Vladivostok Primorye Rossiya Russia Collection (#2)

A social gathering in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Frederick S. Pray
A social gathering in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Group portrait shows people described in Eleanor Pray's letter of July 14, 1899. Left to right: David Clarkson, Mr

Fredericks Pray, David M Clarkson, and Sarah E Smith, posed by the billiard table... Russia, 1899
Fredericks Pray, David M Clarkson, and Sarah E Smith, posed by the billiard table, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Showing leisure occupation described by Eleanor Pray in a letter dated January

Two Chinese musician street performers in the upper yard, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. In: Photograph album of Pray family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia

Japanese servants O Hero San, O Eun San, and O Sok San with tea utensils in the... 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Japanese servants O Hero San, O Eun San, and O Sok San with tea utensils in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899

Four friends reading in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia: William S... 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Four friends reading in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia: Williams Davidson, Mr Bell, David Clarkson, and Frederick Pray, 1899

Street musicians with a harp and violin in the upper yard of Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899)
Street musicians with a harp and violin in the upper yard of Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899?). In: Photograph album of Pray family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia

Crowds of people in front of buildings at the marketplace in the center of town... (1899?). Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Crowds of people in front of buildings at the marketplace in the center of town, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899?). In album: Photographs of Pray Family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia

A Sunday outing from Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
A Sunday outing from Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Group portrait shows (left to right): William S. Davidson, Sarah E. Smith, Maud Morphew, Eleonora Hansen, Frederick Pray

Picnic at Sedanka woods, north of Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Picnic at Sedanka woods, north of Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Group portrait shows (left to right): Theodore Greener (African American consul), William Davidson, Frederick Pray, Eleonora Hansen, Dr

View of Vladivostok, Russia, from the Dom Smith veranda, looking west towards the city... (1899?)
View of Vladivostok, Russia, from the Dom Smith veranda, looking west towards the city center, (1899?). Cityscape shows many rooftops, with Tigrovaia Hill and the Amur Bay in the distance

Two barefoot children standing in muddy street in front of the Lindholm's large... (1899?)
Two barefoot children standing in muddy street in front of the Lindholm's large house, Shefnerovskaia Street, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899?)

Dou Kee, Chinese servant, mowing the lawn, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Dou Kee, Chinese servant, mowing the lawn, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Showing scene described in Eleanor Pray's letter of May 28

View of Vladivostok, Russia, from the Bay of the Golden Horn, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
View of Vladivostok, Russia, from the Bay of the Golden Horn, 1899. Showing boats in the harbor. In the distance are market stalls by the shore, the Governor's House above them

Corner of drawing room, facing east, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Corner of drawing room, facing east, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Interior view shows furniture and decorative items arranged in the drawing room

Three friends seated in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia: Eleanor Pray... 1899. Creator: Frederick S
Three friends seated in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia: Eleanor Pray, Sarah Smith, Eleonora Hansen, 1899

A social gathering, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Frederick S. Pray
A social gathering, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Group portrait shows seated, left to right: Mr. Dick, Mr. Rietzel-Nielsen, Eleanor Pray, Sarah Smith (in mourning dress)

A train on the Ussuri line of the Trans-Siberian railway, between Vladivostok and... 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
A train on the Ussuri line of the Trans-Siberian railway, between Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, Russia, 1899. In: Photograph album of Pray family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia. Eleanor L

Korean children, Chinese men, and others at the farmers market, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Korean children, Chinese men, and others at the farmers market, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Showing event described in Eleanor Pray's letter of April 27

Tennis at the Lindholms, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Tennis at the Lindholms, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Portrait shows people described in Eleanor Pray's letter of May 16, 1899: "I enclose a photo on the tennis court--Shramchenko

Thune Chin Sin, a Chinese house servant and errand boy, holding feather duster... 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Thune Chin Sin, a Chinese house servant and errand boy, holding feather duster at main entrance to Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899

Dou Kee, one of the Chinese servants, carrying water buckets, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Showing Dou Kee on his way to the kitchen in the wing of Dom Smith, near the main entrance

Corner of drawing room, facing south and west, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
Corner of drawing room, facing south and west, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Interior view shows large windows, furniture, and decorative items arranged in the drawing room

By the railway, three men in uniform standing near a guard booth, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
By the railway, three men in uniform standing near a guard booth, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. In: Photograph album of Pray family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia

Sarah E Smith, dressed in mourning for her husband, and her brother Fredericks Pray... 1899. Creator: Maud Morphew
Sarah E Smith, dressed in mourning for her husband, and her brother Fredericks Pray, seated in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899

Dom Smith, Vladivostok, 1899, 1899. Creator: Frederick S. Pray
Dom Smith, Vladivostok, 1899, 1899. Two-part exterior view shows Dom Smith with its grounds and several buildings, stretching in an east-west line

Eleanor Pray and Sarah Smith posed with their friend Mr Hunt at a Trans-Siberian railroad... 1899
Eleanor Pray and Sarah Smith posed with their friend Mr Hunt at a Trans-Siberian railroad car on the Ussuri line, which runs north from Vladivostok to Khabarovsk, Russia, 1899

A meal with friends in the drawing room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899?). Creator: Frederick S. Pray
A meal with friends in the drawing room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899?). Group portrait shows people seated at the dining table, which has been brought into the drawing room

Vladivostok, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Vladivostok, 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin. The merchant V. P

A social gathering in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: Ann E. Ivy
A social gathering in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Group portrait shows (left to right): David Clarkson, Sarah Smith, Eleanor Pray, Frederick Pray, William Davidson

A social gathering in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Creator: David M. Clarkson
A social gathering in the veranda room, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. Group portrait shows people described in Eleanor Pray's letter of July 14

Plan Vladivostokskago torgovago porta, 1916. Creator: Ministerstvo torgovli i promyshlennosti
Plan Vladivostokskago torgovago porta, 1916. Karta t?s?vetnai?a?, nakleena na tkan'. Dop. karta: Likhternai?a? gavan na beregu Amurskago zal. u Pervoi? rechki. M. [1:8 400]

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Vladivostok, Primorye, Rossiya (Russia): A Glimpse into the Past through the Lens of Eleanor Lord Pray's Camera Step back in time to the late 19th century in Vladivostok, Russia, as we explore the captivating images captured by American missionary Eleanor Lord Pray. Wander through the rooms of Dom Smith, where Frederick and Eleanor Pray are seen seated in the veranda, hosting social gatherings with friends, and mourning the loss of a loved one. Delight in the musical performances of Chinese and Japanese street performers in the upper yard, and join the Pray family on a Sunday outing or a picnic in Sedanka woods. Amidst the bustling marketplace and the serene beauty of nature, these photographs offer a unique perspective into the multicultural community of Vladivostok during this era.