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Russia
Views of Kazan

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Photographers: Vasily Gerasimovich Fedorov (1857-1924) and Alexander Mendelevich (dates unknown). Views of Kazan. 1890s. 16 albumen prints mounted to board (slightly soiled, some foxing). Each between 17 x 23 cm and 21,5 x 27,5 cm (23,5 x 31 cm and 24,5 x 34 cm). Most annotated in pencil on verso, 2 with the embossed photographer's signature stamp in lower margin of print, 1 with the publisher's copyright stamp on verso.

This collection of photographs features several significant landmarks in Kazan, Russia, such as the Annunciation Cathedral, Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kazan University, the Agricultural Palace, and the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Also included are images of Liberty Square, the Kazan Kremlin, and a prominent view of the Alexander II Monument, which commemorates the Russian emperor’s reforms. – Some scuff marks, some light fading, otherwise all in good to very good condition.