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Petersburg Collection (page 2)

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Skating on the ice

Skating on the ice in front of the Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. At right, two men buy hot drinks from a vendor with a barrel and cups

Background imagePetersburg Collection: View of the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, circa 1800

View of the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, circa 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Nikolaevski Prospekt, Kronstadt, St Petersburg, Russia

Nikolaevski Prospekt, Kronstadt, St Petersburg, Russia
Aerial view of Nikolaevski Prospekt, Kronstadt, Kotlin Island, St Petersburg, Russia. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Tsar Nicholas II and The Royal Scots Greys

Tsar Nicholas II and The Royal Scots Greys
Reception of the deputation of officers of the Scots Greys in the Anitchkoff Palace at St. Petersburg, Russia. Tsar Nicholas II was the Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Greys

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Stock Share Certificate - First Gulf Beach Bank and Trust Co

Stock Share Certificate - First Gulf Beach Bank and Trust Company, St Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA, 100 shares. 1971

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Lomonosov Bridge, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Lomonosov Bridge, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Named after the great Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, whose advances in chemistry, mathematics

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Demonstrations in St Petersburg

Demonstrations in St Petersburg
Crowds gather in St. Petersburg demonstrating against the October Manifesto. Date: 1905

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Busy scene in the market place at St Petersburg Date: circa 1900

Busy scene in the market place at St Petersburg Date: circa 1900

Background imagePetersburg Collection: St Petersburg: St Isaac Cathedral Date: circa 1910

St Petersburg: St Isaac Cathedral Date: circa 1910

Background imagePetersburg Collection: BALL, SAINT PETERSBURG

BALL, SAINT PETERSBURG
Tsar Alexander III and the Tsarina watch the Quadrille dHonneur - HIS honour - at a ball at the French Embassy, St Petersburg Date: 1893

Background imagePetersburg Collection: 1904 / RUSSIA / RIOTING

1904 / RUSSIA / RIOTING
A demonstration by Liberals in St Petersburg is dealt with savagely by the police. Date: December 1904

Background imagePetersburg Collection: 1893 / ALEXANDER III / DANCE

1893 / ALEXANDER III / DANCE
Tsar Alexander III (on left of picture) watches a dance at the French embassy in St Petersburg Date: 1893

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Passenger on train, St Petersburg to Moscow route, Russia

Passenger on train, St Petersburg to Moscow route, Russia
Passenger in a train compartment on the St Petersburg to Moscow route, Russia. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Lenin giving speech from balcony, St Petersburg, Russia

Lenin giving speech from balcony, St Petersburg, Russia
Lenin giving a speech from the balcony of the Kshesinskaya Palace, St Petersburg, Russia, in the year of the Russian Revolution. Date: 4 July 1917

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Dead boy on a Dolphin by Raphael

Dead boy on a Dolphin by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) (1483-1520) - Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg, Russia - Avenue 25 October

Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg, Russia - Avenue 25 October
Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1918, the new Bolshevik government changed the name of the street to " Avenue of 25 October" (as used, interestingly, on this card)

Background imagePetersburg Collection: St Isaacs Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, circa 1890

St Isaacs Cathedral, St Petersburg, Russia, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). St. Petersburg. Departure of

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). St. Petersburg. Departure of Russian officers to Serbia as volunteers in the army of General Tchernaieff. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Leningrad Bombarded

Leningrad Bombarded
German artillery bombarding Leningrad (now St Petersburg) Date: 1942

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Social / Russia / Ball 1850

Social / Russia / Ball 1850
Court ball at St Petersburg, with officers and their ladies processing through the assembled crowd Date: 1850

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Oath of allegiance to Revolution, Petrograd, Russia

Oath of allegiance to Revolution, Petrograd, Russia
Officers of the troops gathering together in the square of the Winter Palace, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia. They were about to march to the Duma to take the oath of allegiance to the Revolution

Background imagePetersburg Collection: People in Nevski Prospekt, Petrograd, Russia

People in Nevski Prospekt, Petrograd, Russia
Aerial view of crowds of people in Nevski Prospekt, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, anticipating a counter-revolutionary challenge from General Kornilov and his Cossack soldiers

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Hotel Astoria after sacking, Petrograd, Russia

Hotel Astoria after sacking, Petrograd, Russia
Interior of the Hotel Astoria after being sacked by revolutionaries, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, October 1917. Showing a corner of the lobby, with a revolutionary sentry on guard

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Derby Lane greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA

Derby Lane greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Night scene at the Derby Lane Kennel Club and greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA, with crowds of spectators. Claimed to be the worlds oldest greyhound track. Date: 1940s

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Bracelet. 2nd c. BC. Gold and turquoises. From the

Bracelet. 2nd c. BC. Gold and turquoises. From the Sarmatian tribes. Scythian Art. Jewelry. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Background imagePetersburg Collection: PAUDISS, Cristopher (1630-1666). Still Life. 1660

PAUDISS, Cristopher (1630-1666). Still Life. 1660. Baroque art. Oil. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Scythian art

Scythian art
Terminal with a Griffin Head. 7th c. BC. Bronze and iron. Proceeds from Kelermess Barrow No. 4 (Kuban Region), Ukraine. Scythian Art. Jewelry. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Tsar Nicholas II Coronation - Parade

Tsar Nicholas II Coronation - Parade
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was coronated on the 26th of May 1896, this parade on the Kamenny Bridge in Moscow, is a small glimpse of the celebratory mood said to have captivated the Russian people

Background imagePetersburg Collection: RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Perseus and Andromeda

RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). Perseus and Andromeda. ca. 1620 - 1621. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Background imagePetersburg Collection: The Imperial wedding at St. Petersburg

The Imperial wedding at St. Petersburg
The Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Princess Alix of Hesse, the imperial bride, arrives at the Winter Palace to marry Emperor Nicholas II

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Petersburg, Virginia; American Civil War, 1864

Petersburg, Virginia; American Civil War, 1864
Engraving showing a panorama of Petersburg, as viewed from General Lees headquarters, 1864. A nine month siege of Petersburg ensued as the Unionist Army, led by General Grant

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Henryk Wieniawski

Henryk Wieniawski
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI Polish violinist and composer - toured widely as a virtuoso - professor of the St Petersburg Conservatory and the Brussels Conservatory

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia

Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia
View of the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia, from across the Alexanderplatz. Designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in baroque style, it was the winter residence of the Russian tsars from 1732 to 1917

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Old Coach Driver takes train between Moscow - St Petersburg

Old Coach Driver takes train between Moscow - St Petersburg
An Old Russian Coach Driver takes the train between Moscow and St. Petersburg Date: circa 1907

Background imagePetersburg Collection: View from River Neva, St Petersburg - Statue of Peter I

View from River Neva, St Petersburg - Statue of Peter I
The Bronze Horseman an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Commissioned by Catherine the Great, it was created by the French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet

Background imagePetersburg Collection: St. Petersburg in Winter - View over the Neva River, Russia

St. Petersburg in Winter - View over the Neva River, Russia - reproduction of a painting by by Alexander Karlovich Beggrov (1841-1914). Date: 1899

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Petrograd, Russia - February Revolution, 8th-15th March 1917

Petrograd, Russia - February Revolution, 8th-15th March 1917
A very important (and very rare) real photograph postcard showing National militia firing on a Czarist police position (the police were running along the rooftops according to the eyewitness report)

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Church of the Ascension, St Petersburg, Russia

Church of the Ascension, St Petersburg, Russia
Church of the Ascension (or Resurrection) in Voznesensky Avenue (formerly Voznesenskaya Street), St Petersburg, Russia. The church was demolished in the Soviet era. Date: 1911

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Gostiny Dvor (left) St Petersburgs largest department store

Gostiny Dvor (left) St Petersburgs largest department store
A view of Gostiny Dvor (left), St Petersburgs largest department store, in Nevski Prospekt, with pedestrians and traffic outside

Background imagePetersburg Collection: St. Petersburg, Russia - The Admiralty

St. Petersburg, Russia - The Admiralty. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePetersburg Collection: St Petersburg, Russia - Kazan Square

St Petersburg, Russia - Kazan Square
St Petersburg, Russia - Atmospheric shot of Kazan Square. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Kammennoostrovsky Prospekt - St Petersburg, Russia

Kammennoostrovsky Prospekt - St Petersburg, Russia Date: circa 1905

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Poultry and game seller, St Petersburg, Russia

Poultry and game seller, St Petersburg, Russia. 19th century

Background imagePetersburg Collection: St Petersburg, Russia - House of the Brothers Elisseyev

St Petersburg, Russia - House of the Brothers Elisseyev
Elisseeff Emporium (56, Nevsky Prospekt), St. Petersburg, Russia - a large retail and entertainment complex, including a famous food hall, constructed in 19021903 for the Elisseeff Brothers

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Japanese Ministers in Paris and Saint Petersburg

Japanese Ministers in Paris and Saint Petersburg
Japanese Ministers in Paris, France (Mr Motono) and Saint Petersburg (Mr Kurino). Date: circa 1901

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Rooftop view of St Petersburg, Russia, circa 1890s

Rooftop view of St Petersburg, Russia, circa 1890s
Rooftop view of St. Petersburg, Russia, circa 1890s. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePetersburg Collection: 18th century. Russia. St. Petersburg. Peter and Paul Fortres

18th century. Russia. St. Petersburg. Peter and Paul Fortress and Neva River. Engraving (19th century). Colored

Background imagePetersburg Collection: Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Patriotic demonstration in S

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Patriotic demonstration in S
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Patriotic demonstration in front of the Winter Palace. Saint Petersburg. Russia. Engraving. Colored



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