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CollectionProkudin-Gorskii Collection (Originally published under the title “The Prokudin-Gorskii Collection of Early 20th Century Color Photographs of Russia at the Library of Congress: Unexpected Consequences of the Digitization of the Collection, 2000-2017,” in Slavic & East European Information Resources, 18 no.3/4 (Fall/winter 2017), pages 223-230. This article is a work of the U.S. government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States)
- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905
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ArticleBiographic Information Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Na drezini︠e︡ u Petrozavodska po Murm. zh.d. [On a handcar along the Murmansk railroad near Petrozavodsk]. Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, photographer [1915]. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. LC-DIG-ppmsc-03951 Born in the settlement of Funikova gora, in rural Vladimir Province east of Moscow, in 1863, and educated as a chemist, Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii devoted his career to the advancement of photography. He...
- Date: 1905
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ArticleReconstructing Prokudin-Gorskii's Color Photography in Software Originally, the Prokudin-Gorskii plates would have been viewed using a projector with three lenses, each projecting colored light, produced using the same filters as those used to photograph the corresponding exposures. Blue, green and red light would have mixed on the projection screen to produce full-color images. Today, we have the means to combine the three exposures by computer, producing full-color digital reconstructions of...
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ArticleColor Photography Method Introduction Lantern Projector from: Thomas Cradock Hepworth, Book of the Lantern. New York: Edward L. Wilson, 1889 Prokudin-Gorskii created his negatives by using a camera that exposed one oblong glass plate three times in rapid succession through three different color filters: blue, green, and red. For formal presentations, he printed positive glass slides of these negatives and projected them through a triple lens magic...
- Date: 1905
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ArticleRussia in Color Photographs, 1905-1914 (Originally published under the title “The Prokudin-Gorskii Collection of Early 20th Century Color Photographs of Russia at the Library of Congress: Unexpected Consequences of the Digitization of the Collection, 2000-2017,” in Slavic & East European Information Resources, 18 no.3/4 (Fall/winter 2017), pages 223-230. This article is a work of the U.S. government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States)
- Date: 1905
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Web PageTechnical Information Digitizing the Collection Using an overhead capture MARC II digital camera, JJT, Inc. of Austin, Texas, scanned the various elements of the Prokudin Gorskii Collection between September and November 2000.
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Photo, Print, DrawingĖti︠u︡d u vodopada Kivach. [Ri︠e︡ka Suna] Prokudin-Gorskii, reclined on boulders, near rapids.
- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorski , Serge Mikha Lovich - Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1915-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[On the Skuritskhali River. Study, Orto-Batum village]
Incorrect caption in album: Po r. Karolit︠s︡khali (On the Karolitskhali River) | Po r. Karolit︠s︡khali (On the Karolitskhali River) Prokudin-Gorskiĭ in suit and hat, seated on rock beside the Skuritskhali River, with mountains in background. The picture was taken in Orto-Batum village near Batum (Batumi). (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016)- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorski , Serge Mikha Lovich - Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingGruppa. (I︠A︡ s dvumi︠a︡, Murman) Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Prokudin-Gorskiĭ and two men in Cossak dress(?) seated on the ground.
- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorski , Serge Mikha Lovich - Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1915-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingNochevka u kamni︠a︡ na beregu Chusovoĭ Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii and others seated at a campsite.
- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorski , Serge Mikha Lovich - Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1912-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingĖti︠u︡d u vodopada Kivach. [Ri︠e︡ka Suna] Prokudin-Gorskii, reclined on boulders, near rapids.
- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1915-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingNa drezini︠e︡ u Petrozavodska po Murm. zh.d. Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, an official and four railway workers(?)riding on a railroad handcar.
- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorski , Serge Mikha Lovich - Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1915-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Water supply controls of irrigation ditches in the Murgab Estate]
Former devised title: Dam facilities | Dam facilities Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Sands starting to grow over with plants near Repetek station, Turkmenistan]
Former title: [Dunes] | [Dunes] Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Mulberries, Bairam-Ali area]
Former devised title: [Tree branch] | [Tree branch] Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Typical pylon of madrasah of the town of Bukhara, (Madrasah Nadir-Dewan-Beggi)]
Former devised title: [View of arches and mosaics] | [View of arches and mosaics] Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Rocks at the railway crossing near Yurezanskii Zavod settlement]
Former devised title: [Railroad tracks and utility poles along a waterway and cliff, with road crossing] | [Railroad tracks and utility poles along a waterway and cliff, with road crossing] Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Mazar (Sepulchre) of Akhmed Zamchi. Ancient Merv]
Former devised title: [Domed adobe buildings with several people standing nearby, part of crumbling mosque visible in background, on right] | [Domed adobe buildings with several people standing nearby, part of crumbling mosque visible in background, on right] Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Mazar (Sepulchre) of Akhmed Zamchi. Ancient Merv]
Former devised title: [Domed adobe buildings with crumbling mosque in background] | [Domed adobe buildings with crumbling mosque in background] Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Digital color composite made for the Library by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, 2004. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Scuola San-Marco. Venice]
Former devised title: Sobor Sv. Marka v Venet︠s︡īi (Saint Mark's Cathedral, Venice) | Sobor Sv. Marka v Venet︠s︡īi (Saint Mark's Cathedral, Venice) In album: Various views and studies, Russian Empire and Europe, LOT 10333, no. 121. Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016). Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Poster showing scientific illustrations of butterfly specimens, taken in the Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg]
Former title: [Poster showing scientific illustrations of butterfly specimens] | [Poster showing scientific illustrations of butterfly specimens] Title devised by Library staff. (Source: International Research Project "The Legacy of S.M. Prokudin Gorsky" 2012-2016) In album: Various views and studies, Russian Empire and Europe, LOT 10333, no. 68. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1905-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingRybachīĭ poselok In album: Views along the Murmansk Railway, Russian Empire, LOT 10334, no. 115. Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.prok Forms part of: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection (Library of Congress).
- Contributor: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich
- Date: 1915-01-01