Central Asia Collection (page 3)

Irrigation canal (aryk) in the Murgab Estate, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Irrigation canal (aryk) in the Murgab Estate, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Carte de Tartarie, 1706. Creator: Guillaume Delisle
Carte de Tartarie, 1706

Man in courtyard, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Man in courtyard, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Walled adobe structure with domes and arches in desert area, with man posed... between 1905-1915
Walled adobe structure with domes and arches in desert area, with man posed in front for scale, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915

Passage of the Dead: detail above entrance, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

Detail of Uluk-Bek (to the right of the entrance), Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

Adobe building in a grassy field, trees in background, between 1905 and 1915
Adobe building in a grassy field, trees in background, [Russia/Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Man on camel, buildings in background, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Man on camel, buildings in background, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), full-length... between 1910-1915
Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), full-length portrait in uniform, seated on chair, outdoors, between 1910 and 1915

Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva)... between 1910-1915
Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm (Khiva), portrait, in uniform, seated on chair, outdoors, between 1910 and 1915

View of a courtyard, adobe buildings, and a bird's nest atop a dome, between 1905 and 1915
View of a courtyard, adobe buildings, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Note stork's nest. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Turkmen man posing with camel loaded with sacks, probably of grain or cotton... between 1905-1915
Turkmen man posing with camel loaded with sacks, probably of grain or cotton, Central Asia, between 1905 and 1915. Wearing traditional dress and headgear, a Turkmen camel driver poses with his camel

View of Shir-Dar madrasah, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
View of Shir-Dar madrasah, between 1905 and 1915. 17th-century madrasa (Islamic school) in Samarkand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan

Fruit stand, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Fruit stand, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) was a pioneer in colour photography which he used to document early 20th-century

Niche in back wall of Shakh-i Zindeh [mosque], Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

Sart types, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Sart types, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Two Sart men and two Sart boys posed outside, in front of wall. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Mugan; inn in Petropavlovskoe, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mugan; inn in Petropavlovskoe, between 1905 and 1915. Note stacks of mud bricks on right. The Mughan plain is an area stretching from northwestern Iran to the southern part of the Republic of

At entrance to upper chartak (canopy) of Shakh-i Zindeh, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Men seated under an arch at the Shakh-i Zindeh (Shah-i-Zinda) mausoleum complex in Samarkand

Kebab restaurant, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Kebab restaurant, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Two men posed at an open-air restaurant. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Beggars, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Beggars, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Two men and a woman squatting against a building wall. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Village of Saatly, Mugan steppe, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Village of Saatly, Mugan steppe, between 1905 and 1915. The Mughan plain is an area stretching from northwestern Iran to the southern part of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Sart house: on the outskirts of Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Sart house: on the outskirts of Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Three men posed on porch. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque (evening photo), Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915
General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Pamir Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop for an evening view of the Shakh-i Zindeh Mosque in Samarkand

Village of Farab, Turkmenistan; Railroad station and tracks, between 1905 and 1915. Station on the Chardzhou-Bukhara railroad

Dagestani types, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Dagestani types, between 1905 and 1915. Sunni Muslim man wearing traditional dress and headgear, with a sheathed dagger at his side

Shepherd, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Shepherd on a hillside, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Inside Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Inside Shir-Dar mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Camel caravan carrying thorns for fodder, Golodnaia Steppe, between 1905 and 1915
Camel caravan carrying thorns for fodder, Golodnaia (or Golodnaya) Steppe, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Policeman standing in front of doorway, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Policeman standing in front of doorway, between 1905 and 1915. (Possibly in Central Asia). Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Group of eleven adults and children, seated on a rug, in front of a yurt, between 1905 and 1915. Group of people, possibly Turkman or Kirgiz, in traditional dress

Observing a solar eclipse on January 1, 1907, near the Cherniaevo Station in the Tian-Shan... 1907
Observing a solar eclipse on January 1, 1907, near the Cherniaevo Station in the Tian-Shan mountains above the Saliuktin mines, Golodnaia (or Golodnaya) Steppe, 1907

Dunes, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Dunes, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) was a pioneer in colour photography which he used to document early 20th-century

Fabric merchant, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Fabric merchant, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. A cloth-seller displays colourful silk, cotton, and wool fabrics as well as a few traditional carpets

Main entrance into Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Men seated on steps under archway at the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis

Brick building with arched entrance and arcade, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Brick building with arched entrance and arcade, [Russia/Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Labourers loading sacks onto railway at factory warehouse, between 1905 and 1915
Labourers loading sacks onto railway at factory warehouse, [Russia/Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. The sacks are probably filled with raw cotton

Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Tillia-Kari from Uluk-Bek, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Ulugh Beg Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg

Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mosaics on the Shakh-i Zindeh walls, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

Entrance into Namazga mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Entrance into Namazga mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Study in Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Study in Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

Camel loaded with sacks, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Camel loaded with sacks, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Camel laden with what is most likely grain or cotton. Camel caravans remained the most common means of transporting food

Man with camel loaded with packs, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Man with camel loaded with packs, between 1905 and 1915. Wearing traditional dress and headgear, a Turkmen camel driver poses with his camel, laden with what is most likely grain or cotton

On the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
On the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Men and boys posed on steps of mosque (?). Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Carpenter, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Carpenter, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Man shaving bark from a length of timber. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

At work on the upper reaches of the Syr-Darya, Golodnaia Steppe, between 1905 and 1915
At work on the upper reaches of the Syr-Darya, Golodnaia [or Golodnaya] Steppe, between 1905 and 1915. Four men on a horse-drawn cart, next to a cliff

Kush-Beggi (Minister of the Interior), Bukhara, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Kush-Beggi (Minister of the Interior), Bukhara (in Uzbekistan), between 1905 and 1915. Man seated, posed, holding sword across his lap

Water pipe, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Water pipe, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Man seated with water pipe, next to an ornate wall. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

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