Central Asian Collection (page 2)

Bayga, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Bayga, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. A large group of men, most on horseback, assembled on a hillside, probably for a traditional game of horsemanship called bayga

Group of Kirghiz (ie Kazakh) men posing with a local Russian Governor, his... between 1885 and 86. Creator: Unknown
Group of Kirghiz (ie Kazakh) men posing with a local Russian Governor, his wife, and their child in front of a yurt, between 1885 and 1886

Kirghiz (ie Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his wife, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Kirghiz (ie Kazakh) tribesmen with a local Russian Governor and his wife, between 1885 and 1886. Showing Kazakhs gathered for a group portrait in North Kazakhstan

Khirgiz (ie, Kazakh) horsemen, between 1885 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Khirgiz (ie, Kazakh) horsemen, between 1885 and 1886. Showing Kazakh men on horses in north Kazakhstan. Formerly misidentified as Kyrgyz people in Siberia

Kazakh man and woman, full-length portrait, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Kazakh man and woman, full-length portrait, between 1870 and 1886. Showing a Kazakh couple, noble or wealthy

Kazakh man, a musician with a dombra, seated, between 1870 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Kazakh man, a musician with a dombra, seated, between 1870 and 1886. Inscribed on verso: Kirghis improvisitor, Omsk

Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Entrance into the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as {/800/}) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Group of camels and four men posed in front of piles of sacks, logs in... between 1905 and 1915
Group of camels and four men posed in front of piles of sacks, logs in foreground, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915

Exit from the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Exit from the Gur-Emir mosque, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as {/800/}) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Fabric merchants in the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Fabric merchants in the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Dome of the Gur-Emir mosque from eastern side, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir is a mausoleum of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (also known as {/800/}) in Samarkand

Mulberry tree, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mulberry tree, 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

General view of mosque at the top of Chapan-Ata Mountain, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Chupan Ata Mausoleum. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

General view of Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, from the northwest, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble includes mausoleums and other ritual buildings of 11th-15th and 19th centuries

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

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

Water-carrier, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Water-carrier, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Man with water containers made from animal skins. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

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

Trader in the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Trader in the Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid Empire, now in Uzbekistan

Vendors beside table displaying flatbread, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Vendors beside table displaying flatbread, [Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

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

Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mirza-Uluk-Bek, Registan, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. The {/40726/} Observatory was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer {/40726/}

Street in old Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Street in old 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

In the courtyard of a Sart home, on the outskirts of Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Man using tool to strip logs, Central Asia?, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Man using tool to strip logs, Central Asia?, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Flatbreads vendor, Samarkand, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Flatbreads vendor, 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

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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

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