Poland's old royal city--Cracow / W. Chomicz. – Antique Print
![Poland's old royal city--Cracow / W. Chomicz., Kraków : Drukarnia Narodowa, [ca. 1935] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a3/a30288291872-L.webp)
(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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This vintage poster of Poland's old royal city--Cracow / W. Chomicz. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Poland's old royal city--Cracow / W. Chomicz.
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Wawel, the royal castle on a limestone hill above the Vistula River, is the subject that sets this poster apart from others of Kraków. Polish kings were crowned and buried in its cathedral for centuries, and the city served as the royal capital until Sigismund III moved the court to Warsaw in 1609. Drawn by W. Chomicz and printed in color rotogravure around 1935, the poster was issued under the Polish State Railways, which used such images to attract travelers in the years after Poland regained independence in 1918.
| Created / published | Kraków : Drukarnia Narodowa, [ca. 1935] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : rotogravure, color ; 100 x 70 cm. |
| Genre | Travel posters Polish 1930-1940.Rotogravures Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Printed in Poland (ang.). Edited by Polish State Railways. Promotional goal: Poland. E8. 1935. |
| Subjects | Wawel (Kraków, Poland) Castles & palaces--Poland--Kraków--1930-1940. Tourist trade--Poland--Kraków--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,820 × 4,667 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220646 |
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