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Re: Back of 98 year old photo in Polish? Puzzel :)

jhzs — Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:06 am

Author: jhzs

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:06 am

I think the first line is one word "Pamiątka" - reminder, souvenir, so this pictures is a reminder of "ma..." years. Then, I think, there are people in the picture listed: ja (me), ...tka (maybe ciotka?, meaning aunt) and two more words and then "w G....." I think is a name of a place (starting with capita G). And then: so we were so big boys (chłopy, meaning boys in this case) when we were going to (I think there is a word "jechali") Poland.

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Cheri Vanden Berg wrote:

Love the photo!! No doubt someone else could do a better job then me, and they may feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I know that part of the problem is deciphering the cursive handwriting. Some of the words that I might have made out, starting at the beginning (from google translate, some words have different meanings in the context that they are written):
Pami - memory
o - of
z - of/with/and
lat - years
ja - I/me/self
w - in/at
I think the word with the capital G might be referring to Garfield
to - this/it
my - us/we
byli - were/been
wielke - great/large
chłopy - peasants/fellows/lads
jak - as/how/like
li -you
je - it/them/they/be/these
co -what/which/as
Polska? -Poland

Re: Back of 98 year old photo in Polish? Puzzel :)

Shellie — Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:56 pm

Author: Shellie

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:56 pm

I love this photo! There is so much to see, like the lady on the porch holding a baby. Is that a neighbor, or a relative? And look at the girl hanging over the steps! Sister? Cousin? Friend? If only these photos could talk!!!

Re: Back of 98 year old photo in Polish? Puzzel :)

grzymala — Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:23 am

Author: grzymala

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:23 am

This is a photo of me living in Garfield and how big I was when we were going to visit Poland

Re: Back of 98 year old photo in Polish? Puzzel :)

Cheri Vanden Berg — Sat May 12, 2012 12:37 pm

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 12:37 pm

Love the photo!! No doubt someone else could do a better job then me, and they may feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I know that part of the problem is deciphering the cursive handwriting. Some of the words that I might have made out, starting at the beginning (from google translate, some words have different meanings in the context that they are written):
Pami - memory
o - of
z - of/with/and
lat - years
ja - I/me/self
w - in/at
I think the word with the capital G might be referring to Garfield
to - this/it
my - us/we
byli - were/been
wielke - great/large
chłopy - peasants/fellows/lads
jak - as/how/like
li -you
je - it/them/they/be/these
co -what/which/as
Polska? -Poland

Back of 98 year old photo in Polish? Puzzel :)

paulsbates — Sat May 12, 2012 7:00 am

Author: paulsbates

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:00 am

This is the back of my Grandfathers photo born in Garfield New Jersey, he lived on Morris street, I know there is a lot of the writing missing put can anyone interpret any word Thank you any help would be greatly appreciated