Paulina Mongirdaitė (Palanga) – one of Lithuania's first female photographers and a pioneer of postcard publishing, born around 1865. In 1892, she opened a photographic studio in Palanga on what is now Vytauto Street. From 1899 to 1924, she published postcards featuring views of Palanga, Kretinga, Gargždai, Vaitkuškis Manor, and portraits of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. Her postcards bear the names and signatures: Paula Mongird, Pauline Mongird, Wadwicz Mongird.