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Prokudin-Gorsky's 1910 Photograph Peasant Girls Circulates Online

Original: Peasant Girls (ca. 1910) by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky. Source: Library of Congress Available to buy as a print. https:// pd

Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky's photograph "Peasant Girls", taken around 1910 and held by the Library of Congress, is being shared and offered for sale as a print through the public-domain image archive. The image, noted for its depictions of period costume, folklore and handkerchiefs, highlights the pioneering colour photographer's documentation of Russian rural life in the early twentieth century, now freely available in the public domain.

Why now: The striking early colour photograph and its public-domain availability as a purchasable print are drawing attention from art and history enthusiasts.

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• Peasant Girls (ca. 1910) by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky. Source: Library of Congress Available to buy as a print. https:// pdimagearchive.org/images/2b6e 8971-38cd-4800-af65-9015e6a1d7c9 # costumes # folklore # handkerchiefs # photography # art # publicdomain · pdimagearchive · 7

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