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Marion Stein

Vienna, 18 Oct 1926 – North Devon, 6 Mar 2014

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 18 Oct 1926

    Born in Vienna

  2. 1950–1955

    3 children are born

  3. 6 Mar 2014

    Dies in North Devon, aged 87

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Vienna.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Marion is born in Vienna

In the news1927

Palace of Justice fire, 1927

On July 15, 1927, police fired on protesters during a general strike, resulting in 89 deaths and thousands of injuries.

What people wore

Four Sets of Traditional Clothes

People traditionally owned four sets of clothes: daily workwear, clothes for ordinary feast days, Sunday attire, and special outfits for high religious holidays. Many people were even buried in their wedding suit, which served as their formal holiday attire.

Getting around

Transport in 1925: Horses and Electric Trams

Around 1925, most of the population in rural Austria relied on horse-drawn carriages for transport, while city dwellers in Vienna used a modern network of electric trams and buses. Private automobiles were rare, reserved only for the very wealthy.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1923

Hyperinflation peak, 1923

In 1923, the cost-of-living index soared to 1,183,600 compared to 100 in 1914, reflecting the catastrophic hyperinflation after the war.

Music

Traditional Austrian Folk Instruments

Traditional musical instruments used in regional Austrian folk music included violins, harps, zithers, dulcimers, wind instruments, and the diatonic button-key accordion known as the Styrian harmonica.

Daily life

Childhood and education in Tyrol

Children in rural Tyrol often faced heavy agricultural labor, which frequently hindered their school attendance. Access to further education was strictly dependent on the family's financial situation.