Image:Turkmen man with camel.jpg

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Question about authenticity: How can this colour picture be from 1915?

  • This picture was taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, one of the early pioneers of colour photography.
Description
English: Turkmen man posing with camel loaded with sacks, probably of grain or cotton, Central Asia. The photograph was taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii between 1905 and 1915. The sacks in the background are thought to contain grain or cotton.
Español: Hombre de la etnia Turkmeno posando con su camello. Los sacos de la parte posterior en teoría contienen grano o algodon.
Source

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection (Library of Congress)

Date

between 1905 and 1915

Author

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

Permission
( Reusing this image)
Public domain This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1256 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

This work was published on territory of the Russian Empire ( Russian Republic) except for territories of the Grand Duchy of Finland (Великое княжество Финляндское) and Congress Poland (Царство Польское) before 7 November 1917 NS and wasn't re-published for 30 days following initial publications in the territory of Soviet Russia or any other states.

The Russian Federation (early RSFSR, Soviet Russia) is only historical heir but not legal successor of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire wasn't a participant in international copyright agreements, so this work is not protected by copyright internationally.


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The image is from the Library of Congress, call number LC-P87- 151x[P&P], reproduction number LC-DIG-prokc-20131. The photo was taken on three colour-separated glass plates. The three separate plates are available from the link below. In principle it might be possible to improve this image by aligning the colors better. For example, the camel's nose is blurred. See and for discussions.

This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division under the digital ID ppmsc.03980
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