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Post by Jaga on Jan 27, 2014 20:38:28 GMT -7
Here are more pictures by Poremski from Poland almost 40 years ago: Making it RainPhoto: Watering the large planters in the square Old Town Warsaw, Poland, May 16, 1976 Strolling in SolitudePhoto: Couple strolling on a quiet street Old Town Warsaw, Poland, May 16, 1976 |
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Post by Jaga on Jan 29, 2014 19:00:54 GMT -7
More pictures from Richard Poremski's collection: Riding the Accordion Bus Photo: Articulated/extended city bus Warsaw, Poland, May 16, 1976  Grinding Out a Tune Photo: Organ Grinder Busker (Katarynka) Old Town, Warsaw, Poland, May 16, 1976  |
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Post by Jaga on Feb 1, 2014 0:04:27 GMT -7
Guys, did you notice these photos? they are quite unique
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Post by pieter on Feb 1, 2014 4:49:49 GMT -7
They are really special and gives us an insight in another era. I have been there (in Poland) in 1976. My memories are different. Ofcourse real life is in color. (Do you remember the family images I posted in the First World War thread. That was Poland too, in 1976! But in color) Black and white photo's with their grey shadows and essentialism go dieper into the subject of the image. You aren't distracted by the colors! Here a color photo of 1976  PKP Polish 4-6-0 class Ok22 1976 Poland, 1976, Wroclaw Zoo. |
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Post by pieter on Feb 1, 2014 4:56:01 GMT -7
  ABBA photographed in Poland, October 1976: Frida and Benny on stage at Studio 2 and Bjorn and Agnetha in the streets of Warsaw with fans. 1976 USSR-Poland World Hockey Champ game POLISH MIRACLE. |
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Post by karl on Feb 1, 2014 6:25:02 GMT -7
Jaga
It was good of you in sharing long past photos of your country Poland. It is indeed interesting with a view of the past brought into the present by virtue of photos. I like the clothing styles for people then knew how to dress proper, for men look like men and ladies look like ladies.
The photo of public works employees watering the square plants is interesting in shown of the matter of using a tractor as a power source for pulling the work wagen. It is a pratical and useful manner as many of our farmers use the simular methods in equipment utilization.
It is good to revue the past, for it reminds us where we were and where we are now.
Karl
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Post by karl on Feb 1, 2014 6:40:46 GMT -7
Pieter
I had forgotten ABBA, they were a hot group with a great many hits, and deserveably so. I had several of their albums and lost them over time and moving about.
Karl
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Post by Jaga on Feb 1, 2014 19:30:25 GMT -7
Pieter,
your Lokomotywa picture is very nice in color! I think, people from outside Poland were noticing things which for us were so normal.... I was just a girl in Poland in these times. I also remember when Abba came to Warsaw for a weekend....
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Post by Jaga on Feb 1, 2014 19:31:25 GMT -7
Karl, glad you liked it. I will post more. I bet in Germany you saw similar pictures, maybe not in 70s but in 60s of watering flowers.
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Post by Jaga on Feb 1, 2014 19:44:49 GMT -7
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Post by kaima on Feb 1, 2014 21:13:30 GMT -7
Hmmmm.... will be first to guess at a City Hall with clock tower. I expect the city square / market / Rynik is around the corner. Or am I lost? Kai |
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Post by pieter on Feb 2, 2014 10:20:19 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Feb 2, 2014 10:29:02 GMT -7
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Post by Jaga on Feb 2, 2014 13:07:58 GMT -7
These dancing people look professional. Thanks for posting more pictures of Polish lokomotywa. Even Ela knows what Lokomotywa is, thanks to Tuwim's poem.
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Post by Jaga on Apr 3, 2014 10:28:00 GMT -7
I have still problems to post pictures in the gallery in the website. But these photos deserve to be seen. So here is a continuation of the Old Country: Pushing and Pulling Across WarsawPhoto: Team of electric streetcars at work
Warsaw, Poland, May 16, 1976 by the way, trams in Warsaw and Katowice were always red, trams in Krakow were blue  |
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