JANÓW POLESKI (Belorussian: Ivanovo, today the capital of Ivanovo District in Brest Region, Belarus). Album of 10 city views in the form of postcards showing: Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in the form of 1917 (1 item); Church of the Protection of the Mother of God (1 item); streets in Ivanovo (3 items); wooden villa occupied as a casino by Reichwehr officers (2 items); German soldiers (1 item); hunting scene (1 item); staffers of the German Bug Army against the background of the building they occupied. Total of 10 pcs, soft binding with title Ivanovo; st. bdb. VERY RARE.
The headquarters of the Bug Army commanded by Hans von Gronau was stationed in Janow Poleski. There were special officers attached to each major Reichswehr unit, for documenting the Kaiser's troop gains, equipped with cameras, or sketchbooks. These units also had their own publications. From the Bug Army publication comes this album entitled Ivanovo. Janów Podlaski is known as the place of death of Andrzej Bobola, who was martyred by Cossacks in 1657. The illustrious artist Napoleon Orda was baptized in the local church.
