Title

St. Nicolas day: Two saints accompanied by the devil

Caption

St. Nicolas day: Two saints accompanied by the devil, or Grampus, St. Nicolas day (6 December) in Upper Silesia, where we see two saints accompanied by a masked figure (of the devil or the grampus), ca. 1930, Silesia, Poland.

Date

Jul 14, 1930

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Voller Ernst/Binger

Reference

BRK18B22_016

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,4Mb) / 16,6in x 11,7in / 4985 x 3509 (300dpi)

Keywords

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