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Above are two photographs of Warsaw’s Jerusalem Avenue. In the middle of the left one, you can see what appears to be a man dressed in a black kapote, a traditional Jewish long-cut coat. In 19th-century Warsaw, approximately 1 in 3 people were Jewish and the street’s name reflects the influence Jews hadon the capital.
- The Influence Jews Had
The forgotten world of pre-war multicultural Warsaw and its...
- Warsaw's First Photographers
Portraits of 19th-century Warsaw, captured by three...
- Royal Castle in Warsaw
royal castle in warsaw | Culture.pl
- The Influence Jews Had
The Beginnings of Polish Photography, 1839-1865. The early days of Polish photography were connected with the economic and cultural development of the former Austrian, Prussian and Russian partitions. As a result, photographers from Polish territories were active in Paris and in St. Petersburg, as well as in Ukrainian and Siberian cities.
History of Poland. From 1795 to 1918, Poland was split between Prussia, the Habsburg monarchy, and Russia and had no independent existence. In 1795 the third and the last of the three 18th-century partitions of Poland ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Nevertheless, events both within and outside the Polish lands kept ...
Jun 10, 2021 · 40 Amazing Vintage Portraits of Polish Men in the Late 19th Century. June 10, 2021 1800s, male, Poland, portraits. During the Spring of Nations (a series of revolutions which swept across Europe), Poles took up arms in the Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 to resist Prussian rule. The uprising was suppressed and the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of ...
The PMA Photographic Archive is comprised of an estimated 25,000 photographs and negatives depicting the rich history and diversity of the lives of Polish immigrants in the United States. This priceless collection contains photographs of individuals active within the Polish American community; photos of organized groups: fraternal, paramilitary ...
Feb 28, 2007 · The show, “And I Still See Their Faces: The Vanished World of Polish Jews,” has been seen over the last decade in two dozen cities around the world, including Warsaw, Los Angeles and Detroit.
The oldest embroidery patterns, so called "polskie szycie" (Polish sewing) included tiny, geometric motifs, done with cross stitches, then there was "ruskie szycie" (Russian sewing) – cross stitches of minute, flowery motives, while in the last period the flat, shaded stitches became popular and were used for creating large, floral motifs.
