Reinhold Hofmann Biography – 8
Geschichtskreis Vellmar e . V ., en . kesler @ t-online . de
In Obervellmar Mr Hofmann was the director of a sawmill and wood processing factory established by his father in 1917-18 . Parts of it are shown in the photos at left . The operation ceased in 1926 . Reinhold ’ s profession after that is unclear . A town resident who knew him reported that he lived a reasonably prosperous lifestyle . He said that Hofmann showed him examples of medical and pathology photography he had taken . Mr Hofmann continued his photographic hobby and had his own darkroom for developing photos . He was under regular medication for malaria , which presumably he had contracted in the tropics .
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