KATYÑ, SHTOKHOLM - Katyn Monument. Album of 31 photos documenting the unveiling of the Katyn Monument in Stockholm in 1975.

KATYÑ, SHTOKHOLM - Katyn Monument. Album of 31 photos documenting the unveiling of the Katyn Monument in Stockholm in 1975 in the courtyard of the building where the Council of Polish Exile in Sweden had its headquarters (in 2001 the monument was moved to the area of St. John's Church in Stockholm). Stockholm, November 1975. at the bottom, seal of the Association of Polish Veterans, as well as handwritten signatures of Tadeusz Glowacki (president of the Association of Polish Veterans in Sweden) and K. Trokenhe (?); photo shows the monument itself, the oil painting Panorama of Katyn by Julio Castellano, as well as the unveiling of the monument and a mass; additionally, copy of a newspaper article (Dec. 18, 1975) concerning the protest of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of Poland against the erection of the monument; photo, b. and color, st. b. and color, st. bdb., wax seal on back cover; photo dimensions: 131x88 to 176x237 mm, album format:4o

Cover title: Monument / Katynski / 1975 / SPK Sweden. - Album / 1 / issued on the occasion of the unveiling and dedication / of the Katyn Monument / in Stockholm / on November 16, 1975 / was presented / to the WP Mr. President R.P. Stanislaw Ostrowski / to perpetuate the memory of this momentous occasion. / This album was issued in the number of 25 pieces. / The unveiling ceremony of the Katyn Monument in Stockholm / was held under the honorary Protectorate of Mr. President of the Republic of Poland / Dr. Stanislaw Ostrowski. The consecration was performed by / J. E. X. Bishop Władysław Rubin. / The initiator and implementer of the construction of the Katyn Monument / in Stockholm is a branch of the Polish / Veterans Association in Sweden.