Gallery – Interwar Borderlands
Beznowski family
Helena, Genia, Marja Beznowska, Wladyslaw, and brother-in-law. Dłbrowa Colony, Kresy (Poland) 1932.
Apolonia Kojder
Before WWII
Poland
Wedding of Helena Beznowska and Franciszek Kojder
Dąbrowa Colony, Kresy. 20 January 1936.
Apolonia Kojder
Before WWII
Poland
Daniela’s grandmother, in Poland before WWII
Her grandmother survived the deportation and the trip to the southern USSR, but then died on the journey between Pahlevi and Teheran.
Daniela Toth
Before WWII
Poland
Osada Oryszkowce
Group photo in Poland shortly before WWII
Jozef is in the first row, first on the right. These are workers from the Cooperative where he worked.
Daniela Toth
Before WWII
Poland
Osada Oryszkowce
Ewa Borkowska (1st on the right)
Ewa Borkowska (1st on the right)
Ewa Mikusinski
Before WWII
Poland
Lwow
Borkowski family before the war
Borkowski family before the war
Ewa Mikusinski
Before WWII
Poland
Borkowski family before the war
Borkowski family before the war
Ewa Mikusinski
Before WWII
Poland
Borkowski family before the war
Borkowski family before the war
Ewa Mikusinski
Before WWII
Poland
Borkowski family before the war
Borkowski family before the war
Ewa Mikusinski
Before WWII
Poland
Pre-war family photo
Jozefa, Antoni with Marysia, Bronek, Julian and Kazia
Julian Rybarczyk
Before WWII
Poland
Pre-war family photo
Antoni in his WWI uniform
Julian Rybarczyk
Before WWII
Poland
Reverse of previous photo
Reverse of previous photo
Julian Rybarczyk
Before WWII
Poland
Jozefa and Antoni Rybarczyk
In Poland, before the war.
Julian Rybarczyk
Before WWII
Poland
Julian’s school photo, 1936
Julian’s school photo, 1936
Julian Rybarczyk
Before WWII
Poland
Julian’s school certificate, 1936-1937
Julian’s school certificate, 1936-1937
Julian Rybarczyk
Before WWII
Poland
Julian’s secondary school class in Poland
Julian’s secondary school class in Poland
Julian Rybarczyk
Before WWII
Poland
Feliksa Adach
Feliksa Adach, mother of Jan or Janek Karol Adach [Husband or location before the war unknown]
Feliksa Adach
Before WWII
Poland
Unknown
Krystyna’s Class 1 in Krzemieniec
Krystyna's first year at school in Krzemieniec
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
Korpus Krysti procession in Krzymieniec
Krystyna and two other girls dressed in white holding little baskets of flower petals ready to spread them on the ground in front of the priest carrying the Monstrance.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
Krystyna at fancy dress party
Children in Krzymieniec dressed in fancy dress.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
A scene from town of Krzymieniec
Stanisława is walking down a street in Krzymieniec. Typical housing can be viewed in the background.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
All Souls Day, Krzemieniec
Krystyna, her mother and aunt are on the way to put flowers on the graves of relatives in Krzymieniec. They are carrying chrysanthemums which were the flowers used traditionally at the time.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
Krystyna
Krystyna living in Krzymieniec before the outbreak of WW2. Krystyna liked to dress up in her mother's hat and fox fur shawl.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
Krystyna
Krystyna living in Krzymieniec before the outbreak of WW2.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
Photo of the city of Krzemieniec, Wołyn
The famous city of Krzemieniec in Wołyn province. Photo shows the hill top fort of Góra Bony which is the highest point in the city. In the foreground there is a view of the Liceum. The Liceum building housed a primary school, a secondary school, a technical college and a teacher's training college.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
Krystyna at łazienki in Warszawa in July 1939
Krystyna's parents took their 6 year old daughter on a trip to show her the main cities of Poland in July 1939 but the trip was cut short because of persistent rumours of war. Here she is at Łazienki in Warszawa.
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Warszawa
Krystyna in Krzemieniec in 1938
Krystyna in front of the Parish Church in Krzemieniec
Krystyna Kołodyńska-Downey
Before WWII
Poland
Krzymieniec, Wołyn
Earliest family photo taken in 1928
This is the earliest photograph Hela has of herself from her childhood in Poland. Her parents with her as a baby in her mother’s arms and her sister Tekla, on the right. An aunt is on the left by her father (1928).
Helena Moroz
Before WWII
Poland
Zarudzie, Tarnopol
Anna marries Jósef Szeliga
Helena's ister Anna’s wedding to Jósef Szeliga, not long before war broke out. Maria is on the groom’s left and Jan is next to the priest who is next to Anna. The photo is in front of the family home in Zarudzie.
Helena Moroz
Before WWII
Poland
Zarudzie, Tarnopol
Identification Card Bronislaw Blazejowski, 1939 (aged 15)
Identification Card Bronislaw Blazejowski, 1939 (aged 15)
Louise Blazejowska
Before WWII
Poland
Lwow