein 2a.[3]
The company was dissolved on 1 January 1939. Posener continued the business alone in Waalstraat. From 26 March 1940, Joachim Henry Emanuel Pinkus took part in the company. On 17 March 1942, the studio moved to Noorder Amstellaan 92hs and was closed down by Omnia Treuhand on 1 April 1943 Pinkus restarted the business 12 December 1945.[1]
Footnotes
- a, b, c Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem, Handelsregister Amsterdam, toegang 448, inv. nr. 1122: dossier 50109.
- ^ Bijv. Anne Frank Stichting, Anne Frank Collectie, reg. code A_AFrank_III_002: Foto van Anne Frank uit 1935; AFS, AFC, reg. code A_MFrank_III_042: Foto van Margot Frank, Amsterdam, 1935.
- ^ “Diverse Lessen en Clubs”, De Telegraaf, 20 maart 1938.