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Anna Baronin Henckel von Donnersmarck

22 Nov 1894 – 27 May 1946

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A life in time

  1. 22 Nov 1894

    Born

  2. 27 May 1946

    Dies, aged 51

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1890s · Anna is born

In the news1899

Lublin launches public water supply system

After cholera epidemics, a water supply system was finally launched in Lublin on July 1, 1899.

Getting around

Locked railway compartments for safety

On the Vienna Railway, carriage doors were locked from the outside by conductors for safety, trapping passengers in isolated compartments between stations. Passengers were alerted to upcoming door closures by a second bell at the station.

At the table

Vodka and rare luxury drinks

Vodka was the most common alcoholic beverage, partially due to laws that mandated its purchase or production on local estates. Coffee and tea were rare luxuries often reserved only for major holidays and celebrations.

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

What people wore

Special buttons for men's festive jackets

Men wore specialized festive jackets called kaftany, which featured decorative buttons known as baniaki that were used exclusively for these garments.

Music

Celebrations and songs of the harvest

Harvest festivals involved processions with wreaths carried to church for dedication, followed by festivities featuring music and dancing. Harvesters sang songs about the hardships of field work and their hopes for future abundance, accompanied by refreshments provided by the estate owner.

Daily life

Lighting with brass candlesticks and snuffers

In many Warsaw households of the era, brass candlesticks with steel snuffers were essential for lighting, as oil and kerosene lamps remained rare.