Marie CurieBorn in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years. Marie moved to Paris and read Physics at the Sorbonne
Map / Europe / Germany 1871Imperial Germany after the Franco- Prussian War, showing Alsace and Lorraine as part of the country, not to mention huge chunks of Poland in East Prussia
Mary / Czestochowadepicted as OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA, Poland
Map / Europe / Poland 1772A German map of Poland and its neighbours in the late 18th century
Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting medals, Warsaw, WW1Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, presenting Iron Crosses to troops in Warsaw, Poland, soon after the city was captured by the Austro-German Army during the First World War
Schweidnitzer, Breslau, Silesia, Germany (i. e. Wroclaw, PolSchweidnitzer, Breslau, Silesia, Germany (i.e. Wroclaw, Poland). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Women from Lublin, PolandVillage peasant women from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s
Krakow, Poland - Renaissance Cloth Hall - Main Market SquareKrakow, Pland - The Renaissance Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) in the Main Market Square Date: 1906
Germany and Russia discuss the division of Poland, 1939Russian Commander Borowenski bends over a map of Poland during discussions between German and Russian officers about the demarcation of the country following the invasion by Germany
Silesia PlebisciteIn Silesia, with a mixed German and Polish population, residents of Kattowitz/ Katowice await the results of the plebiscite which will divide the region
Jan III SobieskiJOHN (JAN) III SOBIESKI king of Poland and military commander, who liberated Vienna when menaced by the Ottoman Turks. Polands greatest king
Poland / Warsaw Old MarketStreet scene - the Old Market
Polish poster for a film, The Warsaw Mermaid, directed by Tadeusz Makarczynski, based on a local legend. 1956
Fight for a Turkish Standard, c. 1905, by Jozef Brandt (1841Jozef Brandt (1841-1915). Polish painter. Fight for a Turkish Standard, c.1905. National Museum. Krakow. Poland
Street scene in Liegnitz (Legnica), PolandGoldbergerstrasse and the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Liegnitz (Legnica), Poland
Polish cavalry at the start of World War TwoPoland as a military power: cavalry, tanks and infantry (part of a spread in the Illustrated London News). Polands impressive horse cavalry are seen here, probably the best in Europe (the ILN says)
Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, Polish statesmanMarshal Jozef Klemens Pilsudski (1867-1935), Polish statesman in various roles from 1918 until his death. Date: circa 1914-1918
Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. KonopackaHalina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw
Vilnius, LithuaniaGeneral view of the city, at a time when it was part of Poland
Polish poster for MGM film, FlipperPolish poster for an MGM film, Flipper (the Polish title is: My Friend is a Dolphin), starring Chuck Connors, Kathleen Maguire and Luke Halpin, poster designed by Rapnicki. 1963
Market in the centre of Warsaw, Poland, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s
Nicolaus Copernicus (14731543) Astronomer. Orbes CelesteNicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated an heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center
Woman from Lublin, PolandVillage peasant woman from Lublin, Poland Date: circa 1910s
General Rudolf von Metz entering Jaroslau, Poland, WW1General Rudolf Wendelin Adolf Edler von Metz (1861-1943), Austro-Hungarian army officer. Seen here (centre) with others entering Jaroslau (Jaroslav)
Two Soviet Heavy Tanks Josef Stalin (IS) IIThis model of tank was introduced in spring 1944. The conflict depictedis likely to have been taken in Belarus or Poland in late autumn 1944
Augustus II King PolandAUGUST II, king of Poland He was also Elector of Saxony as Friedrich August I, but this did not save him from being deposed
Polish revolt against Russian dominationDuring the November Uprising, also known as the Cadet Revolution (1830-1831), Polish patriots attempt (unsuccessfully) to throw off Russian domination
Saint Hyacinth carrying an image of the VirginHyacinth, Silesian saint who escaped from the flames of Kiev during an attack on a monastery by the Tartars because he was carrying an image of the Virgin. His feast day is 17 August
Salt mine, near Cracow 1870Salt mine of Wielitska, near Cracow, Poland, workmen deep down in the mines, chipping away at the salt. Date: 1870
Poland / Gdansk / PanoramicPanaramic view of Gdansk (known formerly as Danzig)
Poland - Warsaw - View over the city showing the Kierbedzia Bridge over the Vistula River, destroyed by the Germans in September 1944 during World War Two.. Date: 1899
Court House and Old Market, Posen, Germany (i. e. Poznan PolCourt House and Old Market, Posen, Germany (i.e. Poznan Poland). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Landing pier, Zoppot, West Prussia, Germany (i. e. Sopot, PoLanding pier, Zoppot, West Prussia, Germany (i.e. Sopot, Poland). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Salt Mine Shaft Entrance - Wieliczka, PolandWieliczka, Poland - a famous salt mining town. Active mining ceased in 1996 due to low prices and the flooding of the mine. Salt has been produced here since the 13th century
Bielsko-Biala - PolandTown on the Polish - on the Czech Republic border - Bielsko-Biala Date: circa 1900
German field kitchens at PrzemyslField kitchens and food supplies are moved up to support German troops during the Battle of Przemysl. After a brief occupation by Russian forces
Polish FlagAfter a provisional government has been announced by the insurgents, the national flag is introduced and carried into battle
War with Russia - 5The long-drawn out battle of the Vistula ends in a crushing defeat of the Red Army by the Poles, seen here posing later in the year with guns taken from the bolsheviks
General SkrzyneckiJan Zygmunt Skrzynecki, leader of the November rising, at the head of his troops, acclaimed by the Polish populace
November InsurrectionPolish cadets and civilians take the Belvedere Palace, Warsaw, from the occupying Russians - a fine victory, though the insurrection was suppressed by the Russians
Tomczyk Demonstates PkStanislawa Tomczyk - Polish medium - demonstrates PK whilst under hypnosis to Ochorowicz in Poland by raising small objects, in this case a little ball
Stefan I of PolandSTEFAN I BATORY son-in-law of Zygmunt II
Casimir 111 of PolandCASIMIR III THE GREAT son of Wladyslaw I
Poland / Warsaw InstituteWarsaw: the Polytechnic Institute
Battle of MaciejowiceThe Russians and Prussians defeat the leader of the insurrection, Kosciuszko, and his forces at the battle of Maciejowice
Wladyslaw Iv / PolandWLADYSLAW IV VASA King of Poland (1632-48)
Poland / Warsaw PalaceWarsaw: Lazienki Palace
Poland / Warsaw ChurchWarsaw: Church of the Piarist Fathers in the snow
