Meeting Of Frontiers Collection

Inhabitants of Ounalacheka with their canoes (Aleutian Islands), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Astrakhan Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Astrakhan Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

A group of hunters on horseback, 1910-1919. Creator: Unknown
A group of hunters on horseback, 1910-1919. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Church in Sterzh near the village of Novinka. St. Vladimir's (Peter and Paul) church, 1910

Surplice sewn by tsarevnas, the sisters of Peter the Great, Trinity Monastery, Aleksandrov, 1911

Phelonion [vestment] from the second half of the eighteenth century, from a very old... 1911
Phelonion [vestment] from the second half of the eighteenth century, from a very old fabric called kamka [silk brocade] with shoulders embroidered with pearls on crimson velvet. In the Rostov Museum

Scottish Circus in Krasnoiarsk, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Scottish Circus in Krasnoiarsk, 1916. From a collection iwhich ncludes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Two Men in the Boat "Rusalka" ("Mermaid"), 1916. Creator: G. I. Tkachenko
Two Men in the Boat "Rusalka" ("Mermaid"), 1916. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Torzhok, embankment of the river Tvertsa. In the distance, the Resurrection Monastery, 1910

Chapel of St. Savvatiy in Savvatiyevsky skit (hermitage) of Solovetsky Monastery, 1915

Gallery in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Rostov Velikii, 1911. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Gallery in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Rostov Velikii, 1911

Assumption Cathedral from the eastern side. [Vladimir], 1911. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Assumption Cathedral from the eastern side. [Vladimir], 1911

Elderly peasants of the village of Yarkina, Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Elderly peasants of the village of Yarkina, Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Corner tower of the Golutvin Monastery, Kolomna, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Corner tower of the Golutvin Monastery, Kolomna, 1912

Bazaar in Krasnoyarsk, 1910. Creator: Unknown
Bazaar in Krasnoyarsk, 1910. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Tomb of boyar Mikhail Nikitich Romanov in the winter church in the village of Nyrob... 1910
Tomb of boyar Mikhail Nikitich Romanov in the winter church in the village of Nyrob [Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker], 1910

Teenage girls in festive dresses, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Teenage girls in festive dresses, 1912. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Grave of Metropolitan Felofei in the Trinity Monastery Cathedral in Tiumen, 1912

A group of peasants from the village of Yarki, Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
A group of peasants from the village of Yarki, Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection iwhich ncludes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist

1459 tombstone made of white limestone in the Rostov museum, Rostov Velikii, 1911

Angarsk hunter, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Angarsk hunter, 1911. From a collection which ncludes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Piglets, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Piglets, 1912

Dacha near Kivach waterfall, Suna River, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Dacha near Kivach waterfall, Suna River, 1915

Krosna weaving mill in the village of Verkhne Usinskoye, Usinsk Border District, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Krosna weaving mill in the village of Verkhne Usinskoye, Usinsk Border District, 1916. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in

Very old stone building in the garden of the Rostov Kremlin, which according to legend... 1911
Very old stone building in the garden of the Rostov Kremlin, which according to legend, was used as a bathhouse in the Rostov Archbishop's house; in the Rostov Museum, Rostov Velikii, 1911

Corner tower of the Trinity Cathedral in the Solovetsky Monastery, Solovetski Islands, 1915

View of the [Solovetskii] monastery from the inn, Solovetski Islands, 1915

Young peasants of the village of Boguchansky Yenisei district, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Young peasants of the village of Boguchansky Yenisei district, 1911. From a collection which includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Certificate of completion of the first Soviet infantry command courses, issued to... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Certificate of completion of the first Soviet infantry command courses, issued to Orbet Oscar Karlovich (1890-1961), 1919

Railway employees against the background of train cars, 1910-1919. Creator: Unknown
Railway employees against the background of train cars, 1910-1919. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Pozharsky hotel in Torzhok, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Pozharsky hotel in Torzhok, 1910

Sepulchre of the Venerable Dimitrii Rostovskii with relics, Yakovlevsky Savior... 1911
Sepulchre of the Venerable Dimitrii Rostovskii with relics, Yakovlevsky Savior Monastery, near Rostov Velikii, 1911

On the Sim River; Shepherd boy, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
On the Sim River; Shepherd boy, 1910

The Japanese Army occupied Vragaeschensk, 1919. Creator: Unknown
The Japanese Army occupied Vragaeschensk, 1919. The Japanese army marching through Blagoveshchensk, Russia, with airplanes overhead

Chertovo Gorodishche [rock formation], 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Chertovo Gorodishche [rock formation], 1910

A Postcard to Zh.Baiskich, 1918. Creator: Unknown
A Postcard to Zh.Baiskich, 1918. To recruit volunteers to work in Siberia, a "Kuzbass Bureau" was opened in the middle of New York City

Source of the Volga, Volgoverkhovye, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Source of the Volga, Volgoverkhovye, 1910

A Nun of Pomorskii-Pocrovskii Convent on the Upper Reaches of the Uba River, 1910. Creator: Unknown
A Nun of Pomorskii-Pocrovskii Convent on the Upper Reaches of the Uba River, 1910. The monasteries of the Pomorskie Sect of Old Believers, visited by archeographers from Novosibirsk

Study of the Ustye River near Borisoglebsk, 1911. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Study of the Ustye River near Borisoglebsk, 1911

Dog cart, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dog cart, 1916. Man standing beside two dogs harnessed to a cart, in a field, in front of a log cabin

Rainbow, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Rainbow, 1912

Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov's Brother, Pyotr, a Military Officer, 1910-1919. Creator: Unknown
Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov's Brother, Pyotr, a Military Officer, 1910-1919. Part of a collection from the family archive of prominent geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov (1884-1938)

Confluence of the Kostroma River with the Volga, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Confluence of the Kostroma River with the Volga, 1910

Steam oil mill and paint factory of the Dovbory Partnership in the city of Omsk, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Steam oil mill and paint factory of the Dovbory Partnership in the city of Omsk, 1916. Posters were a popular form of art in the late tsarist and Soviet periods

On the Sim River near the Asha-Balashovskii Station, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
On the Sim River near the Asha-Balashovskii Station, 1910

Camp-Fire Girls saluting the flag, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Camp-Fire Girls saluting the flag, 1915

Public school, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Public school, c1910. Group portrait of students around snow-covered school building--the children are standing on the roof, on snow banks, and in snow troughs

On the Sim River, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
On the Sim River, 1910

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Exploring the Meeting of Frontiers: A Journey Through Time and Space From the rugged shores of the Russian Empire, where the Olonetsk man's resilient spirit is captured in a portrait by Prokudin-Gorsky (1909), to the hallowed grounds of the Church of the Resurrection on the Blood in Saint Petersburg, the pages of history come alive. As we traverse continents, we encounter A.G. Male, the brave Brigade Chief of the Irkutsk Volunteer Fire Association, braving the elements in Siberia (1909). In the vast expanse of Alaska, intrepid explorers like Shipitsyn and the daring duo of Mr. Bowen and Mr. Delezene with their racing sled in the All Alaska Sweepstakes (between 1900 and 1927) challenge the untamed wilderness. Meanwhile, in the distant lands of Central Asia, children in Samarkand attend the Sart school, their curious eyes reflecting the thirst for knowledge (between 1905 and 1915). Back in Europe, the wonders of technological advancement unfold as we witness alternators being manufactured in Budapest, Hungary (between 1905-1915). Amidst the breathtaking beauty of the unknown, we find ourselves amidst tea plantations in Chakva (between 1905 and 1915), where the lush greenery stretches as far as the eye can see. And finally, in the heart of the mountains, the unyielding spirit of adventure drives us to conquer the heights, as seen in the mysterious glacier and glacial stream (between 1900 and 1923). Join us on this captivating journey as we delve into the rich tapestry of human history and the meeting of frontiers.