The photo pictures an elderly man in an unidentified uniform with a belt fastened by a steel buckle. The soldier has a tall hat on without a peak similar to a seaman’s hat. The man is posing against a background of a rocky garden and a memorial with an illegible plaque. On the right a part of a brick building with a window is visible ; According to the owner of the photo, it was taken in 1919 and shows his great-grandfather, Karol (...) ; 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)
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Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund
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