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[A portrait of two men shaking hands] [An iconographic document]
Creator:[Majchrowski, W.] (photographer)
Date issued/created: Description:The photo depicts two young men in elegant suits shaking hands as a sign of a greeting. Both are holding cigarettes in their hands. According to the photo’s owner, it depicts her father Stanisław (…) when he was 20 years old (in the picture he’s the one wearing a white suit) greeting his friend (…). The photo was taken by a photographer in Nowy Brzesk – Mr. Majchrowski. The man in a dark suit came from the village of Wawrzeńczyce. These men were friends and business partners, both traded in calx, coal and paraffin oil ; 1940, Nowe Brzesko, Proszowice district ; 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: Subject and Keywords:ethnography ; material culture ; social culture ; portrait ; man ; clothing ; fashion ; stimulant ; cigarette ; Nowe Brzesko, Proszowice district (Poland)
Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Source: Rights:Rights Reserved - Restricted Access
Terms of use: Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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
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