About
Gift of
- John B. Stetson IV
- Solveig Stetson
Source Collection
Stetson University, duPont-Ball Library, Stetson Family Collection
Rights
Copyright Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. May not be reproduced without permission. Permission: http://stetson.edu/library/permissions.php
Title
Photograph: SFC 2024.017.008.017
Repository
University Archives, duPont-Ball Library, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida
Description
Stetson Family Collection. Military exercise near Sigismund's Column in Old Town Warsaw, not far from the American Legation. John B. Stetson, Jr. served as U.S. Minister to Poland from 1925 to 1929. Found in envelope labeled, Pictures Coup d'Etat Pilsudski, in reference to the May Coup d'Etat. On May 12-14, 1926, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski overthrew the government of President Stanis?aw Wojciechowski and Prime Minister Wincenty Witos. Ignacy Moscicki was elected President of the Polish Republic on June 1, 1926.
Subject
Stetson, John B., Jr. (John Batterson), 1884-1952; Poland; United States Embassy (Poland)
Box
Stetson Family Collection. Series I: Photographs and Film Reels. Box #1
