Department of the Underground- and Astro- photography

Photography from the beginning of 20th century.

Our ancestors liked pictures of themselves. It was very common to enter the photographer's studio to make picture of oneself and to send it by mail to a relative or friend. Today we believe that our humble images are not interesting to others. There are many all-knowing girls around who are afraid of camera.
- "Do not take my pictures, they always come out terrible".

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Portrait
Photo br. Smolyanitsky
Smolensk, summer 1929		 Portrait
Photo I.E. Makovsky
Bryanks, 7 nov 1929
Portrait
Photo H.Grossman
Smolensk, 1930		 "Reflection" Amateur photo.
Author unknown.
Portrait
Photo A.Soloviev
Казань		 Portrait
Author unknown.
Group portrait
Author unknown
10 апреля 1931
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