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Russian In 1860s: 50+ Historical Photos Show Russian People In The Mid-19th Century

These historic photographs show everyday life of people who lived in the Russian Empire two centuries ago; -simple peasants, soldiers, officers, laborers, sellers, nuns, and working-class women and some staged performing an activity, such as drinking tea or gaming, and some photographed in the performance of their occupation. These portraits are saved in The Library of Nineteenth-Century Photography.

#5 Merchant

Merchant

#10 Peasant

Peasant

#15 Scavenger

Scavenger

#20 Sieve-dealer

Sieve-dealer

#21 Tartar dressing-gown seller

Tartar dressing-gown seller

#25 Wetnurse and infant

Wetnurse and infant

#30 Bird-catcher

Bird-catcher

#35 Buying frozen fish

Buying frozen fish

#40 Cossack

Cossack

#45 Flower-seller

Flower-seller

#50 House-porter carrying water

House-porter carrying water

#55 Lamp-lighter

Lamp-lighter

#60 Nun

Nun

#65 Peep-show

Peep-show

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