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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

Pushing trains and greased tracks

Travelers at the time were sometimes forced to push the train themselves on steep sections because locomotives could not handle the incline, or wait while children greased the tracks with figs.

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.

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In the news1891

First Horse-Drawn Tram, 1891

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

Music

Glagolitic church singing tradition

In Novi Vinodolski, the Glagolitic singing tradition was a vital part of church life, with specific liturgical songs preserved orally and through manuscripts for over a century. Known examples include pieces like Oh, Blessed Saint Sebastian and Jesus Rose Up From the Grave.

Daily life

Compulsory school versus farm work

Although elementary schooling became compulsory in 1874, many children, especially girls, were kept home to tend livestock or help with farm chores. By the 1890s, the school curriculum included practical training in gardening and fruit cultivation.