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. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
Sławni w narodzie polskim: Wit Stwosz ur. r. 1438, um. r 1533. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
Mistrz Paderewski znakomitym graczem w bilard. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
[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. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
Famous in the Polish nation: Wit Stwosz born in 1438, died in 1533. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
Master Paderewski a superb pool player. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
[Nieznam lepszego] "Bronko" Nagurski, Polak, najlepszym graczem w Football na świecie. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
[I don't know better] "Bronko" Nagurski, a Pole, the best football player in the world. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
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. Illustrations by Henry Archacki.
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
1933
Rights
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Format
image/jpeg
Language
pol
Type
Image
Identifier
bk03_pg0172
Is Part Of
Archacki Cartoons. LIB-ASL003
Archacki cartoon collection scrapbooks. MS-0180
Collection
Citation
Archacki, Henry, 1907-1998, “Pool table and talking globe,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 1, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/4167.