Title
Pool table and talking globe
Subject
Ratusz Krakowski (Kraków, Poland)
Stoss, Veit, d. 1533
Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941
Nagurski, Bronko, 1908-1990
Description
[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.
Creator
Archacki, Henry, 1907-1998
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Dziennik dia Wszystkich = Everybody's Daily
Date
1933
Contributor
University Libraries. Polish Room
University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries.
Rights
Language
pl
Type
Image
Still Image
Identifier
bk03_pg0172
Collection
Citation
Archacki, Henry, 1907-1998, “Pool table and talking globe,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/4167.