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Bokhara, Kabool, Beloochistan, &c.
This map of Afghanistan and parts of present-day Iran and Pakistan was published by Charles Knight (1791–1873), an English author and publisher who is best known for his role as superintendent for...
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Tajik Wedding Rituals. Chimilig
This photograph of a Tajik wedding ritual is from Turkestan Album, one of the richest sources of visual information on the cultural monuments of Central Asia as they appeared in the 19th century. This...
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Portrait of Girl and Woman, Samoan Princesses in Native Dress, Full-Length,...
This full-length portrait of a Samoan woman and girl was taken by an unknown photographer around the turn of the 20th century. The heavy ornamentation and wedding ring suggest that they are the wife...
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A Newly Compiled Matchmaker's Wedding Guide
This book is a matchmaker’s guide to weddings. The traditional Chinese wedding required much involvement by “matchmakers,” a term that came to mean all persons or events that acted as go-betweens in a...
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Old Iron Marriage Crowns: 1 - Iron from the Seventeenth Century, 2 - Strip of...
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944) used a special color photography process to create a visual record of the Russian...
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Old Iron Marriage Crowns from the Seventeenth Century. Museum Inventory...
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944) used a special color photography process to create a visual record of the Russian...
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At Entrance to the Passage of the Dead. Samarkand
The Shah-i Zindah Necropolis, located at the outskirts of Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan), was built on an ancient burial ground. Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”) is revered as a memorial...
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Shah-i Zindah. Dome. Samarkand
The Shah-i Zindah Necropolis, located at the outskirts of Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan), was built on an ancient burial ground. Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”) is revered as a memorial...
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Nikolsk Settlement. General View. Golodnaia Steppe
Among the primary initiators of Russian development projects in Turkestan was Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovich (1850–1918), grandson of Nicholas I, who moved in 1881 to Tashkent, which had been...
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General View of Shah-i Zindah Mosque, from the Northwest. Samarkand
The Shah-i Zindah Necropolis, located at the outskirts of Samarkand, is built on an ancient burial ground. Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”) is revered as a memorial to Kusam-ibn-Abbas, a...
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(Steppe) Poppies. Samarkand
The necropolis of Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”), located within a cemetery on the outskirts of Samarkand, was revered as a memorial to Kusam-ibn-Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Mohammad....
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Mulberry Tree. Samarkand
This scene from Samarkand shows a rutted lane flanked by old adobe walls. In the center is a group of mulberry trees, while in the background are poplar trees. Samarkand was long known for the quality...
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Study in Shah-i Zindah Mosque. Samarkand
The necropolis of Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”) is revered as a memorial to Kusam-ibn-Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Mohammad. Shown here is a view (what the photographer called an...
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Tillia Kari from Ulugh Beg. Samarkand
In the center of Samarkand is the Registan complex, consisting of three major examples of the madrasah (religious school). The third of these, the Tillia Kari Madrasah, was built in 1646–60 on the...
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On the Road from Chapan-Ata to Samarkand (Village)
This photograph shows a kishlak (village) on the road to the venerated Chapan-Ata mazar (mausoleum), located several kilometers northeast of Samarkand. The homesteads are bounded by high adobe-and-mud...
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General View of Chapan-Ata Mountain. Samarkand
This photograph shows the gently rolling landscape leading up to the Chapan-Ata mazar (mausoleum), located several kilometers northeast of Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan). The mausoleum takes its...
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General View of Mosque at the Top of Chapan-Ata Mountain. Samarkand
The Chapan-Ata mazar (mausoleum), located several kilometers northeast of Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan), takes its name from the summit on which it is located (chapan is a local word for...
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Elm Tree. Samarkand
This scene from Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan) shows a karagach (a type of elm tree). Densely leaved, the karagach flourishes in the oasis setting of Samarkand. The compact branch structure helps...
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Zeravshan Mountain Ridge from Chapan-Ata. Samarkand
This spectacular photograph shows part of the Zeravshan (Zarafshan) Mountain Range, located some 40 kilometers southeast of Samarkand. The view is taken from the hilltop location of the Chapan-Ata...
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Study in Shah-i Zindah Mosque. Samarkand
The necropolis of Shah-i Zindah (Persian for “living king”) was revered as a memorial to Kusam-ibn-Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Mohammad. Shown in this photographic detail (what the photographer...
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