The Russian Empire at Work: Photographs by Sergey Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Zlatoust, 1910.

c. 1907-1915

Tobol´sk Province, 1912.

Batumi, c. 1907-1915.

Samarkand, 1911

Chakva, c. 1907-1915.

Volga River, 1910

Samarkand, 1911

Sukhumi, 1910

Ekaterinburg, 1910

Kasli Iron Works, 1910

About the Photographer:

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (August 30, 1863 – September 27, 1944) was a Russian photographer and chemist.

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