Kraków, Polska--Polskie koleje państwowe / Zygmunta Kamińskiego 1926. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Kraków, Polska--Polskie koleje państwowe / Zygmunta Kamińskiego 1926., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Kraków, Polska--Polskie koleje państwowe / Zygmunta Kamińskiego 1926.
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A 1926 Polish State Railways poster sends travelers to Kraków, and its subject headings point to the city's sixteenth-century royal past, with a castle and a procession tied to Stefan Batory, king of Poland from 1576 to 1586. Zygmunt Kamiński designed the image, which was printed as a chromolithograph in Kraków. In the 1920s, newly independent Poland used such posters to promote both rail travel and national heritage. Kraków, the royal capital until the court moved to Warsaw in 1596, was a natural choice for that message.
| Created / published | Warszawie; Krak. : Zakl. Graf. E. i Dra. K. Koziańskich, 1926. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph ; 97 x 68 cm. |
| Genre | Travel posters Polish 1920-1930.Chromolithographs Color 1920-1930. |
| Subjects | Stefan Batory,--King of Poland,--1533-1586. Parades & processions--Poland--Kraków--1550-1590. Castles & palaces--Poland--Kraków--1550-1590. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,825 × 4,697 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220649 |
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