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    Maria Werten Christmas art deco card design, printed in red on cream paper - depicting a boy with wings and a crown, galloping on a horse, unicorn, or Pegasus, with greeting "A Merry Christmas" printed right underneath the figures. Printed signature lower right: Marya Werten.

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    A Merry Christmas - Werten Card Design
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    Werten Card Design with sail boats and "Cargoes of Cheery Greetings" sign Maria Werten Christmas art deco card design, printed in red on cream paper - depicting a sailor in a Dutch style sailor uniform, with a row of sail boats behind him, standing on a dock, with greeting "Cargoes of Cheery Greetings" printed right underneath it.

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    Werten Card Design with sail boats and "Cargoes of Cheery Greetings" sign
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    Werten design - wrapping paper for Christmas gifts - children with chrismas trees, snow balls, presents... Maria Werten Christmas art deco card design, printed in red on cream paper - depicting a boy with wings and a crown, galloping on a horse, unicorn, or Pegasus, with greeting "A Merry Christmas" printed right underneath the figures. Printed signature lower right: Marya Werten.

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    Werten design - wrapping paper for Christmas gifts
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    Joseph Conrad Yacht Club, Biuletyn Informacyjny, Dec. 1992. 10.25"x8.25" Four pages with cover

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    Keepsake / commemorative wooden plaque with blue sheet of metal scroll with a silver medalion with a sail boat, two laurel twigs and a metal plate that reads: "World Polonia Sailing Jamboree, Gdynia, Poland, Joseph Conrad Yach Club 1991" Dimensions: 8" tall; 10" wide.

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    Keepsake / commemorative picture / print on canvas, depicting a sail boat; framed in a simple brown wooden frame with a metal plaque that reads: "w 25-lecie Joseph Conrad Yacht Clubu w Chicago, 'Zagle', 23.04.1994 r." On verso there is a sign "Copyright" and illegible artist signature. Dimensions:107.5" tall; 8" wide.

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    Framed newspaper clipping with article in Polish from monthly paper "Morze / Sea, September 1932; titled (Pierwsze) "Swieto Morza Polskiego w Chicago"; There is hand-written dedication on the clipping bottom left. 14.75"x10.25" framed; 13.25"x 8.75" inside frame The dedication reads: "To my beloved Sea and River League in America, with the wish that you continue the unfailing and unbroken work for a better tomorrow. Chicago, IL, 1 May 1932" T...

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    Two documents/ congratulatory letters congratulating Joseph Conrad Yacht Club on their 25th Anniversary; both documents are mounted on a foamboard. 2024.006.016 a - fax document from Terra Incognita Explorers Club, Sidney Australia, addressed to Joseph Conrad Yacht Club, Komandor Stanislaw Paskiewicz. 2024.006.016 b - letter from Polski Zwazek Zeglarski in Warsaw, Poland to Joseph Conrad Yacht Club, Komandor Stanislaw Paskiewicz. 10"x15"

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    White and red ribbon with gold seal which reads "Liga Morska w Ameryce" (Sea League in America Inc.) "Okreg Michiganski Detroit, Michigan" - ribbon lgth 5 in. wdth1.5in. seal 2in.diameter 1930's

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    Wooden toy guitar, carved and painted. Strings broken 11" x 4" x 1.5"

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    Ink portrait of a man with a man with a mustache. Back of the portrait in pencil is written "4223; Rysowal A. Wasilewski. Podpisywal St. Mroz".

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    Envelope with address "St. James Church 2418 N. Mango Ave. Chicago. ILL.". Written in pen "Obrazki zdjete na Jakubowie z okazji Wystawy Polskiej wrzadzone w (fali naszej plaraniem szkoly?) Par. w jesieni roku 1938. Back of the envelop in pencil written "4603- Dar Ks. E.A. Przybylskiego". Four photographs inside. A: Photograph with photo of nuns, priests, and two women in hats and three men in suits and coats. On the back of the photograph writ...

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    Black and white photograph of a priest. Text written: "J.E. Preucel; Extra Finish; 570 West 18th Street, West of Blue Island Ave. Chicago". Back of the photo graph has written in pencil "3022- Dar. Mec. J.S. Rybickiego" and "Sp. ks. prob. Jan Radziejowski". The photograph's credits state: "J.E. Preucel, Photographic Artist, 570 W. 18th Street, West of Blue Island Ave., Chicago. The negative of this photograph is preserved & can be reduced or enla...

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    Black crucifix that has gold-colored metal Christ in the center, a sign above with the letter INRI, and a hoop at the top. Label taken from exhibit reads: "CRUCIFIX 19th Century Crucifix belonging to Helena Modjeska which she carried on stage when acting in plays such as Mary Stuart. Photo above her holding the curcifix in the third act of Mary Stuart".

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    Beige and brown plaster plaque of church with the words "PANNA MARIA" at the bottom. The image has a ridged border. There are variously shaped half-circles in the upper right and left corners. In the center is a building with triangular roof, columns, large windows curved, triangular windows. Beside the building is a square tower with a triangular roor that ends in a cross shape. The tower is decorated in smaller windows. On the right and left of...

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    Silver and blue colored plaster plaque which reads, "First Polish Church in U.S.A." at top and "PANNA MARIA TEXAS 1854" on the bottom. The image has a ridged border. There are variously shaped half-circles in the upper right and left corners. In the center is a building with triangular roof, columns, large windows curved, triangular windows. Beside the building is a square tower with a triangular roor that ends in a cross shape. The tower is deco...

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    White rectangular cloth with blue lettering that reads, "PANNA MARIA CENTENNIAL MAY 9 1854-1954." There are four blue stars near the edges of the mid-section of the piece.

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    Small gold-colored medal. The piece is decorated on the front with two large ships at sea. One ship has written on its side "PILSUDSKI" and the other "BATORY". The back has a half-circle decorated around the rim with the words, "HONORING POLAND'S MERCHANT MARINE" and at the bottom "CZESC POLSKIEJ MARYNARCE HANDLOWEJ". In the center is a shield with a three-pronged spear (trident) and the letters GLA. The top of the piece has a hole going through ...

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    Several men crowded in biege and blue room while other men are entering from right side. The men are crowded on the right side they are standing, sitting, or on their knees in beige, blue or grey suits. One man is lying on the floor with his shirt open next to a piece of paper on a string. In the far back is a woman dressed in blue. The men on the right are wearing green military uniforms.

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    Drawing of bust of male figure with defined facial features, bald head, and Civil War uniform. The image is black and white. Capt Alexander Bielaski

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