These fascinating photos from Wolfgang Wiggers were taken by a Prussian revenue man who was stationed in Sofia (about 1900–1918). The photographs could have been taken in any other Balkan countries, because he undertook many journeys.
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| A Grocery in the Balkans |
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| A woman (probably mother) and children in the Balkans |
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| Bachkovo Monastery, Bulgaria |
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| Different styles of clothing on the Balkans |
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| Donkey ride in Southeast Europe |
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| Dzhumaya Mosque in Plowdiw, Bulgaria |
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| Feeling safe on daddy's arm |
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| Gossip on the street |
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| Group in the Balkans, probably Bulgaria |
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| In front of the Bakery 'Shar Planina' |
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| Mode of transport |
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| Monument on the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria |
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| Naidos Coffeeshop |
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| On the rocks |
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| On the street in the Balkans |
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| People in the Balkans |
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| Somewhere in the Balkans, probably Albania |
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| Strange encounter |
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| The Bakery 'Shar Planina' |
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| The Grocery |
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| The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria in the Rila Mountains |
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| The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria in the Rila Mountains |
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| The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria in the Rila Mountains |
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| Village street in the Balkans |
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| A room for lodging wanderers in the Rila Monastery |
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| Traveling in the Balkans |


























