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Portraits of workers, peasants, officials, clergy and rulers, from waterway supervisors to the Emir of Bukhara.

Group of eleven adults and children, seated on a rug, in front of a…, Asia, Central, Asia, Central, 1905

Group of eleven adults and children, seated on a rug, in…

1905

In Italy: Woman on a Balcony, 1905

In Italy: Woman on a Balcony

1905

Woman in traditional dress and jewelry standing on rug in front of…, 1905

Woman in traditional dress and jewelry standing on rug in…

1905

On the Isle of Capri: Boy by the Sea Wall, Italy, Capri Island, 1905

On the Isle of Capri: Boy by the Sea Wall

1905

Man with camel loaded with packs, 1905

Man with camel loaded with packs

1905

Cutting of a railroad near Kondopoaga Bay, with man standing beside…, Karelia, 1905

Cutting of a railroad near Kondopoaga Bay, with man…

1905

Turkmen man posing with camel loaded with sacks, probably of grain or…, Central, Asia, Asia, Central, 1905

Turkmen man posing with camel loaded with sacks, probably…

1905

Study of a Girl with an Umbrella, 1905

Study of a Girl with an Umbrella

1905

Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), in…, 1910

Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm…

1910

The Emir of Bukhara (Alim Khan), Bukhara, Bukhoro, Uzbekistan, 1911

The Emir of Bukhara (Alim Khan), Bukhara

1911

Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva),…, 1910

Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of…

1910

Prokudin-Gorsky on a Handcar near Petrozavodsk, Murmansk Railway, Karelia, 1915

Prokudin-Gorsky on a Handcar near Petrozavodsk, Murmansk…

1915

In Little Russia (Ukraine): Women in Folk Dress, 1905

In Little Russia (Ukraine): Women in Folk Dress

1905

Austrian Prisoners of War by Their Barracks near Kiappeselga, 1915

Austrian Prisoners of War by Their Barracks near Kiappeselga

1915

Group: Prokudin-Gorsky with Two Men, Murmansk Railway, Karelia, 1915

Group: Prokudin-Gorsky with Two Men, Murmansk Railway

1915

Group of railroad construction participants on the pier in Kem-Pristan, Karelia, 1915

Group of railroad construction participants on the pier in…

1915

Group of railroad construction participants near the town of Kem, Karelia, 1915

Group of railroad construction participants near the town…

1915

Bashkir Switchman on the Railway, Ural Mountains Region (Russia), Ural Mountains Region, Russia, 1910

Bashkir Switchman on the Railway

1910

Man in courtyard, 1905

Man in courtyard

1905

Moulding Artistic Castings, Kasli, Russia (Federation), Kasli, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Moulding Artistic Castings, Kasli

1910

Andrei Petrovich Kalganov, Former Master Craftsman of the Zlatoust…, Ural Mountains Region, Zlatoust, 1910

Andrei Petrovich Kalganov, Former Master Craftsman of the…

1910

Three Generations: A. P. Kalganov with His Son and Granddaughter,…, Ural Mountains Region, Zlatoust, 1910

Three Generations: A. P. Kalganov with His Son and…

1910

On the Sim River: Little Shepherd, Ural Mountains Region, Sim River, 1910

On the Sim River: Little Shepherd

1910

On the Sim River: Woman by the River, Ural Mountains Region, Sim River, 1910

On the Sim River: Woman by the River

1910

On the Road: Boy by a Gatepost, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

On the Road: Boy by a Gatepost

1910

Peasant Woman Scutching Flax, Perm Province, PermskaiA Oblast, 1910

Peasant Woman Scutching Flax, Perm Province

1910

Laborers by Piled Firewood for Roasting Ore, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Laborers by Piled Firewood for Roasting Ore

1910

Family at Work in the Bakal Iron Mine, Ural Mountains Region, Bakal, 1910

Family at Work in the Bakal Iron Mine

1910

Bashkir Woman in National Costume, Ural Mountains Region, EkhʹIa, Ekh Ia, 1910

Bashkir Woman in National Costume

1910

Young Bashkir Man, Ekhya, Ural Mountains Region, EkhʹIa, 1910

Young Bashkir Man, Ekhya

1910

Bashkir Man by His House, Ekhya, EkhʹIa, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Bashkir Man by His House, Ekhya

1910

Romanov Chapel Seen from the Southeast, Village of Nyrob, Urals, Nyrob, Ural Mountains Region, 1910

Romanov Chapel Seen from the Southeast, Village of Nyrob,…

1910

Overnight Camp by a Rock on the Chusovaya, with Prokudin-Gorsky, Chusovai A River, ChusovaiA River, Ural Mountains Region, 1912

Overnight Camp by a Rock on the Chusovaya, with…

1912

Hut of the Settler Artemy, Nicknamed "Kot," Who Lived Here over 40…, Russia (Federation), Ural Mountains Region, 1912

Hut of the Settler Artemy, Nicknamed "Kot," Who Lived Here…

1912

Pinkhus Karlinsky, 84, Supervisor of the Chernigov Floodgate for 66…, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Baltic Waterway, 1909

Pinkhus Karlinsky, 84, Supervisor of the Chernigov…

1909

Fire Brigade in Vytegra, Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Vytegra, 1909

Fire Brigade in Vytegra

1909

Crew of the Ministry of Transport Steamship "Sheksna", Volga, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Baltic Waterway, 1909

Crew of the Ministry of Transport Steamship "Sheksna"

1909

Abbess Mother Taisia on the Veranda, Leushino Convent, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Abbess Mother Taisia on the Veranda, Leushino Convent

1909

Sawyers on the Svir River, Volga, Svirʹ River, Baltic Waterway, 1909

Sawyers on the Svir River

1909

Family Resting in the Harvested Field, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Family Resting in the Harvested Field

1909

Peasant Girls Offering Berries, Volga, Baltic Waterway, Volga-Baltic Waterway, 1909

Peasant Girls Offering Berries

1909

Girl with Strawberries, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Volga, Baltic Waterway, 1909

Girl with Strawberries

1909

Monks Planting Potatoes, Gethsemane Hermitage, Russia (Federation), Volga River Region, 1910

Monks Planting Potatoes, Gethsemane Hermitage

1910

Spinning Yarn in the Village of Izvedovo, Volga River Region, Izvedovo, 1910

Spinning Yarn in the Village of Izvedovo

1910

Pouring Concrete for the Dam Apron, Beloomut, Oka River Region (KurskaiA Oblastʹ-NizhegorodskaiA Oblast{S, Kurskai A Oblast, Beloomut, 1912

Pouring Concrete for the Dam Apron, Beloomut

1912

Full-length profile portrait of a woman, possibly Turkman or Kirgiz,…, Asia, Central, Asia, Central, 1905

Full-length profile portrait of a woman, possibly Turkman…

1905

On the Skuritskhali River. Study, Orto-Batum village, Caucasus, Georgia (Republic), Skuritskhala River, 1905

On the Skuritskhali River. Study, Orto-Batum village

1905

Types of Dagestan: Man in Traditional Dress with a Dagger, 1905

Types of Dagestan: Man in Traditional Dress with a Dagger

1905

Types of Dagestan: Couple Posed Outdoors, 1905

Types of Dagestan: Couple Posed Outdoors

1905

Types of Dagestan: Group of Women, 1905

Types of Dagestan: Group of Women

1905

Types of Dagestan: Man and Woman in the Mountains, 1905

Types of Dagestan: Man and Woman in the Mountains

1905

Georgian women in holiday attire in the park of Borzhom, Caucasus, Georgia (Republic), Borzhomi, 1905

Georgian women in holiday attire in the park of Borzhom

1905

Mullah with Pupils at the Artomelinsky Mosque in Artvin, Caucasus, Artvin, Turkey, 1905

Mullah with Pupils at the Artomelinsky Mosque in Artvin

1905

Mullahs at the Aziziye Mosque, Batumi, Caucasus, Georgia (Republic), Batumi, 1905

Mullahs at the Aziziye Mosque, Batumi

1905

Tea Factory in Chakva: Chinese Foreman Lau Jen Jau, Georgia, Georgia (Republic), Chakva, 1905

Tea Factory in Chakva: Chinese Foreman Lau Jen Jau

1905

Tea Harvest: Group of Greek Women, Chakva, Caucasus, Georgia, Georgia (Republic), Chakva, 1905

Tea Harvest: Group of Greek Women, Chakva, Caucasus

1905

Group of Greek Women Workers Picking Tea, Chakva, Georgia, Georgia (Republic), Chakva, 1905

Group of Greek Women Workers Picking Tea, Chakva

1905

Cotton in the Sukhumi Botanical Garden, Georgia, Georgia (Republic), Sukhumi, 1905

Cotton in the Sukhumi Botanical Garden

1905

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