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Photo, Print, Drawing Poverka arestantov. Поверка арестантов.

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About this Item

Title

  • Poverka arestantov.

Other Title

  • Поверка арестантов.

Summary

  • This collection consists of forty-four photographs of Sakhalin Island and the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The photographs depict streets, individual buildings, panoramas of populated areas, and local people, including convicts and prisoners. The collection offers insights into the economy, society, and way of life in this remote corner of the Russian Empire around the turn of the twentieth century. The identity of the photographer is unknown. World Digital Library.

Created / Published

  • Sakhalin : [publisher not identified], konet︠s︡ XIX-nachalo XX vv.

Headings

  • -  katorga
  • -  katorzhane
  • -  odezhda
  • -  okhrana
  • -  nadzirateli
  • -  ti︠u︡r'ma
  • -  barak
  • -  каторга
  • -  каторжане
  • -  одежда
  • -  охрана
  • -  надзиратели
  • -  тюрьма
  • -  барак

Notes

  • -  Original image at: Kamchatka Regional Unified Museum

Medium

  • 1 photomechanical print : 13.4 x 18.0 cm ; cherno-belai︠a︡ fotobumaga, fotopechat', karton.

Source Collection

  • Photographs from the Eastern Reaches of the Russian Empire

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018686226

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. Researchers are encouraged to review the source information attached to each item. For information on contacting WDL partner organizations, see this archived list of partners

The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library

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Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Poverka Arestantov. , 1890. [Sakhalin: publisher not identified, konet︠s︡ XIX-nachalo XX vv] Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018686226/.

APA citation style:

(1890) Poverka Arestantov. , 1890. [Sakhalin: publisher not identified, konet︠s︡ XIX-nachalo XX vv] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018686226/.

MLA citation style:

Poverka Arestantov. [Sakhalin: publisher not identified, konet︠s︡ XIX-nachalo XX vv] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018686226/>.