Warsaw in November 1946. In May of that year, “Express Wieczorny” was founded, which until the establishment of the Polish United Workers’ Party in 1948 belonged to the Polish Socialist Party. Pictured is a newspaper kiosk. Photo: PAP / Stanisław Dąbrowiecki
Initially, “Express” was sold by newsboys – here a little seller on Marszałkowska St in 1946. Photo: PAP / Jerzy Baranowski
It was only with time that the newspaper found its way to newsstands, where queues would form. Undoubtedly, it modelled on the pre-war tabloids, which focused on news and sensation. In the photo, tram no. 9 on Marszałkowska St passes by an “EW” kiosk (bottom left), Warsaw in October 1947. Photo: PAP / Stanisław Dąbrowiecki
“Express” had several mutations. The main one went on sale after 1 PM, when the so-called first shift finished work. The photo shows tram no. 11, connecting Wola with Mokotów, at ul. Żelazna, behind the lamp on the right, there is an “EW” kiosk, October 1948. Photo: PAP
Rafał Praga, being the editor-in-chief, was also a member of the Legislative Sejm (1947-1952) – until 1948 on behalf of the Polish Socialist Party, then the Polish United Workers’ Party. In the photo, he is second from the left, reading his newspaper in the Sejm buffet. Next are MPs: Henryk Jabłoński (1st L), Adam Rapacki (3rd L) and Henryk Dobrowolski, February 21, 1947 Warsaw. Photo: PAP / Stanisław Urbanowicz
“EW” newsboy on June 4, 1947, during a football match between the Warsaw team and the Polish national team (2:5, in the photo, Warsaw’s goalkeeper Henryk Skromny), played at the Legia Stadium in Łazienkowska St. At this stadium, during a newspaper festival on May 24, 1953, Rafał Praga felt unwell and died a few hours later of a heart attack. Photo: PAP
The 1940s saw the birth of “Express Wieczorny” (published until 1999)