Photographs (156, black-and-white) labeled by the Records of the Past Exploration Society, 6 ¼” x 8 ¼”: Siberia, ca. 1900-1901

Series I comprises one hundred and fifty-nine photographic prints, all but three in 6 ¼” x 8 ¼” format. These cover images of Russia, Siberia, China, Turkestan, Mongolia, and Manchuria from the early years of the 1900s. All of these have printed labels affixed to the backs carrying a unique 4-digit number, a place name, short caption, and the credit line “Records of the Past Exploration Society, 215 3rd Ave., Washington, D.C.” Two prints taken in Russia and Manchuria are in different papers and sizes, and do not have the printed labels; inscriptions in ink appear on the backs identifying their subjects. A cabinet card portrait of Frederick Bennett Wright taken in 1893 by a Cleveland photographer is included in the series.