Post-Partition Era (19th century)

The 1st of January 1886, Lodz
A tri-lingual bond (in Russian, German, Polish) of 1000 rubles issued by Towarzystwo Akcyjne Wyrobow Bawelnianych of Ludwik Geyer.  more »

Dethroning Russian Tsar Nicholas I as the Polish king
Act of dethroning Tsar Nicholas I as the king of Poland, Jan. 25, 1831  more »

The first half of the 19th century, Cracow
A desk seal with an inscription in a rim: SENAT RZADZACY WOLNEGO NIEPODLEGLEGO I SCISLE NEUTRALNEGO MIASTA KRAKOWA I JEGO OKREGU (The Ruling Senate Of Free, Independent And Strictly Neutral City Of Cracow And Its District). In a central field a coat of arms of city of Cracow covered with a crown. To the right of the coat of arms an inscription SENAT to the left another one RZADZACY, the inscription in the rim circled with leaved edging.  more »

Wool company in £ód¼ owned by Salomon Barciński
Advertising lithography of the company in £ód¼, approx. 1909  more »

1810, Nürnberg
The map was made by F.L.Güffefeld in 1810. As a label shows it was based on older astronomical measurements of J.K. Textor and Gilly's works. The map was published by Homman's publishng office from Nürnberg.  more »

no date [1877] Cracow
An election poster of dr. Warschauer referring to Polish-Jewish cooperation during the January Uprising.  more »

12th of December 1806, Warsaw
A programme of formal welcome of Napoleon Bonaparte, the emperor of the French, arriving to Warsaw.  more »

1st/13th of September 1820, Warsaw
A speech of His Majesty the Emperor and the King given by at the opening of Parliament (Seym) of the Kingdom of Poland on the 1st/13th of September 1820 in Warsaw.  more »