Views of Nikolaev Railway
Rating
Title
Views of Nikolaev Railway
Creator
Goffert, I.
Date
ca. 1855-1864
Date (EDTF)
1855~/1864~
Decade
1850-1859 1860-1869
Part Of
Views of the Nikolaev Railway
Page Number
p . 00
Place
Russia
Description
This is the cover of a brown leather album containing 45 views of Russian towns and cities , railroad tracks , depots , countryside , steam locomotives , roundhouses , bridges , rivers , boats , horses and wagons , men , women , and children , and elaborate regional country houses . The title is embossed in gold Cyrillic script . Manuscript notations of locations are penciled in English on some pages . The album commemorating the railroad line between St . Petersburg and Moscow , opened in 1851 , was probably one of only a few made honoring Czar Nicholas I (1796-1855) . Albumen prints are approximately 8.5 x 12.25 inches . I . Goffert is stamped in Cyrillic script under the bottom left of photographs on most pages .
Notes
Recto : [embossed in gold Cyrillic script] Views of Nikolaev Railway . A. T . Verso : [stamped] F . Nieckels , Moscou .
Keywords
railroads ; Russia
Physical Description
1 photograph album cover : part of 1 volume (45 albumen prints) ; 34.5 x 45 cm
Form/Genre
Photograph album covers Photograph albums
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2010
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: approximately 7100 wide x 5300 high pixels
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Master file scanned at approximately 7000 pixels wide as 16-bit, RGB .tif; derivative straightened, cropped, and resized at 3000 pixels wide and resaved as 8-bit, RGB .jpg.
Call Number
Ag1982.0226x
Upload File Name
ag1982_0226x_00_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1982_0226x_00.tif
Digital Collection
Europe, Asia, and Australia: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library , Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information , contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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