Samoilă Mârza was a Romanian photographer from Transylvania who is renowned for documenting Romania's union with Transylvania in 1918. As the only photographer present, he captured the five existing photographs of the assembly that proclaimed the union. Throughout his career, Mârza photographed several other important events in Romanian history. He published the photos of the 1918 union and received recognition from King Ferdinand I and others. Though acclaimed in his time, Mârza died in poverty in 1967.

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2. The great historic moment: Union of Transylvania with
Romania on December 1, 1918, was immortalized by one
photographer, Samoilă Mârza, a farmer from the village Galtiu,
Alba. He made both photographs of the moments of the Great
Union and other major events of Romania's recent history.

3. Samoilă (Emanuil)
Mârza (1886–1967) was a Romanian
photographer. A native of
Transylvania region and a veteran of
World War I, he is best known for
taking the only photographs of the
Great National Assembly at Alba Iulia
that proclaimed the Union of
Transylvania with Romania on 1
December 1918. The day is
celebrated as Romania's national
holiday, and, with time, Mârza's
images acquired political and
documentary significance.

4. In 1916, as Romania joined the First WW, he was sent to Italy,
where he worked for the Topographical and Photographic Department of
the Army. Samoilă Mârza arrived in Vienna in 6 th November 1918,
succeeding three photographs that showed the sanctification of the
Central Romanian National Council's first tricolor flag, in the presence of
General Boeriu, Iuliu Maniu and other soldiers.Because of the camera
weight the cloudy weather, Samoilă Mârza had succeeded to capture only
5 moments from the Great National Assembly.

5. In 1919, Samoilă Mârza published his photos from The Great
Assembly from Alba Iulia, which were also mentioned in the newspaper
“Alba Iulia” from 10th March. Some of them were sent to King Ferdinand I,
prime minister I. C. Brătianu, French General Henri Mathias Berthelot and
other personalities. Because of being into consideration of all the people,
the king gave him congrats, giving him a place among the providers of the
royal court. General Berthelot gave him a ticket pass for all the railways
from France.

6. In 1924, after an audience at prime minister I. C. Brătianu,
he succeeded to obtain enough money for painting the Orthodox
Cathedral from Alba Iulia, which had been abandoned after the
crowning from 1922. In 1929, after 10 years from the Great Union,
Samoilă Mârza was decorated by the officials. An incurable illness
killed Mârza on 19th December 1967.

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