Владивосток/ Vladivostok - 1899-1901

Жизнь американских экспатов во Владивостоке
Фотографический альбом 1899-1901

The life of American expats in Vladivostok
Photographic album 1899-1901

Music:
Andante and Variations in B major by Anton Arensky

Альбом фотографий Элеоноры Прэй, американки, проживавшей во Владивостоке.
Элеонора Роксана Прэй (1868-1954) купила свою первую камеру в марте 1899. Она жила во Владивостоке с 1894 по 1930, где ее муж, Фредерик С. Прэй (ум. в 1923 г.) работал в «американском магазине", принадлежащем его сестре и зятю, Саре и Чарльзу Смитам (ум. в 1898 г.).

Here I present an historic album of photographs of Eleanor Pray, an American woman, who lived in Vladivostok.
Eleanor Roxana Pray (1868-1954) bought her first camera in March 1899. She lived in Vladivostok from 1894 to 1930, where her husband, Frederick S. Pray (died 1923), worked in an "American store" owned by his sister and son-in-law, Sarah and Charles Smith (died in 1898).
Photographs depict Eleanor Pray's experiences as an American expatriate living in Vladivostok, Russia. Includes portraits and social activities with an international circle of friends and visitors; Japanese and Chinese servants; excursions in and around the city; interior and exterior views of Dom Smith, the residence she and her husband Frederick shared with his widowed sister Sarah Smith; and their dacha. The album also has a few photos of such Vladivostok landmarks as the Cathedral of the Assumption, Nicholas Arch and views over the Golden bay Horn.
A wonderful, historic and fascinating glimpse into a bygone age.....
Original album is in the Library of Congress.....

Видео Владивосток/ Vladivostok - 1899-1901 канала Nigel Fowler Sutton