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Ural Collection

Background imageUral Collection: Eagle Owl - with prey - forest glade of Ural Mountains

Eagle Owl - with prey - forest glade of Ural Mountains (Bubo bubo). Russia - winter snow

Background imageUral Collection: Russian cossack uniforms, WW1

Russian cossack uniforms, WW1
Russian cossack uniforms during the First World War. From left to right: Don cossack, Ural cossack, field artillery officer, Kuban cossack, field artilleryman. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageUral Collection: Ural axe vetch, Oxytropis uralensis

Ural axe vetch, Oxytropis uralensis (Astragalus uralensis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Background imageUral Collection: Costumes of the Albanians 12 and Cossacks

Costumes of the Albanians 12 and Cossacks
Costumes of the Cossacks 1, 2, Chernomorets Cossack 5, Ural Cossack 6, Albanian 12 and Black Sea Cossack 13. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Background imageUral Collection: Pigeons - Varieties of Ice Pigeons, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Varieties of Ice Pigeons, Fancy Breed
An Ural, Silver, Siberian and Blue Ice Pigeons are seen here illustrated inside a pigeon coop, as known as a loft. The Ice Pigeon is a domesticated and fancy breed of pigeon

Background imageUral Collection: Trans-Siberian Railway - Urals - Border of Europe & Asia

Trans-Siberian Railway - Urals - Border of Europe & Asia
Trans-Siberian Railway and the obelisk on the border between Europe and Asia near Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia - Ural Mountains (the Urals). Date: circa 1908

Background imageUral Collection: Cossack girl, cossacks from the Urals and the Black Sea

Cossack girl, cossacks from the Urals and the Black Sea.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageUral Collection: European Perch - single fish-tail placed on a birch-tree

European Perch - single fish-tail placed on a birch-tree bark after an under-ice fishing in Ural Mountains (Perca fluviatilis ). near Ekaterinburg - Russia. early spring - March

Background imageUral Collection: European Perch - two fish-tails placed on a birch-tree

European Perch - two fish-tails placed on a birch-tree bark after an under-ice fishing in Ural Mountains (Perca fluviatilis ). near Ekaterinburg - Russia. early spring - March

Background imageUral Collection: Russia - Morning mist over river Sakmara - a tributary

Russia - Morning mist over river Sakmara - a tributary of river Ural - Steppe vegetation on hills by the river valley. South of Ural Mountains - Orenburg region - South Russia - June

Background imageUral Collection: Russia - morning mist at a sunrise on a river Sakmara

Russia - morning mist at a sunrise on a river Sakmara ( a tributary of river Ural). South of Ural Mountains - Orenburg region - South Russia - June

Background imageUral Collection: A typical view over coniferous taiga-forest

A typical view over coniferous taiga-forest and North Ural Mountains. near Vsevolodo-Blagodatskoye village; Russians on a snow-walk; midwinter, December. (All the land is state owned)

Background imageUral Collection: Cattle of Russian farmers grazes along a small

Cattle of Russian farmers grazes along a small river (a tributary of river Ural) in steppe on the Russia-Kazakhstan border. SE of Orenburg city, South Russia; midsummer

Background imageUral Collection: Limestone rocks along river Chusovaya - the symbol

Limestone rocks along river Chusovaya - the symbol of conquest of Siberia, the only river that flows from Asia to Europe cutting through the Ural Mountains

Background imageUral Collection: A typical scenery in Ural Mountains, near Ekaterinburg

A typical scenery in Ural Mountains, near Ekaterinburg, Russia. A meadow that used to be a large village Shanya of Russian Shismatic Ordodox Old Believers church; village abandoned in 1940s due to

Background imageUral Collection: Deciduous forest in river Sakmara valley (a tributary

Deciduous forest in river Sakmara valley (a tributary of river Ural) in South Ural Mountains, just before the river enters the steppes (Dryomys nitedula )

Background imageUral Collection: River Tura in North Ural Mountains - a typical

River Tura in North Ural Mountains - a typical large Siberian river with brown waters (coloured by pit) in spring. Near Verhoturye town, Siberia, Russia

Background imageUral Collection: South Russia - sunrise over a flood-plain of river Ural

South Russia - sunrise over a flood-plain of river Ural. Tashla settlement, Orenburg region. Part of desmans (Desmana moschata) primary area of distribution

Background imageUral Collection: RUSSIA - Lake in Ural Mountains - autumn evening

RUSSIA - Lake in Ural Mountains - autumn evening view at Lake Tavatui. Near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia

Background imageUral Collection: Eagle Owl - adult on Birch Tree in forest of Ural Mountains

Eagle Owl - adult on Birch Tree in forest of Ural Mountains (Bubo bubo). Russia - winter

Background imageUral Collection: Border marker between Europe and Asia in the Urals

Border marker between Europe and Asia in the Urals
Border marker between Europe and Asis in the Urals. Date: 1908

Background imageUral Collection: Platinum mining in the Ural Mountains

Platinum mining in the Ural Mountains - the cleaning process. The Urals run north to south through western Russia, from the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Date: circa 1903

Background imageUral Collection: Fishing on the Ural River, Kazakhstan

Fishing on the Ural River, Kazakhstan
Fishing (in summer and winter) on the Ural River, Kazakhstan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUral Collection: Iron foundry in the Ural Region of Russia

Iron foundry in the Ural Region of Russia Date: 1905

Background imageUral Collection: Russia Ostiak Woman

Russia Ostiak Woman
Woman of the Ostiak people from the Ural district

Background imageUral Collection: Palmyra Reconstructed

Palmyra Reconstructed
Reconstruction of the ancient city of Tadmor, or Palmyra, said to have been built by Solomon, though the architect- -ural styles are more remini- -cent of renaissance Italy

Background imageUral Collection: Reindeer Used for Mail

Reindeer Used for Mail
In the Ural mountains of Russia, reindeer are used by the postmen who must deliver mail in remote places under arduous conditions

Background imageUral Collection: Fishing for Sturgeon

Fishing for Sturgeon
Fishing for sturgeon in the Ural mountains of Russia : sturgeon are the main source of caviar

Background imageUral Collection: Bashkir People

Bashkir People
The Bashkir people of the Ural mountains migrate to higher pastures in summer, with their horses and camels, to breed animals and gather honey

Background imageUral Collection: Kirghiz School Russia

Kirghiz School Russia
A village school among the Kirghiz nomads of the Ural mountains, Russia

Background imageUral Collection: Iron Mining Urals

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

Background imageUral Collection: Red Army Propaganda 1918

Red Army Propaganda 1918
A propaganda vehicle with newspapers and a phonograph, manned by the Red Army, doing the rounds in the Ural Mountains


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