Extraordinary photos of Warsaw in the 1930s. The French photographer showed the unknown face of the city
French photographer amateur, who is the author of the photos, visited our country with a delegation of veterans. A visit to your state character. Created by a veteran, the album was made available by the National Library of Israel in 2010 and is available to view on their website. Ryszard Mączewski, a Varsavianist, and Agnieszka Żółkiewska, a historian, also comment on the photos in preferably from tvnwarszawa.plhighlighting particularly interesting elements and bringing their historical background closer.
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Visit of a delegation of veterans to Poland. They visited not only Warsaw
The visit of veterans lasted from July 3 to August 14, 1933. Including time the group visited such Polish cities as Kraków, Gorlice, Zakopane, Katowice, Poznań or Gdańsk. In the capital itself, the French visited equally typical tourist places, as well as the Northern District, inhabited before World War II by the Jewish population. In the album included in total over 400 photos patterns on black cardboard pages. The names of locations and objects were handwritten by the author using light ink.
Warsaw of the 1930s in French photos of a veteran. Places known and no longer existing
In the TV quoted above from TVN Warsaw Mączewski analyzes photographs of the capital. Pay attention to the unusual shot of the Mickiewicz monument at Krakowskie Przedmieście, under which you can see taxis impressing customers. He also talks about about the Bruehl Hotel captured on one of the photographywhich now no longer exists.
Warsaw in the 1930s captured by a French amateur photographer. Unknown side of the city photo. National Pritzker Family Photograph Collection, National Library of Israel
Visit to the Jewish Quarter. Lively street pictures
Photo taken in the Northern District apart from various shop signs, as well as the Jewish population living there. Dr. Żółkiewska attempted to verify a single location shops. She also talked about the life of Jews in those years, pointing out, among others, what is in between women and men.
Jewish women have always been several steps ahead of Jewish men. They have not been so constrained by customs and religious obligations as men who are firmly bound by tradition. Not only mentally, but also in terms of appearance
– explained Żółkiewska for the portal.
The Northern Quarter in the photos of a French veteran photo. National Pritzker Family Photograph Collection, National Library of Israel
The Northern Quarter in the photos of a French veteran photo. National Pritzker Family Photograph Collection, National Library of Israel
The Northern Quarter in the photos of a French veteran photo. National Pritzker Family Photograph Collection, National Library of Israel