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The photographs of Boleslaw Dobski

A picture of Gniew [1938], a town in northern Poland

Gniew [1938], a town in northern Poland where I went to school and worked up to 1942.

A picture of a farm [1930] at Rakowiec, Poland

The farm [1930] at Rakowiec, Poland, where I was born and lived as a boy.

A picture at home in 1940 with a friend

With a friend at home [1940] I am on the right.

Another picture at home with a friend

Another picture at home with a friend in 1940.

A picture of Boleslaw in front of a restaurant, Poland 1937.

In front of a restaurant, Poland 1937.

A picture with friends at the Vistula 1939.

With friends at the Vistula 1939. I am on the left.

A picture of me picnicking with my sister and friends at home 1940.

Picnicking with my sister and friends at home 1940.

A picture of Boleslaw with friends in Starogard 1940.

With friends in Starogard 1940.

A picture of Boleslaw with friends at a hotel in Gniew, 1940.

Me with friends at a hotel in Gniew, 1940.

A picture of General W. Anders, the Polish military leader visiting a Polish sport team in Leicester 1949

General W. Anders, the Polish military leader visiting a Polish sport team in Leicester 1949.

A picture of General W. Anders laying a wreath under the monument in Victoria Park in Leicester 1949, with assistance of Polish Boyscouts.

General W. Anders laying a wreath under the monument in Victoria Park in Leicester 1949, with assistance of Polish Boyscouts.

A picture of my father and sister in 1945 attending our farm.

My father and sister in 1945 attending our farm.

A picture on the beach at Vistula 1940, B.D. is on the left.

On the beach at Vistula 1940, I am on the left.

A picture of my father [ on the left] on holiday in Zakopane in the fifties.

My father [on the left] on holiday in Zakopane in the fifties.

A picture of B.D. [centre] at home with friends 1941.

At home with friends 1941. I am in the centre of the picture.

A picture of D.B. as a departmental manager working for a wholesale firm in Gniew, 1941.

Me as a departmental manager working for a wholesale firm in Gniew, 1941.

A picture of Boleslaw in a back street in Gniew, 1938.

A photo of me in a back street in Gniew, 1938.

A picture of B.D. on the beach at Vistula with a friend, 1937.

Me on the beach at Vistula with a friend, 1937.

A picture of B.D. with a friend at a park in Gniew, the last week of peace in Europe, 1939.

Me with a friend at a park in Gniew, the last week of peace in Europe, 1939.

A picture of Bishop Rubin [now Cardinal] in assistance of the Dominican Preor [centre] 1957.

Day of consecration on a Polish Church in Melbourne Road by Bishop Rubin [now Cardinal] in assistance of the Dominican Preor [centre] 1957.

A picture of Bishop W. Rubin with assistance of priests during the consecration of the Polish Church in Melbourne Road, 1957.

Bishop W. Rubin with assistance of priests during the consecration of the Polish Church in Melbourne Road, 1957.

A picture of the alter boys during the consecration of the Polish Church, 1957.

The alter boys during the consecration of the Polish Church, 1957.

A picture of Bishop Rubin [on the right], Father A. Murat [on the left] with priests outside the Polish Church, 1957.

Bishop Rubin [on the right], Father A. Murat [on the left] with priests outside the Polish Church, 1957.

A picture of the altar at the Polish Church, the first Polish Catholic Church where the priest faces the public, Concecrated in 1957.

The altar at the Polish Church, the first Polish Catholic Church where the priest faces the public, Concecrated in 1957.

A picture of the priests gathering outside the church after the ceremony with polish girls in national costumes, 1957.

The priests gather outside the church after the ceremony with polish girls in national costumes, 1957.





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