[Fish Exhibition in Lviv] The Committee of the Fish Exhibition in Lviv R. 1912 hereby awards on the basis of the judgment of the experts of WP. Franz Kierich in Berlin the Silver Medal for keeping fish and plants for room aquariums. In Lviv on October 22,

Fish Exhibition in Lviv] The Committee of the Fish Exhibition in Lviv R. 1912 hereby awards on the basis of the judgment of the experts of WP. Franz Kierich in Berlin the Silver Medal for keeping fish and plants for room aquariums. In Lviv on October 22, 1912.
Lithograph, print, on thick velin paper. Dimensions 46.4 x 37.7 cm. Diploma slightly trimmed. Traces of flooding.

Seal of the Exhibition Committee. Signatures of the Chairman of the Committee, Adolf Count Brunicki (1857-1941), and members of the Committee, including, among others, Jozef Nusbaum-Hilarowicz (1859-1917).

Józef Nusbaum-Hilarowicz (born December 11, 1859 in Warsaw, died March 17, 1917 in Lviv) - Polish zoologist, evolutionist and promoter of the idea of evolution, founder of the Lviv zoological school.

The Fish Exhibition in Lviv took place from October 12-22, 1912, and was one of the first (earlier Warsaw 1900) of this type of exhibition of such a large size in Poland. The exhibition was held in the Art Pavilion (PWK buildings) and its purpose was: "a collation of our forces in the field of fishing, an account of what has been done so far and what should be done further" and to popularize domestic production.

Extensive coverage of the exhibition appeared, among others, in the magazine "Okólnik Rybacki" (Nos. 9 and 10, 1912).The exhibition was also covered by "News Illustrated" at the time:

"Fishing Exhibition in Lviv. Of all areas of rural farming in perhaps the greatest neglect in our country is the fish farm. This is why appointed factors are making efforts in this direction, in order to increase the profitability of our farms by organizing a rational fish farming. Among these efforts an important place will undoubtedly be taken by the fishing exhibition opened these days in Lviv, in the Palace of Arts on the post-exhibition square, organized by the Economic Society. The exhibition was opened with great solemnity in front of a large number of representatives of authorities, institutions and landed gentry. Among the guests were: Marshal count Goluchowski, president Neuman, deputy governor councillor Szeligowski, university rector Dr. Beck with a group of professors, representatives of the Polytechnic, rector of the Academy of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Królikowski with a group of professors, representatives of agricultural institutions, deputies and so on. After a speech by the president of the exhibition, Adolf count Brunicki, who presented the purpose for which the exhibition was organized, the president of Lviv, Neuman, spoke, expressing his joy that the first great fishing exhibition was organized in Lviv, and then Mr. Lisowiecki spoke on behalf of the economic society.