These fascinating photos show street scenes, landmarks, and everyday life in Poland in 1970. It was the time when polish people were protesting against the sudden increase in prices of food and other everyday items. Gomułka’s government signed a treaty with West Germany that involved a recognition of the Oder-Neisse border.
These photographs were taken by French Photographer Philippe Guillot during his trip to Poland.
Also check, Poland in the 1980s.
#1 Lenin leader of the proletarian revolution. Gdansk, July 1970
#2 The fountain of Neptune. Gdansk, July 1970
#3 Town Hall Square. Gdansk, July 1970
#4 One of the countless trams in the capital of Krakow Voivodeship. Krakow, July 1970
#5 St. Mary’s Basilica. Krakow, July 1970
#6 The Cloth Hall. Krakow, July 1970
#7 At the bottom, the peninsula of Hel. July 1970
#8 Traditional carriage in Mragowo (ex-Sensburg), July 1970
#9 A day of big heat. Warsaw, July 1970
#10 Café terrace. Warsaw, July 1970
#11 Fountain stormed by children. Warsaw, July 1970
#12 Lazienki Królewskie Palace and Park, July 1970
#13 Old Town Square. Warsaw, July 1970
#14 Old town street. Warsaw, July 1970
#15 Old town street. Warsaw July 1970
#16 Palace of Science and Culture. Warsaw, July 1970
#17 People at stall. Warsaw July 1970
#18 Sale of fruit (‘Warzywa Owoce’). Warsaw, July 1970
#19 St. Stanislaus and Wenceslas Cathedral. Warsaw, July 1970
#20 The Church of the Holy Spirit. Warsaw, July 1970
#21 The column of Sigismund III, Zamkowy Square. Warsaw, July 1970
#22 The monument to Fryderyk Chopin. Warsaw July 1970
#23 Theater Square. Warsaw, July 1970
#24 Wilanów Palace Park. Warsaw, July 1970
#25 Wilanów Palace. Warsaw, July 1970
#26 Boatman of Dunajec. Warsaw, July 1970
#27 Chapel overflowing with faithful in Little Poland, July 1970
#28 Fishing at the Masurian Lake. Warsaw, July 1970
#29 Town Hall Square. Gdansk, July 1970
#30 Florist. Krakow, July 1970
#31 Old town street. Krakow, July 1970
#32 The royal castle of Wawel. Krakow, July 1970
#33 The statue of Adam Bernard Mickiewicz de Poraj. Krakow, July 1970
#34 La presqu’île de Hel, sur la mer Baltique, July 1970
#35 The Teutonic fortress of Marienburg. Malbork, July 1970
#36 On the Dunajec, in the Pienines massif. July 1970
#37 The Auschwitz concentration camp. Oświęcim, July 1970
#38 The Auschwitz concentration camp. Oświęcim, July 1970
#39 Sromowce Wyzne. Aubade on a raft. July 1970
#40 Sunset on the Baltic, July 1970
#41 Sunset on the Masurian Lake, July 1970
#42 The port on the estuary of Swina. Swinoujscie, July 1970
#43 Szczecin (formerly Stettin), July 1970
#44 Waiting line. Warsaw, July 1970
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Photo #42 shows Świnoujście city ferry nicknamed “Czajnik”/Kettle (steam powered, thus nick) and partially visible behind – “Fafik”. Red truck on the right is Star-20 and blue on the Czajnik’s board – Żuk truck.
Some photos are mislabelled and 1 is from Czechoslovakia while being labelled from Warsaw.