Warsaw Collection

Polish poster for a film, The Warsaw Mermaid, directed by Tadeusz Makarczynski, based on a local legend. 1956

Kaiser Wilhelm II presenting medals, Warsaw, WW1
Kaiser 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

Gustav Geley
French investigator of psychical phenomena, author, involved in many high- profile investigations. Photographed at the Warsaw congress 1923, with Ossowiecki and his wife

Poland / Warsaw Old Market
Street scene - the Old Market

Pilot Stanley Hausner saying goodbye to his wife
Stanley Hausner, pilot who went missing during his flight between New Jersey and Warsaw. Picked up by British steamer, the Circe Shell

Polish revolt against Russian domination
During the November Uprising, also known as the Cadet Revolution (1830-1831), Polish patriots attempt (unsuccessfully) to throw off Russian domination

Market in the centre of Warsaw, Poland, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

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

Kluski Spirit Glove
Cast of a spirit glove made at Warsaw by Franek Kluski (pseudonym) (1874 - ?) in the presence of Richet, Geley and others

Poland / Warsaw Institute
Warsaw: the Polytechnic Institute

Kluski and Bird
At Warsaw, in the presence of Colonel Okolowicz and others, though searched before and after, Kluski materialises a huge bird

November Insurrection
Polish cadets and civilians take the Belvedere Palace, Warsaw, from the occupying Russians - a fine victory, though the insurrection was suppressed by the Russians

Poland / Warsaw Palace
Warsaw: Lazienki Palace

Poland / Warsaw Church
Warsaw: Church of the Piarist Fathers in the snow

Kluski Figure
A mysterious figure, swathed in a white shroud, appears behind Kluski at a Warsaw seance

The Grand Theatre in Warsaw, Poland
The Grand Theatre in Warsaw (Teatr Wielki w Warszawie) - a theatre and opera complex situated on the historic Theatre Square in central Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland. The building was completely destroyed in a German air raid on Warsaw in 1939. A new concert hall was built after the war in a popular style

WW1 - German Schutte-Lanz Airship SL2 bombing Warsaw
German Schutte-Lanz Airship SL2 bombing Warsaw (in Russian Poland), in 1914. Date: 1914

Amphitheater (Amfiteatr) in Parc Lazienki, Warsaw, Poland. Architect: Johann Christian Kammsetzer - opened in 1792. Date: 1908

Kidnap attempt on Stanislaw II Augustus, King of Poland, 1771
Stanislaw II Augustus, King of Poland, escapes from a kidnap attempt by the Bar Confederates near Warsaw in 1771. Guards with swords on horseback defend the king from an attack on his coach at night

Bomb crater in Warsaw street, September 1939
Large bomb crater in a Warsaw street next to a house that appears structurally intact

Tupolev Tu-154M 102
Polish Air Force - Tupolev Tu-154M 102 (msn 90A862), of the Polish Air Force Presidential Flight

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Warsaw, Poland - The Zacheta National Gallery of Art
The Zacheta National Gallery of Art - a contemporary art museum in the center of Warsaw, Poland. Date: 1910

Ulica Nowy Zjazd and Slasko-Dabrowski Bridge, Warsaw, Poland
Ulica Nowy Zjazd and Slasko-Dabrowski Bridge over the Vistula River, Warsaw, Poland Date: 1911

Old Town Market Place, Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's Old Town Market Place (Polish: Rynek Starego Miasta) is the center and oldest part of the Old Town of Warsaw, capital of Poland. Date: 1911

Russian Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael in Warsaw
The Church of the Archangel Michael in Warsaw - an Orthodox church in Warsaw, located on Ujazdowskie Avenue (aleje Ujazdowskie), in the area of the current Plac na Rozdrozu (Crossroads Square)

Poland, Warsaw. Lazienki Park. The Royal Bath. Ancient Roman-style amphitheatre, building that was erected after the redesign of the estate by Stanislaw August Poniatowski, in the mid-18th century

Battle of Somosierra - Pensinsular War
Peninsular War. Battle of Somosierra (Spain)

First Partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland. The First Partition of Poland. It was decided on August 5, 1772. The agreement was signed in Vienna in February 1772

John III Sobieski - King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania
John III Sobieski (1629-1696). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696). Statue dedicated to the Polish hero in Lazienki Park, Warsaw. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Lafon

Poland, Warsaw. Royal Baths Park. View of the Palace on the Isle. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vormser and Lepetit. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840

Fresco depicting an archangel with sword. Detail. Porch of the southern entrance. Cathedral of Faras. 12th-13th centuries. Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Epitaph of Maththaios, Bishop of Faras. May-June, 766. Sandstone. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis). Fresco, detail
Fresco depicting the Cross, with the image of Christ in the center (Maiestas Crucis), detail. Northern vestibule. 11th century. Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw

Fragment of door post. 6th-8th centuries. Sandstone. From Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Fresco depicting the Archangel (Raphael?). Second half of the 8th century - first half of the 9th century. From the staircase of Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw

Cross in Majesty (Maiestas Crucis) - Northern vestibule
Fresco depicting the Cross, with the image of Christ in the center (Maiestas Crucis). Northern vestibule. 11th century. Faras Cathedral (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland

Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century
Fragment of the frieze from the apse of the First Cathedral. 7th century. Sandstone with traces of polychromy. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos
The Founding Inscription of Bishop Paulos. It commemorates the renovation of the cathedral in 707. Greek. Sandstone. Detail. From Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Tupolev Tu-154M 102
Polish Air Force - Tupolev Tu-154M 102 (msn 90A862), of the Polish Air Force Presidential Flight

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW664
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW664 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Battle of Albuera, Extremadura, Spain, 16 May 1811, fought by the French Empire and the Duchy of Warsaw against the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814)

Map showing the distances between cities 1939
Map showing the distance from Moscow, Danzig, Warsaw, Berlin and Venice in relation to London in order to highlight the likelihood of air raids. 1939

German plane wreckage on the outskirts of Warsaw, Sept 1939
A crowd inspects the remnants of a German plane, having been shot down just outside Warsaw as part of the Polish resistance to German invasion, in September 1939. September 1939

Warsaw - The Bruhl Palace (Sandomierski Palace)
The Bruhl Palace (Polish: Palac Bruhla), otherwise known as Sandomierski Palace was a palace standing at Pilsudski Square

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW665 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Marszalkowska Street, Warsaw, Poland
circa 1910s

POLISH SHORT SKIRT
A Polish girl takes refuge in a Warsaw church when an indignant crowd attack her because her skirt is too short for decency Date: 1929

Old Lady on bench, Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland
An old lady sits on a bench in the square of Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland. It is winter and snow is on the cobblestones of the square. See also Picture No. 12445701 Date: 1987

Warsaw street sweeper, winter
A woman street sweeper brushes snow in a Warsaw park, Poland Date: 1987

Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland
An old lady sits on a bench in the square of Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland. It is winter and pigeons fly overhead. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1987

Sisters Earle music hall duettists and dancers
The Sisters Earle (Florrie and Harriet Warsaw) music hall duettists and simultaneous dancers. In Australia 1901 and moved to England by 1911

Statue of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) by Thorvaldsen (17
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish mathematician and astronomer. Statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), 1830. Warsaw. Poland

Poland. Warsaw. 16th century. Engraving
Poland. Warsaw. 16th century. By Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (1536-1590). Alte Europaische Stadtebilder. Civitates Orbis Terrarum

POLAND. Warsaw. The first World war. Oriental front (1914). Russian soldiers, combatants of the Vistula belonging to the regiments of Siberia, in the streets of Warsaw

German airship SL2 bombing Warsaw, WW1
German airship SL2 bombing Warsaw, Poland, during the First World War. Date: 1914

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

Adam Bernard Micki (1798-1855). Polish writer and political activist. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism. Monument by polish sculptor Cyprian Godebski (1835-1909). Neo-Classicist, 1898. Warsaw

Poland. Warsaw. Socialist relief. Constitution Square

Poland. Warsaw. Presidential Palace and statue of Prince Joz
Poland. Warsaw. Presidential Palace. Neoclassical style. 1818. Architect, Chrystian Piotr Aigner. Equestrian statue of Prince Jozef Poniatowski (1763-1813)

Poland. Warsaw. Central University Gate. Historical Center

Poland. Warsaw. Saint Annes Church. 18th century
Poland. Warsaw. Saint Annes Church. Neoclassical facade built by Chrystian Piotr Aigner (1756-1841). 18th century

Poland. Warsaw. Saint Annes Church. Bell tower, 19th century

Warsaw Mermaid, 1855, by Konstanty Hegel (1799-1876). Poland
Poland. Warsaw. Market Square. Warsaw Mermaid, 1855, by Konstanty Hegel (1799-1876)

Poland. Warsaw. Royal Castle. Exterior
Poland. Warsaw. Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski), rebuilt in the 20th century after its destruction during World War II. Exterior

POLAND. WARSAW. Congress building

Lukasinski in Chains
The revolutionary patriot is chained to one of archduke Constantines cannons and taken away when the latter is permitted to leave Warsaw. Date: 1830

Kluski at Warsaw 1919
A flash photo reveals a mysterious manifestation at a Warsaw seance, of which his neighbour seems blissfully unaware Date: 23 November 1919

Kluski at Warsaw 1920
A figure garbed in oriental attire materialises behind Kluski, caught by the camera flash though unseen by the sitters : the black marks are paranormal scratches on film Date: 15 June 1920

WW1 - Germans in Poland
WW1 - Illustrating the reality and irony behind German intentions as they arrive in Poland

Damage to Jozef Poniatowski Bridge, Warsaw, Poland
Damage to Jozef Poniatowski Bridge, on the Vistula River, Warsaw, Poland, blown up by the Russian Army on 5 August 1915

Damage to Kierbedz Bridge, Warsaw, Poland
Damage to Kierbedz Bridge, on the Vistula River, Warsaw, Poland, blown up by the Russian Army on 5 August 1915

Cartoon, Russias Thorn in the Flesh, showing a scene in a typical Warsaw cafe on receipt of war news. Date: August 1914

Swedes at Warsaw
After two days of fighting, the Swedish cavalry gain the upper hand at the battle of Warsaw. Date: 28-30 July 1656

Trotsky in Warsaw
LEON TROTSKY Russian statesman, at Warsaw 1919 during the peace of Brest-Litovsk - he is nearest camera in foreground. Date: 1879 - 1940

Jane Porter - 1
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works. Date: 1776 - 1850

Jane Porter - 3
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works. Depicted as a lady canoness. Date: 1776 - 1850

Jane Porter - 4
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works.. Date: 1776 - 1850

Jane Porter - 2
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works. Date: 1776 - 1850

Yakov Zhilinski, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Russian Army
Yakov Zhilinski (Zhilinskiy) (18531918), Chief of Staff of the Imperial Russian Army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, Governor-General of Warsaw

Lazienki Palace in Lazienki Park, Warsaw, Poland
The Lazienki Palace in Lazienki Park, Warsaw, Poland. Date: circa 1950s

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