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Historical photograph from Jews of Rhodes: Family Memories & Heritage
c. 1940s · 0/1 identified · Jews of Rhodes: Family Memories & Heritage
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c. 1940s ± 4 yearshigh confidence

AI Analysis

Estimated by AI — help us verify

Date Estimate — AI Estimated

circa 1948

Confidence: highRange: 1947–1952
1940s
70%
1950s
30%
AI Reasoning — AI Estimated

The text provides a definitive biography ending in 1947. The subject, born in 1919, appears to be in his late 20s, which aligns perfectly with the 1947-1948 period. The publication title 'Le Congo Belge' places it before 1960.

Location Estimate — AI Estimated

Elisabethville (Lubumbashi), Congo, Africa

Confidence: high

Likely taken in Rome, Italy or Luluabourg, Belgian Congo

Scene — AI Estimated

A head-and-shoulders portrait of Eliakim Cordoval, a Sephardic man from Rhodes, featured in a printed biographical directory. He is wearing a dark suit and tie, looking directly at the camera. The image is accompanied by a French text detailing his life, including his deportation to Auschwitz and his subsequent move to the Belgian Congo.

Visible Text — AI Estimated

LE CONGO BELGE ET SES COLONIAUX CORDOVAL Eliakim Italien Agent commercial. Né à Rhodes, le 15 avril 1919. Il travaille à Rhodes pendant 10 ans comme agent commercial. En 1944 il est déporté par les Allemands au camp d’Auschwitz. Libéré par les Russes en 1945, il s’engage dans leur armée jusqu’en octobre de la même année. Rentré en Italie, il travaille au service de renseignements des déportés à Rome. En 1947, il part pour l’Afrique engagé par la firme « Simon Israël » comme agent commercial, à Luluabourg.

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Photo Detective Evidence — AI Estimated

Photo Detective Analysis

Analyzed with Gemini 3-flash (v2_rich_metadata)

Print/Physical

Halftone screen reproduction in a printed publication

strong (1945-1960)

Fashion/Grooming

Man in dark suit jacket, white shirt, and necktie; short groomed hair

moderate (1940-1955)

Technology

Mechanical typesetting and halftone printing process

moderate (1940-1960)

Cultural context: The photo is an official/professional portrait for a colonial directory; fashion follows standard European professional norms of the late 1940s.

Subject Ages — AI Estimated

29

Clothing & Attire — AI Estimated

Dark professional suit jacket, white collared shirt, and a dark patterned or solid necktie.

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