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With few exceptions, these images are presented as Scheuer composed them. The black borders around the perimeter show that they have not been cropped.

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Fiume/Susak Bridge, Italo-Yugoslav border

In 1934, Fiume was an Italian semi-enclave on the Croatian coast, and Susak was part of the Croatian city of Rijeka. This international port was jointly administered by Italy and Yugoslavia.

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Ferryboat Helmsman,Yugoslavia

Scheuer had a lifelong interest in boats and navigation. It’s not surprising that he visited the bridge and engaged the helmsman on this brief voyage.

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Lacework Vendors on Bench, Yugoslavia

As one woman tats, another displays her handiwork for the passing tourists

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Girls Selling Souvenirs at Dockside, Yugoslavia

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Man in Dalmatian Costume, Yugoslavia

This dapper gentleman appears to be a vendor of brushes, combs, and mirrors.

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Man with Cigarette, Yugoslavia

Lit simultaneously from the from the back and front, this elegant dandy with his cigarette and elfin shoes strikes a smiling pose

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Archeology Museum, Split, Yugoslavia

Scheuer maintained a lifelong involvement with archaeology, visiting hundreds of excavations and museums like this one in the seven decades that followed this journey.

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Ferryboat Worker, Yugoslavia

This man may be securing the boat’s anchor cable as it gets underway.

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Outdoor Market, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia

This view from above the Old Town Market in Dubrovnik emphasizes the headgear and clothing of the people below, and the profusion of produce and flowers on offer.

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Women and Goats at Cistern, Yugoslavia

The inclined ramp structure offers the livestock consistent access to water. The women fill casks with water, to be carried home on their backs.

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Man Carting Firewood, Yugoslavia

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Stari Most Bridge, Mostar, Yugoslavia

This 16th century bridge was destroyed during the Croat-Bosniak War in 1993, and rebuilt in 2004.

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Tinsmith, Mostar, Yugoslavia

The cut-off figure at the frame edge, the expressive hand shapes, and the circular hat, pail and pan contribute to the formal structure here. The wooden frames break the rectangle into classical thirds.

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Shoemaker, Mostar, Yugoslavia

Lengths of rawhide used in shoemaking dangle over a pair of empty shoes on the left, making a surrealistic stand-in for a human figure. On the right, strands of hide hanging in a dark doorway and a ghostly highlight complete the eerie framing of the shoemaker and his sleepy friend.

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Courtyard with Three Women, Yugoslavia

The interplay of light and architectural elements here heightens the drama of the three women in hijab in the center and suggests the influence of Henri Cartier-Bresson.

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Man with White Turban, Yugoslavia

The right profile of this man’s face is lit by reflection in this portrait taken in challenging lighting conditions.

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Street Market, Yugoslavia

An old man leans on his cane and into the light. A matronly woman evaluates a basket of grapes. These two occupy the same space but are oblivious to one another. Between them a young man, striding forward purposefully, glares at the photographer

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Gazi-Husrev Mosque with  Minaret, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

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Gazi-Husrev #2, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

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Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Men socialize at the ritual foot-washing fountain outside a mosque in Sarajevo. The out-of-focus curtain on the left edge may indicate that the photo was taken through a bus window

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Man with Fez, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Scheuer was unafraid to engage this ragged but friendly man.

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Woman with Veil #1

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Woman with Veil #2, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Behind her veil, a woman smiles back at the photographer. She wears lipstick and carries an elegant handbag. She is probably one of Scheuer’s traveling companions, who may have put on hijab in order to enter the Mosque. Behind her, a man regards the scene with apparent disapproval.

Behind her veil, a woman smiles back at the photographer. She wears lipstick and carries an elegant handbag. Behind her, a man regards the scene with apparent disapproval. We suspect that the woman is one of Scheuer’s traveling companions, who may have put on hijab in order to enter the Mosque

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Fabric Shop, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Multiple faces are hidden amongst the scarves as a man wipes his brow on a hot summer day. Was the man purchasing the three spools of thread?

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Man with Ducks, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Just try walking down the street carrying three live ducks! Now, try photographing that guy. Scheuer caught this subject in a moment when the man had stepped into a pool of light between two shadows.

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Dick on train under Fez and handkerchief, en route Sarajevo-Budapest

This photo of Dick presumably was taken by one of his companions.

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Companion on Train Drinking, en route Sarajevo-Budapest

The youthful exuberance of this and the previous photo reminds us that Dick and his companion were teenage boys.

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Széchenyi Baths, Budapest, Hungary

Opened in 1913, the Széchenyi Thermal Baths look today much as they did in 1934, apart from the bathing attire

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Széchenyi Baths, Budapest, Hungary