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Dagmar von Nicolics-Podrinska, Baroness von Nicolics-Podrinska

15 Jul 1898 – 15 Nov 1967

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A life in time

  1. 15 Jul 1898

    Born

  2. 15 Nov 1967

    Dies, aged 69

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During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1890s · Dagmar is born

In the news1873–1895

Agrarian Crisis Hits Region, 1873-1895

A severe European agrarian crisis hit the region between 1873 and 1895, causing falling grain prices and leading large estates to introduce steam-powered agricultural machinery.

What people wore

Clothing as a social signal

Clothing served as a complex social code; for example, a Moslavina girl wearing a diadem-shaped band signaled she was eligible for marriage, while a Slavonian man stopped wearing gold and silk embroidery after his wedding to indicate he was now focused on work instead of dancing.

Getting around

Trains slow enough to jump off

On the slow Parenzana narrow-gauge railway in Istria, trains traveled so slowly that passengers could occasionally jump off to pick fruit or relieve themselves and then catch up with the train.

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

Unknown authorUnknown author · public domain

In the news1891

First Horse-Drawn Tram, 1891

The first horse-drawn tram began operating in the streets of Zagreb in 1891.

Music

Traditional and evolving musical instruments

In Đurđevac, local musicians played instruments like the duda (bagpipes), various flutes, ocarinas, and even a comb covered with cigarette paper. Later ensembles included violins, basses, cymbals, and eventually tamburitza instruments.

Daily life

Fetching water in wooden brentas

In many areas, water was fetched from communal ponds or wells, with women often carrying heavy wooden containers called brentas (30-50 liters) on their backs to supply their homes. Rainwater cisterns became more common toward the end of the century.