Warsaw in 1861

[Jaga]

Very old pictures of Warsaw:

Russian army in Warsaw
see the parade of Russian soldiers through Warsaw (Warsaw was a part of Russian empire) in 1861:

warszawa.gazeta.pl/warszawa/56,34862,11283295,Przemarsz_wojska_rosyjskiego_od_Krakowskiego_Przedmiescia_w,,3.html#galeria

here are Russian tents after introducing martial law - in the middle of Warsaw! You can see Sigismundus monument and St. Anne church

warszawa.gazeta.pl/warszawa/56,34862,11283295,Obozowisko_wojsk_rosyjskich_na_placu_Zamkowym_po,,2.html#galeria

[Jaga]

and here is a Corpus Christi celebration in Warsaw - huge crowds!

warszawa.gazeta.pl/warszawa/56,34862,11283295,Procesja_Bozego_Ciala_na_Krakowskim_Przedmiesciu_30_maja,,4.html#galeria

[Eric]

Very nice photos!

Sometimes it amazes me to think how people lived not too very long ago, as in these photos. But they lived!

[Jaga]

Eric,

I agree, I think that these pictures are amazing. Pieter and all, please see them also. Below is another pearl - villagers dressed in Sunday cloths in front of one of the Warsaw's churches:

wyborcza.pl/56,75248,11283295,Wiesniacy_z_Wilanowa_w_odswietnych_strojach_przed_kosciolem,,7.html

[Eric]

It's amazing they could keep their clothes so clean despite having to walk on dirty, dusty, muddy roads. The poor women must have had to go through a lot of effort to clean the family's clothes.

[Jaga]

Eric,

usually women had several layers of cloths/skirts..... so the external were the cleanest

[gaspard11]

Amazing photos, take a look at this: karta.org.pl/fotooferty/taran_warszawa/index.htm it's not that old, but still worth seeing

[Jaga]

gaspard,

great pictures. Thanks for sharing! Reminded me the old good times!

[gaspard11]

I don't remeber such times, but it looks pretty amazing especially comparing with Warsaw nowadays, totally different.