Warsaw Collection (page 4)

Siberian infantrymen in their field service equipment at Warsaw

Emperor and Tsar
Tsar Alexander II receives Napoleon III at Warsaw, soon after the end of the Crimean War in which the Russians were defeated by the French and British

August III Elected - 1
August III, who is also Friedrich August II, elector von Sachsen, is elected king of Poland at Wola, near Warsaw

Battle of Ostrolenka
Led by Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki, Polish forces fight valiantly at Ostrolenko, but are eventually defeated by the Russians and forced to retreat to Warsaw. Date: 26 May 1831

Ball at Warsaw
As a public relations gesture, the President of Warsaw invites the bourgeois of Warsaw to a grand ball : hardly any accept, those who do being mainly Germans

Poland Warsaw
One of the main squares of the city

War with Russia - 3
When Bolshevik Russia attempts to seize the new republic of Poland, many Warsaw citizens back them : a group of communist volunteers are addressed by their commander

Warsaw Riots - 2
When a patriotic demonstration demanding reform is held before the viceregal castle, Warsaw, the Russians disperse it with great brutality and many deaths

Bombed Train
Polish insurgents raid a mail- train at Rogoff on the Vienna- Warsaw railway, seizing money from the border customs tolls

Demo at Warsaw
A huge popular demonstration in the streets of Warsaw, at the end of World War One, in support of the Allies who, they hope, will at last give them independence

Republican Review
Marshal Jozef Piludski is the first president and virtual creator of the new Polish republic : he reviews troops in Saxony Place, Warsaw, and will rule until 1922

Warsaw Riots - 3
The midnight funeral of one of the victims of the Russians on 8 April, at St Roch hospital, Warsaw

Conference at Warsaw
Representatives of the great powers meet at Warsaw to discuss the future of Poland

Piludski Coup 1
Marshal Piludski, in a coup d etat, seizes power and makes himself virtual dictator of Poland : his supporters occupy the Belvedere, Warsaw

Fighting at Konowice
Insurgents and Russians contest the railway bridge at Konowice, on the main line to Warsaw

War with Russia - 4
A parade of volunteers marches through the streets of Warsaw, rousing citizens to volunteer against the bolshevik Red Army which threatens to take their city

Piludski Coup 2
Supporters of Marshal Piludskis coup d etat overcome resistance in the streets of Warsaw : they establish him as virtual dictator

Warsaw Conference
Conference of the powers at Warsaw to consider the fate of Poland

Fetes at Warsaw
Despite the fiasco of his ball in February, the governor of Warsaw is determined to win friends and influence people - fetes and parades are applauded by some, at least

War with Russia - 1
When Bolshevik Russia attempts to seize Poland, the Poles fight for their independence with patriotic fervour : Polish cavalry in the streets of Warsaw

Warsaw Riots - 1
A demonstration demanding reform is held before the viceregal castle : the Russians disperse it with great brutality and many deaths

Piludski Coup 5
A tank makes a show of force in the streets of Warsaw as Piludskis supporters overcome all resistance

Suspects Arrested
The reign of terror in Warsaw : a large body of suspects being removed for examination. Polish patriots are inspired by the partial success of the Russian rising

Blown-up bridge in Warsaw
A bridge over the Vistula at Warsaw, blown up by the Russians in their retreat through Poland. In May 1915, the combined forces of Austria-Hungary

SS Patrol searching Civilians, Warsaw, 1944
Illustration showing a German SS Patrol searching Polish civilians, for weapons and documents, in a Warsaw street, 1944. This drawing was made during the Second World War by Captain Bryan de Grineau

Polish refugees
An exodus of Polish peasants from the Warsaw area of Poland. Around 10 million refugees accompanied the Russian army as it retreated through Galicia

German regiments in Warsaw
German regiments being played into Warsaw following their capture of the city during the Russian retreat of 1915. The band is preceded by a soldier carrying a jingling johnny

Warsaw Church
The church of the Bernardins

Stephan Ossowiecki
STEPHAN OSSOWIECKI Polish engineer and clairvoyant, photographed with his wife at the 1923 International Congress for Psychical Research at Warsaw

Polish Insurrection 1830
Peter Wysocki during the Warsaw insurrection against the Russians

JAN GUZYK
Polish materialisation medium whose skilful frauds deceived many reputable investigators. Harry Price in Warsaw, 1923, found him childishly deceitful

Kluski Spirit Glove 2
Cast made from a spirit glove created at Warsaw by Franek Kluski (pseudonym) (1874 - ?) in the presence of Richet, Geley and others

Kluski Spirit Glove 3
Wax glove of a materialised hand created at Warsaw by Franek Kluski (pseudonym) (1874 - ?) in the presence of Richet, Geley and others

Suvorov Enters Warsaw
Suvorov enters Warsaw in command of the Russian troops who have taken the city after the insurrection proclaimed by Kosciuszko was defeated at Maciejowice

Poland / Warsaw Nevsky
Warsaw: Church of St Alexander Nevski

Over Reaction to Fashion
Polish girl wearing fashionable short skirts is forced to take refuge in a Warsaw church from an angry mob demonstrating their disapproval

Copernicus / Statue
MIKOLAI KOPERNIK (COPERNICUS) Statue of Copernicus in Warsaw

Stanislaw Mokronowski
STANISLAW MOKRONOWSKI Polish general during the wars against Russia: depicted in 1794 when he was in charge of the defence of Warsaw. Date: 1761 - 1821

Poland / Warsaw 17C
General view of Warszawa, seen across the Vistula

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