Vladivostock i.e. Vladisvostok – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Vladivostock i.e. Vladisvostok in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Vladivostock i.e. Vladisvostok
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Vladivostok, the Russian port on the Sea of Japan, was the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which reached it in 1904 and made the city a key gateway for trade and troop movements in the Russian Far East. The title's "i.e. Vladisvostok" reflects the spelling variants common in early English-language press material, and the Bain News Service, a New York news photo agency, labeled its negatives with captions that were often unverified. The record gives no date, but the agency's coverage of this era, including the Allied intervention in Siberia after 1918, makes the city a frequent subject in its files. Viewers should treat the specific location and date as provisional until the caption is checked against other sources.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,723 × 4,122 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-27545 |
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