Discover Bosnian history through archive photos dating back to the 19th century
A women's gathering with coffee and cigarettes in Travnik, 1890.
29 July 2020
Text:
Paula Erizanu
Transport yourself back through time and discover Bosnian history with Twitter account @BosnianHistory.
Bosanska Gradiška - 1907 - A group of men and women are posing outdoors in light-colored, traditional clothes with colored elements. pic.twitter.com/RF257oyXzb
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 25, 2020
A man wearing traditional clothes is sitting on the ground selling pots and cans in Baščaršija - 1918. pic.twitter.com/8onV9249la
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 26, 2020
Wander the streets and markets of late 19th century Bosnian towns and relish ancient crafts that range from silversmithing to embroidery.
Sarajevo’s silver smiths working on their craft. pic.twitter.com/wUacxigbGz
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 14, 2020
Street scene, Jajce, 1898. pic.twitter.com/nkXnIkgjUU
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 29, 2020
Buying and selling cradles, sieves, small barrels and other household utensils in the street. Men and women are wearing traditional clothes. In the background there are small wooden houses, on the left there is a house made of bricks - Sarajevo, 1918. pic.twitter.com/JAzmje4PJQ
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 27, 2020
The account also highlights the lives of the Bosnian Roma, with photos of their daily lives in the early 1900s.
A Roma woman reads a man’s fortune in Jajce, 1910. pic.twitter.com/q3QwKpZ2gx
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 24, 2020
A Roma family, Srebrenica, 1904. pic.twitter.com/xe3WpTdnF8
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 21, 2020
Historic Bosnian architecture also features, resplendent with Ottoman influences.
Street games, Bihac, 1933. pic.twitter.com/ZYEhWn0Dt9
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 23, 2020
Osman Pasa Mosque, Trebinje.
The Osman Pasa Mosque is the most spacious mosque in Herzegovina. It was built of hewn stones and covered with a four-eaved roof. pic.twitter.com/5e7QAjkaIb— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 18, 2020
More recent pictures show everyday life under socialism, or commemorate the Yugoslav war — including the photo below, which shows a Bosnian soldier playing the piano in a destroyed music school in Mostar in 1992.
A Sarajevo fruit market - 1966. pic.twitter.com/WiqbuUtFi7
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 12, 2020
A #Bosnian soldier plays the piano in a destroyed music school, Mostar 1992.
? Teun Voeten pic.twitter.com/7RRYu9dOrg— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 18, 2020
The Srebrenica genocide, which saw more than 8,000 Bosnians killed in July 1995, is commemorated in a series of posts on @BosnianHistory, including present-day photos of family members still burying loved ones as mass graves continue to be identified.
This was the worst atrocity on European soil since WWII, a mere 50 years after the world said “never again” to the horrors of the Holocaust. Thousands were systematically murdered and buried in mass graves. The victims, mostly Muslim, were selected on the basis of their identity. pic.twitter.com/lG2kxkQDMF
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 11, 2020
A child’s innocent question during the #Srebrenica genocide. #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/U3RNx384rI
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 10, 2020
Srebrenica family members continue to bury their family members, a quarter of a century after their death. ⚫️#Srebrenica25 #Genocide pic.twitter.com/QYFKKAOAhR
— Bosnian History (@BosnianHistory) July 10, 2020
