Title:

[A visitor from England] [An iconographic document]

Date issued/created:

[1938]

Description:

The photo depicts a man in elegant suit standing in the middle of a road / yard (?) with a “bundle” in his hand. In the background there are a thatched cottage and several people standing in front of it and waiving hands. According to the photo’s owner, it depicts a family event celebrating the arrival of one of the family members from England. It was taken by an amateur photographer ; 1938, Piaseczno, voiv. Gdańskie ; 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 ; material culture ; social culture ; man ; family ; guest ; visit ; clothing ; Piaseczno, Gniew commune (Poland)

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

IAiE PAN, no. call 141-8

Source:

IAiE PAN, nr inw. 141-8

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:

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

Access:

Closed