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Gora Collection

Background imageGora Collection: San or Bushman musician playing a gorah or lesiba

San or Bushman musician playing a gorah or lesiba, a string-wind instrument. Copied from William John Burchells Travels in the Interior of South Africa

Background imageGora Collection: Kunigunde Legend at Chojnik Castle (Kynast)

Kunigunde Legend at Chojnik Castle (Kynast)
A hold-to-light card - showing an artists impression of Kynast Castle (Chojnik), a castle located above the village of Sobieszow, today part of Jelenia Gora in southwestern Poland

Background imageGora Collection: Gurzuf (Hurzuf) and Ayu-Dag (Bear) Mountain, Crimea, Ukraine

Gurzuf (Hurzuf) and Ayu-Dag (Bear) Mountain, Crimea, Ukraine (then in Russia). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGora Collection: Bulgarian hunting party and their bag

Bulgarian hunting party and their bag
Bulgarian hunting party and their game bag of small deer, in the Sredna-Gora, a mountain range in central Bulgaria. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGora Collection: Hirschberg, seen from the Hausberg, Riesengebirge, Germany (

Hirschberg, seen from the Hausberg, Riesengebirge, Germany (i.e. Jelenia Gora, Poland). Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageGora Collection: Bolshevik prisoners, Lijma Station, Russian Civil War

Bolshevik prisoners, Lijma Station, Russian Civil War
Bolshevik prisoners standing by the railway track at Lijma Station, near Lake Onega, Medevja-Gora (Medvedja-gora, Medvezhya Gora, now known as Medvezhyegorsk, Republic of Karelia)

Background imageGora Collection: British troops on Jolly Roger gunboat, Russian Civil War

British troops on Jolly Roger gunboat, Russian Civil War
British troops on board the Royal Navy motor gunboat, The Jolly Roger, on Lake Onega, Medevja-Gora (Medvedja-gora, Medvezhya Gora, now known as Medvezhyegorsk, Republic of Karelia)

Background imageGora Collection: British troops at Medevja-Gora, Russian Civil War

British troops at Medevja-Gora, Russian Civil War
British troops boarding a train at Medevja-Gora (Medvedja-gora, Medvezhya Gora, now known as Medvezhyegorsk, Republic of Karelia, north western Russia)

Background imageGora Collection: Gun practice at Medevja-gora, during Russian Civil War

Gun practice at Medevja-gora, during Russian Civil War
Gun practice taking place at Medevja-gora (Medvedja-gora, Medvezhya Gora, now known as Medvezhyegorsk, Republic of Karelia, north western Russia)

Background imageGora Collection: Railway bridge at Medevja-gora, during Russian Civil War

Railway bridge at Medevja-gora, during Russian Civil War
A typical railway bridge at Medevja-gora (Medvedja-gora, Medvezhya Gora, now known as Medvezhyegorsk, Republic of Karelia, north western Russia)

Background imageGora Collection: Sawmills at Medevja-gora, during Russian Civil War

Sawmills at Medevja-gora, during Russian Civil War
The sawmills near the river at Medevja-gora (Medvedja-gora, Medvezhya Gora, now known as Medvezhyegorsk, Republic of Karelia, north western Russia)

Background imageGora Collection: The National Dance of Bulgaria - Panagurichte

The National Dance of Bulgaria - Panagurichte
The National Dance of Bulgaria performed at Panagyurishte. Panagyurishte is a town in Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. The town is situated in a small valley in the Sredna Gora mountains

Background imageGora Collection: Iron Mining Urals

Iron Mining Urals
Mining for magnetic iron at Visocaya Gora, in the Ural mountains of Russia


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