Szypowscy Family Archive

collection Szypowscy Family Archive
authors Jan Szypowski ps. “Leśnik”
length 0:03:11
country France; Poland; Great Britain
locations Paris, France  London, UK  Warsaw, Poland 
year 1937–1938
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0043 006
description

The owner of the films is Ewa Kordys, daughter of Krystyna Szypowska, granddaughter of Jan Szypowski “The forester”.

Jan Szypowski a.k.a. “The forester” – (1889–1950) colonel of armaments of the Polish Army, co-founder of the Central Industrial District, chief of armaments of the Home Army (AK), creator of the underground armaments industry, commander of the Combat Group “The forester” during the Warsaw Uprising, knight of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari War Order.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Szypowski

Maria (née Marie) Szypowska, née Guyot (1904–1999) – teacher and author of numerous French language textbooks. For the longest time, from 1958 to 1973, she was associated with the Stefan Batory Secondary School in Warsaw. She was awarded the French Order of Academic Palms for her work.

Mirosław Szypowski (1930–2013) – teacher, since 1960 an employee of the Polish Scouting Association, commander of the Grochów troop and then of the Wola troop, president of the Polish Union of Property Owners and vice-president of the World Union of Property Owners (UIPI), chairman of the milieu of former soldiers of the Home Army (AK) “The forester” Grouping and the families.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Szypowski

Jan Szypowski (1924–1954) – physicist, graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Warsaw. 

Krystyna Szypowska (born 1934) – for many years a director of kindergartens in Marysin Wawerski and Anin, educator, author of the book to teach reading “Mam 6 lat”, social activist. After Mirosław’s death, she took over his duties as chairwoman of the milieu of former soldiers of the Home Army (AK) “The forester” Grouping and the families.

Part 1 
Film made by Jan Szypowski during a trip to London and Paris in 1937 or 1938. Shots of buildings, passers-by and cars in the streets of the city. 
Part 2
An account of a show jumping competition, taking place at the hippodrome in the Royal Łazienki Park in Warsaw.
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keywords city  car  street  horse  competition  equestrian track  show jumping 
source of funding Polish Film Institute