Title
Skull of Kazimierz the Great
Subject
Matejko, Jan, 1838-1893
Kazimierz III, King of Poland, 1310-1370
Podbipięta, Longinus
Piekarski, Frank
Camp, Walter, 1859-1925
Description
Jan Matejko, malując portret Kazimierza Wielkiego, użył jako model, tegoż czaszkę
Pierwszą lampę naftową wynalazł Polak
Jan Longin (Podbipieta), polski rycerz, jednym cieciem miecza ściął trzy głowy
Frank Piekarski był pierwszym i jedynym Polakiem wybranym przez Walter Camp, sławnego krytyka gry piłki-nożnej, do tegoż drużyny.
Jan Matejko when painting the portrait of Kazimierz the Great, used his skull as a model
A Pole discovered the first oil lamp
Jan Longin (Podbipięta), a Polish knight, cut three heads with one blow of his sword
Frank Piekarski was the first and the only Pole chosen by Walter Camp, a famous soccer critic, to his team.
Czy jesteś obywatelem tego kraju? Dlaczego nie? Wstąp dzisiaj do polskiego klubu.
Are you a citizen of this country? Why not? Stop by by the Polish club today.
The image shows a Polish newspaper illustration titled “Czy wiecie ze with drawings and captions about notable Polish contributions and inventions. The top section depicts a church interior with an organist, the middle left shows workers handling large blocks in a quarry or construction scene, and the right side features a person holding a book. At the top right is a drawing of an oil lamp with a caption noting the invention of the kerosene lamp by a Pole. The page contains Polish text throughout, presenting educational or historical trivia
Creator
Archacki, Henry, 1907-1998
Source
Dziennik dia Wszystkich = Everybody's Daily
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries. Polish Room.
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1931
Rights
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Format
image/jpeg
Language
pol
Type
Image
Identifier
bk01_pg008_black
Is Part Of
Archacki Cartoons. LIB-ASL003
Archacki cartoon collection scrapbooks. MS-0180
Collection
Citation
Archacki, Henry, 1907-1998, “Skull of Kazimierz the Great,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/4073.