FRM565395: Gdansk, 12.06.1987. Pope John Paul II's third Pilgrimage to Poland. 'Mewa' cruise on Gdansk Bay. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565407: Warsaw, 14.06.1987. Pope John Paul II's third Pilgrimage to Poland, mass on Defilad Square. Wojciech Krynski / Bridgeman Images

FRM565410: Warsaw, 14.06.1987. Mass at Defilad Square, Pope John Paul II's third Pilgrimage to Poland. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565435: Girls guide club parade in Warsaw (photo) / Bridgeman Images

FRM565482: Warsaw, 08 1955. Fifth World Festival of Youth and Students. Mass party at 10th Anniversary Stadium. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565574: Cracowian destroyer. Photograph from collection at the Borderland museum of Music. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565586: Piotr Jaroszewicz, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland on an official visit in Zamosc. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565622: Warsaw, 03. 1970; Operation Wola (Wola - name of the district). Citizen's Militia and members of people's voluntary organization supporting Militia (ORMO) acting against alcoholism, bars and street drunks. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565625: Warsaw, Poland, 1970s. Students Club 'Stodola' during disco. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565628: Warsaw, Poland, 10.1971; Workshop hall in Marcin Kasprzak Radio Plant. Propaganda slogan on banner reads - “Youth of Thomson factory welcomes with action the 5th convention of Socialistic Youth Unionâ€ù (ZMS - Zwiazek Mlodziezy Socjalistycznej). / Bridgeman Images

FRM565637: Warsaw, Poland, 1974-1975.Child playing outdoor at the 'Zelazna Brama' housing estate. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565643: Harvest in Suchedniow 1944. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565649: 1947, Suchedniow - Rehabilitation centre. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565670: Warsaw, Poland,1970s. Public transport in Poland. Passengers in a Jelcz bus, nicknamed 'Cucumber'. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565673: 17.10.1978 - the day after Karol Wojtyla was elected Pope John Paul II. Parish records register his birth and baptism, with information about his Church career added over the years. On this photo one can see the addition of the information that Wojtyla has become Pope - written in Latin by Fr. Edward Zacher. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564757: Warsaw, Poland, 1977. Drunken man brought to the drunk tank ( called 'day nursery' ) on Kolska street by Citizen's Militia patrol. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564763: 1979, Pope's visit - Three Cross Square. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564775: Zielona Gora, Poland, 1976. Polish State Railways. Ticket inspector lighting his cigarette in sleeping-car; / Bridgeman Images

FRM564808: Warsaw, Poland, 1976. ' Ludwik WaryËùski ' Building Plants Factory ( Zaklady Warynskiego). Workers drinking water during a break. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564826: Warsaw, 02.04.07. Second anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564829: Poland, 1970s. Chemistry lesson at school. fot; Maciej Billewicz / Bridgeman Images

FRM564832: Chorzow 1981. Zbigniew 'Zibi' Kazimierz Boniek (born 03.03.1956). Former Polish footballer and coach. He received a Golden Foot career award in 2009. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564838: Bieszczady, 1982. Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski born 6 July 1923. Poland's last dictator and commander of the communist Polish People's Army (LWP). Jaruzelski was Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and President from 1985 to 1990. Jaruzelski gave up power after the Polish Round Table Agreement in 1989 paved the way to democratic elections in Poland. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564844: Warsaw, Poland, 1976. Tenement house on Grzybowska street. Boy running across the courtyard. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564859: Lacko, Poland; 1970s. Young people sitting on the ground and talking at the Day of the Blossoming Apple Tree celebration. It is a local folk gala organised every year in May. In the background: men with artistic crafts made by artist Wladyslaw Hasior. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564901: Zaleze, near Rzeszowa, 31.08.1982. Internmentees during martial law period in Poland. Bishop Wladyslaw Bobowskiego (second from right) visits internmentees after mass. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564904: Uherce, 30.09.1982. Internmentees during martial law period in Poland. Anniversary of Protests in Lubin (31.08.1982, 3 people died during the demonstrations). Photographed from left: Janusz Romaniszyn, Stanislaw Lebrowski, Antoni Grabowski (half hidden by flag), right from flag in checkered shirt: Karol Blaszczyk, Alfred Cofalik, Chrystoforosz Tulasz, Piotr Ziemacki and Jacek Nowak. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564919: Szczecin, December 1970. December 1970 protests. Damages after the 1970 protests. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564931: Wroclaw, 17.04.1987. Polish-Czechoslowakia-Solidarity demonstration calling for the release of Petra Pospichala, imprisoned for being a part of Charter 77. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564934: Bialoleka, 07.1982. Internmentees during martial law period in Poland. Standing from left: Witold Chodakiewicz, Zbigniew Sarata, Stanislaw Kujawa, sitting from left: Jan Dworak. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564940: Warsaw, 1949. Udarnik or strike worker in the canals. / Bridgeman Images

FRM564946: Gdansk Shipyard, 1947. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565004: Warsaw, 1948. Old Town. / Bridgeman Images

FRM565010: Warsaw, 1948. Academy of Fine Arts. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563766: Gdansk, 1987. Pope John Paul II's third Pilgrimage to Poland. / Bridgeman Images

FRM563775: Nowy Targ airport 1979. Pope John Paul II's first Pilgrimage to Poland. / Bridgeman Images