Figure 1.--This colorized postcard back portrait of Waldus was probably taken in the 1930s. The dealer describes it as a Turkish costume. We would probanlt describe it as a medieval costume. The Poles fought th Turks for several centuries. It was probably taken about 1930. The studio was Hacej. The city is unidentified. The text in very carefully written block letters on the back reads, "Dla kochanej Cioci na pamiatck. Waldus." The translate as, "For dear aunt a souvenir photo from Waldus ( Waldemar )."

We notice Polish boys wearing a variety of costumes. As in other countries, there are two basic types of costumes. One, is play costumes. In ex[ensive costumes that children might dress up for play. This was common in america. We don't see that too commonly in Poland, we think primarily because Poland was not a rich country amd many parents could not afford play costumes. Two, there were also elaborate costumes which could be quite expensive, They were not for play, but to have a portrait taken or for special occassions. I don't think these were studio costumes, but rather costumesthat were put together by families in comfortable circumstances. They commonly were related to Polish historical periods. We do not yet have many examples.

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