A group photo from the 1930s showing the Rifle Association camp in Zakrzów near Wadowice....

[Strzelecki Association—camp in Zakrzów near Wadowice—group photograph]. [1930s]. Photograph, 9x12 cm.
The subjects are posing for a commemorative photograph in front of a gate bearing the inscription: “Camp of the Strzelecki Association named after Senator Zygmunt Lewakowski.” The upper corners are cut off; there are some stains on the reverse. On the reverse, a handwritten pencil inscription identifying the image: “Summer camp of the Z. Lewakowski Rifle Association in Zakrzów. Zakrzów near Wadowice.
The Zygmunt Lewakowski Rifle Association Camp in Zakrzów near Wadowice operated from 1929 to 1939 as the main training and recreation center for members of paramilitary organizations. It was a bustling complex where young people from all over Poland gathered every summer, combining recreation with military training. (AI).