Poland's tribute to America. Symbol of a dynasty, the famous Jagielle statue in Cracow, the old capital of Poland is the greatest existing symbol of Poland's greatest dynasty of Kings. It was under the Jagielle family which came by marriage to the throne, that Poland reached the distinction of a European power. The kings were wise and brave and at the end of the succession Poland had been established in the face of the hostility of surrounding nations. In the decline which followed the remarkable line of rules, , came the events which finally partitioned the country. Cracow the old capital was only regained by Poland when the nation was set up again in 1918 after the war
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Paris Ofiice
Group title: Motion pictures.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
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Tags
american red cross
poland
cracow
glass negatives
photo
symbol
dynasty
succession poland
kings
nations
ultra high resolution
high resolution
statue
library of congress
Date
01/01/1920
Location
cracow
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html