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In the winter time, Łódź residents happily made use of the ice rink on Helenów Pond. In 1902 entry to the ice rink cost 15 kopecks for adults and 5 kopecks for children, a truly affordable price for this brand of entertainment.

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At the center of this postcard photo featuring Sienkiewicz Park stands a fountain in the shape of a swan surrounded by cherubs. It is encircled by a flowerbed in full bloom. People enjoying the park stroll about or rest on benches, conversing and…

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The activities of the summer day-camp took place in the space of two large playing fields. A swimming pool was located nearby. Twin lounges were constructed next to the fields to serve the needs of the children. The photograph pictures the inside of…

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The green areas in two Łódź city parks were offered up for use to the summer day camps. The first such a location was Prince Józef Poniatowski Park, and the second, established in the early 1920s, was the Park May 3rd, which served as a meeting place…

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The Łódka and Bałutka Rivers converge at this spot in the Łódź People's Park of Health and Recreation (Park Ludowy na Zdrowiu). Both rivers were regulated by concrete channels. Their grassy banks were the perfect place to take a stroll or simply kick…

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In this photo we can see the Summer Theater building picturesquely nestled inside Staszica Park. Its stage was a bandshell left over from the 1912 Grand Craft Exhibition and transformed by the addition of an auditorium.

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Arrangement of four photographs taken during an outing by the pond at the Julianów Park. In the upper left a picture inscribed “Julianów 1937” showing Mania and Zanvel, in bathing suits, stand in thigh-deep water. Moving clockwise: Mania and Zanvel…

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A wind band on the stage of the concert shell at the Helenów Park is posing for photograph. The musicians’ instruments are raised but nobody is playing, and the conductor is directly facing the photographer. Rows of chairs set up for the spectators…

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In this photograph we see the Luna Park at the Dabrowski Plac: the roller coaster, carousel, etc. The area of the entertainment part is surrounded by a tall fence, and at the entrance, a couple of policemen maintain order. Those who cannot afford the…

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An alley in the Railroad Park is shown in Pfeiffer’s photograph. In the background people are strolling through the part; in the foreground two groups are resting on either side of the alley. In one group are characteristically dressed Jews—men…

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