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At the lefthand edge of this photo, taken at the junction of Sienkiewicz and Tuwim Streets, we can glimpse a section of the enclosure around Church of the Holy Cross. A high wooden-plank fence on the other side of the church shields our view of…

Looking down Piotrowska Street from No. 26. The sign from a publicity sale on inexpensive books still hangs in the display window of the N.F. Otelsberg bookstore. Piotrkowska is bustling: in the crowd we can make out a man and a boy in traditional…

Piotrkowska has always been a street representative of Łódź. On this street one was sure to find all the most important factory warehouses, but upon closer inspection one would also notice its side streets teeming with various small shops and…

Wooden homes and tall apartment buildings made of brick or stone, cobblestone streets—whether one found oneself in one of the city's northern districts, like Bałuty, or in midtown, such an architectural landscape was characteristic of pre-war Łódź.…

One of the houses located on the Old Market Square as viewed from its rear courtyard. While many residences in the Old Town seemed quite presentable from the front, sadly, some backyards were the very image of poverty and desolation.

The Church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Virgin Mary as seen from the topmost floor of a tenement house located on the rear courtyard at No. 9 Zgierska Street. In the foreground we see buildings belonging to the Church Square, No. 9 Zgierska…

Here the photographer has captured daily life at a house situated on the bank of the Łódka River. A girl with a schoolbag is running, trying to make it to class on time, while behind her children are having fun with water in the cobble-paved yard.…

This residence, located at No. 15 Lutomirska Street and seen here from the intersection of Lutomirska and Stodolniana Streets, belonged to the distinguished Drewniczow family, longtime residents of Łódź. A driveway leading out from the Bus Station…

These single-story wooden bungalows were constructed for peasant workers from nearby villages who had found employment in Łódź's industrial sector. Most residents were employed at workstations for manufacturing operations in Widzew. Such housing…

This wooden multi-story house with an addition was situated just behind the lodge. Eight children stand in the yard posing for the photograph. A man and woman are busy hanging laundry out to dry while three young women observe the scene from their…