Prokudin Gorskii: Sarti︠a︡nka. Samarkand. Color separation negative
Summary
Woman in purdah, standing near wooden door.
Public domain photograph - female portrait, 1900s women, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A comprehensive visual survey of Central Asia undertaken after imperial Russia assumed control of the region in the 1860s. Commissioned by General Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (1818–82), the first governor-general of Russian Turkestan.
Tags
Date
01/01/1905
Contributors
Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944, photographer
Location
Zaaglyk, 39.73333, 66.86667
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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