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Polish Collection (page 16)

Background imagePolish Collection: APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume (1880-1918)

APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume (1880-1918). French poet of Italian and Polish origin. Caligramme (1914). Photography

Background imagePolish Collection: Russian Empire

Russian Empire. Polish Insurrection (1830-1831). Battle between the Polish and Russian forces. Engraving

Background imagePolish Collection: CHOPIN, Frederic (1810-1849)

CHOPIN, Frederic (1810-1849). Polish romantic pianist and composer. Autographed score of Piano Etude op. 10. Photography

Background imagePolish Collection: COPERNICUS, Nicolaus (1473-1543)

COPERNICUS, Nicolaus (1473-1543). Polish astronomer. De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium. Photography

Background imagePolish Collection: Polish Frontier Guards

Polish Frontier Guards
Polish frontier guards on patrol. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePolish Collection: Baileys Furniture Paste

Baileys Furniture Paste
Bagleys Furniture Paste polish, 1900 1900

Background imagePolish Collection: World War Two Polish infantry

World War Two Polish infantry
Poland as a military power: cavalry, tanks and infantry. Poland prepares - the Polish infantry manoeuvers their unit across open ground. Date: 1939

Background imagePolish Collection: CHOPIN / ILN 1849

CHOPIN / ILN 1849
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician and composer Date: 1810 - 1849

Background imagePolish Collection: Chopin / Anon Etching

Chopin / Anon Etching
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician Date: 1810 - 1849

Background imagePolish Collection: Robert Brown (1773-1858)

Robert Brown (1773-1858)
Portrait of Robert Brown, a Scottish botanist and army surgeon on the Banks expedition into the Australian interior

Background imagePolish Collection: Polish Officers Hanged

Polish Officers Hanged
Captured Polish officers siding with the Turks against the Russian oppressors of their country are hanged by the Russians as traitors Date: 1878

Background imagePolish Collection: Frederic Chopin / Anon

Frederic Chopin / Anon
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician Date: 1810 - 1849

Background imagePolish Collection: Brillo advert

Brillo advert
Brillo polishes everything advert showing a little girl doing housework polishing Date: 1900s

Background imagePolish Collection: Chez Fleck restaurant, The King of the Sauerkraut

Chez Fleck restaurant, The King of the Sauerkraut
" The King of the Sauerkraut" Chez Fleck restaurant, 39 Boulevard Du Temple, Paris. 1930s

Background imagePolish Collection: Poles! Under the Polish flag, on to the fight - For our libe

Poles! Under the Polish flag, on to the fight - For our liberty and yours! Enlist to-day. Poster showing a soldier carrying a rifle, and waving American, Polish, French, and British flags. Date 1917

Background imagePolish Collection: Polish Army in France

Polish Army in France. Poster showing a Polish soldier brandishing a rifle, and the Polish flag. Date 1917

Background imagePolish Collection: Following the paths of our fathers in the ranks of the Polis

Following the paths of our fathers in the ranks of the Polish army for motherland and freedom. Poster showing a winged knight on a horse. Date 1917

Background imagePolish Collection: Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Pola

Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Poland and other nations - Follow their example - Enlist in the Polish Army!. Poster showing Kosciuszko and Pulaski, and the Polish flag

Background imagePolish Collection: Polish History

Polish History

Background imagePolish Collection: Kosciusko and the Polish nobles obtaining their liberty by t

Kosciusko and the Polish nobles obtaining their liberty by the generosity of the Emperor Paul I

Background imagePolish Collection: Overcrowded home of workers in cotton mill, Olneyville, Prov

Overcrowded home of workers in cotton mill, Olneyville, Prov
(For Child Welfare Exhibit 1912-13.) Overcrowded home of workers in cotton mill, Olneyville, Providence. Eight persons live in these three small rooms, three of them are boarders

Background imagePolish Collection: Rising Sun stove polish

Rising Sun stove polish

Background imagePolish Collection: Coal miner (Polish). Capels, West Virginia

Coal miner (Polish). Capels, West Virginia. Date 1938 Sept

Background imagePolish Collection: General Wladyslaw Sikorski, the Polish Premier and Commander

General Wladyslaw Sikorski, the Polish Premier and Commander-in chief. Date 1942?

Background imagePolish Collection: Sphere cover 1939 - Borowenski at Brest-Litovsk

Sphere cover 1939 - Borowenski at Brest-Litovsk
The Russian Commander Borowenski meeting the German Army at Brest-Litovsk in the centre of dismembered Poland, to discuss demarcation into German and Russian Poland

Background imagePolish Collection: Russian armoured car rattles through Polish town, 1939

Russian armoured car rattles through Polish town, 1939
The advance of the Russian Army into Poland. Scene in Rakov, a small Polish town of typical wooden houses. As the countryside was practically unoccupied by Polish forces these armoured columns

Background imagePolish Collection: New Polish Cabinet in Paris, 1939

New Polish Cabinet in Paris, 1939
A new Polish Cabinet formed to lead and direct the Polish effort, despite the country being overrun by the German and Russian armies. The new Government was, second from left, M

Background imagePolish Collection: Cub Scout cleaning firemens boots, Surrey

Cub Scout cleaning firemens boots, Surrey
A Cub Scout cleaning the boots of firemen near Croydon, Surrey, during Scout Job Week. 1975

Background imagePolish Collection: Red Army distributing Moscow newspapers after invasion of Po

Red Army distributing Moscow newspapers after invasion of Po
Russian soldiers engaged in feeding the liberated Polish population with a plentiful supply of Bolshevik propaganda. The soldiers here are distributing Moscow newspapers to peasants near Vilna

Background imagePolish Collection: B stands for Brightness

B stands for Brightness
Advertising for Punch Metal Polish. Alphabet series of 26 postcards featuring children using or holding the product. Date: c.1912

Background imagePolish Collection: Woman from Ludowe, Poland

Woman from Ludowe, Poland in traditional costume Date: 1904

Background imagePolish Collection: Bombs reveal underground railway in Warsaw, 1939

Bombs reveal underground railway in Warsaw, 1939
Following the bombardment and subsequent invasion of Warsaw, photograph revealing the citys underground railway system only a few feet below the surface. Date: 1939

Background imagePolish Collection: Destruction in Warsaw after invasion, 1939

Destruction in Warsaw after invasion, 1939
A group of German soldiers watch the devastation of the Praga quarter of Warsaw from behind their batteries following the invasion of the Polish capital in September 1939. Date: 1939

Background imagePolish Collection: Australian soldier punching shoeshine boy

Australian soldier punching shoeshine boy
Get out! Etla barra! An Australian soldier punches a shoeshine boy, evidently not happy about accepting his services. Date: 1916

Background imagePolish Collection: Polish presidents daughters arrive as exiles in London, 1939

Polish presidents daughters arrive as exiles in London, 1939
Following the invasion of Poland, the two daughters of the President of Poland, General Joseph Pilsudski, arrive in London having fled to sanctuary by way of Lithuania. Date: 1939

Background imagePolish Collection: Poland - Kuznica

Poland - Kuznica - The courtyard of a fishermans house, with two smokeries for smoking fish Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePolish Collection: Polish couple from the Okolice Region

Polish couple from the Okolice Region Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePolish Collection: Brotbankentor, Gdansk, Poland

Brotbankentor, Gdansk, Poland Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePolish Collection: Poster: Heat plays havoc with shoe leather

Poster: Heat plays havoc with shoe leather. With advice on how to look after your shoes so that they last as long as possible. 20th century

Background imagePolish Collection: Silhouette of a Polish officer

Silhouette of a Polish officer

Background imagePolish Collection: Pretty Polish country girl

Pretty Polish country girl in traditional costume Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePolish Collection: Krakow - Poland - St Peter and St Paul Church

Krakow - Poland - St Peter and St Paul Church Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePolish Collection: Szczecin, Poland - Military Swimming Institute

Szczecin, Poland - Military Swimming Institute. Szczecin was known (until 1945) by its German name Stettin. It is the capital city of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. Date: 1900

Background imagePolish Collection: Poland - Lowicz man in traditional costume

Poland - Lowicz man in traditional costume
Polish man from Lowicz (central Poland) in traditional costume Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePolish Collection: Claudine Potocka

Claudine Potocka
CLAUDINE POTOCKA (nee Dzalynska) Polish patriot who devoted herself to the Polish emigres in Switzerland, and the cause of Polish national- -ism but died young (illness) Date: 1802 - 1836

Background imagePolish Collection: Krakow Castle Reception

Krakow Castle Reception
One of the grand reception rooms, with wall tapestries in the Royal Castle ( Wawel or Vavel ), in Kracow (Cracow), Poland. Date: medieval

Background imagePolish Collection: Steamship Harbour - Szczecin (Stettin), Poland

Steamship Harbour - Szczecin (Stettin), Poland Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePolish Collection: Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander

Warsaw - The Destruction of Church of St Alexander
WWII - Destruction by the German Luftwaffe of the Church of St Alexander during the Warsaw uprising in 1944. The church was rebuilt between 1949 and 1953 Date: circa 1906



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