Russian Photograph Collection, ca. 1900

Summary

Extent:

.05 linear feet (1 oversize folder)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Six black/white matted photographs, ca. 1900, including scenes of Cossacks, castle/fortress in the Caucasus, views of Kazbeck and Tiflis, young Russian girl with tea cart, and a monument "1000 Years of Russia." At least two of the photos were taken by Henry Winans Hiller (1838-1926), a pioneer in the Russian-American trade and U.S. consul during the Lincoln administration.

Acquisition information:

Undetermined.

Physical location:

Vault

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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