Aleksandra Vailokaitienė

In 1915, she inherited a photo studio from her father Aleksandras Jurašaitis [lt] and photographed the life and people in Vilnius during World War I.

Vailokaitienė was born on 18 March 1895 likely in Bielsk Podlaski, where her father photographer Aleksandras Jurašaitis [lt] had a photo studio.

The photo studio continued to use printed signature of her father, thus her works are often mistakenly attributed to Jurašaitis.

A copy of the album was gifted to papal nuncio Achille Ratti (future Pope Pius XI).

[1] On 25 January 1919, she married Jonas Vailokaitis, banker, businessman, and one of the signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania.

[1] She was an active member of the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and Baby Rescue Society (Kūdikių gelbėjimo draugija), engaged in charitable work.

[3] Around 1930, Vailokaitis family built a luxurious six-floor house by architect Arno Funk in Kaunas.

During the German occupation, the house was taken over by Adrian von Renteln, General Commissioner of Generalbezirk Litauen.