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A prominently displayed schedule offers information about trams (belonging to the Łódź Narrow-Guage Electric Rail Transport system) running in the direction of Alexandrów. Relatively few people are seen waiting here. Among them, a woman with a small…

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Bałuty Market at high noon. In the foreground we see a depot for commuter trains run by the Łódź Narrow-Guage Electric Rail Transport system. The train departing for by Aleksanrów is delayed, and amidst the crush of people impatient passengers seek…

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One of the few places in Łódź which looks practically the same today as it did prior to World War II. This shot was taken from a point along what were formerly the city's eastern limits. The tram tracks pictured in this photo were laid in 1924. The…

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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…

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A tram—GE58 "Berlinka"—is preparing to depart from a stop at Pabianicka Street. One of the engineers is using a rope to adjust the trolley pole that transfers electricity from the overhead catenary wire to the tram. A large group of passengers is…

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The 3rd of May National Holiday celebration. A formal procession complete with marching band makes its way along Piotrkowska Street. The year 1922 is embroidered on the banner of the National Workers' Party (a political party with anti-Semitic…