Title

Valley of the Katun River near the Village of Chemal, Teldekpen Rapid (Edigan Rapid), 1911-1913. Creator: Sergei Ivanovich Borisov.

Caption

Valley of the Katun River near the Village of Chemal, Teldekpen Rapid (Edigan Rapid), 1911-1913. From a collection of color postcards of the Altay, or Altai, Mountains region of southern Siberia early in the 20th century. In 1907, Borisov began his expedition in the Altay Mountains, which lasted until 1911. He took around 1,500 photographs during this expedition, which, upon his return to Barnaul, he presented to the public through the use of a magic lantern. The photographs depict views of nature in remote corners of the Altay Mountains and the Altay and Kazakh peoples indigenous to this region. Borisov offered the photographs to various European publishers for the production of postcards. Altai State Regional Studies Museum

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A11_172

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45,4Mb (4,2Mb) / 16,5in x 10,7in / 4960 x 3202 (300dpi)

Keywords

river scenic water library landscape rocks rock mountain mountains mountain range country science remote geology geological view rocky museum geography color rapids siberian photography scenery location century vista Russia photograph concept photo running water frontier Siberia Library of Congress Colour Altai 1910s 20th century geographical feature TGN photograph postcard Altay Mountains Congressional Library Heritage Art still image Meeting of Frontiers Altai State Regional Studies Museum Katun Altay Republic colour photograph Sergei Ivanovich Borisov Borisov Sergei Ivanovich Chemal Teldekpen rapid