Pool table and talking globe

Ratusz Krakowski (Kraków, Poland)

Stoss, Veit, d. 1533

Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941

Nagurski, Bronko, 1908-1990

[Stary zegar na wieży ratuszowej w Krakowie] W dawnej Polsce nowy rok przypadał w dzien 25 grudnia

Sławni w narodzie polskim: Wit Stwosz ur. r. 1438, um. r 1533

Mistrz Paderewski znakomitym graczem w bilard

[Nieznam lepszego] "Bronko" Nagurski, Polak, najlepszym graczem w Football na świecie.

[The old clock on the city hall tower in Krakow] In the old Poland the new year happened to fall on the 25th of December

Famous in the Polish nation: Wit Stwosz born in 1438, died in 1533

Master Paderewski a superb pool player

[I don't know better] "Bronko" Nagurski, a Pole, the best football player in the world.

The image is a page from a Polish illustrated publication dated Saturday, December 29, 1934. It features a series of drawings accompanied by short texts under the title "Czy Wiecie Ze" (Did You Know). The top left drawing shows St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków with figures walking nearby. The top right drawing depicts a sculptor with tools, identified as Wit Stwosz (Veit Stoss), active in the 15th century. The bottom left drawing shows a person playing billiards at a table, labeled as a billiard master. The bottom right drawing illustrates a chess player at a board, described as a Polish chess champion.

Archacki, Henry, 1907-1998

State University of New York at Buffalo

Dziennik dia Wszystkich = Everybody's Daily

1933

University Libraries. Polish Room

University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries.

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