Title:

[A portrait of six men in suits] [An iconographic document]

Date issued/created:

[1931]

Description:

The photo taken in a photographic studio depicts six men in elegant suits. According to the photo owner’s account, it was taken in a photographic studio in Bruay (Pas-de-Calais) in France and depicts workers from the Haillicourt II mine, including himself and his brother. As he recalls, he left for France 14 days after his wedding which took place on 26 November 1930. Beneath the photo there is the following inscription: “A memento from [our] stay in France, year 1931” ; The photo sent to the contest named “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly “Nowa Wieś” (New village). Copy of the photo kept at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute for the History of Material Culture)

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; social culture ; Poles in France ; portrait ; man ; work ; mine ; clothing ; suit ; fashion ; Bruay, Pas-de-Calais (France)

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. 28-7

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Central Library of Geography and Environmental Protection Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Closed