[Full-length profile portrait of a woman, possibly Turkman or Kirgiz, standing on a carpet at the entrance to a yurt, dressed in traditional clothing and jewelry]
Summary
A black and white photo of a woman standing in front of a hut.
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A comprehensive visual survey of Central Asia undertaken after imperial Russia assumed control of the region in the 1860s. Commissioned by General Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (1818–82), the first governor-general of Russian Turkestan.
Tags
Date
01/01/1905
Contributors
Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1863-1944, photographer
Location
asia
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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