Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century

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This amazing collection of color portraits shows women of different classes from different regions of imperialist Russia at the beginning of the XX century. The frames were taken by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, a pioneer of color photography in Russia, inventor, teacher and chemist (Mendeleev's student) in 1905-1915.

Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century

Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century

Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century

Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century

Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
Color photographs of women of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the XX century
     

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