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First communion
The Polish migrants in Wilhelmsburg cultivated their traditions and their religious affiliation, as shown here in the photo: Peter Walczak's first communion.
Hedwig Elisabeth von Pfalz-Neuburg, Prinzessin von Polen, 1696
Adriaen van der Werff (1659–1722): Porträt Hedwig Elisabeth, Pfalzgräfin bei Rhein zu Neuburg, Prinzessin von Polen, 1696. Öl auf Leinwand, 48 x 40,5 cm
Jan Matejko: The Hanging of the Sigismund Bell at the Cathedral Tower in Kraków in 1521, 1874 Oil on board, 94 x 189 cm, National Museum of Warsaw/Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie