Photo of the Week: Steps

 

Photo of the Week: Officer and a Duchess

 

Anastasia standing on a bench with an officer.

Photo of the Week: On the Pier

 

Photo of the Week: Alexandra and OTMA

 

Photo of the Week: Nicholas and OTMAA

 

Photo of the Week: Tea Time

 

Photo(s) of the Week: Down in the River

 

Photo(s) of the Week: Flowers

 

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Photo of the Week: On a Rail

Stavka c. 1916

 6 May Friday

Went to Church 4 with Papa and Mama. There were greetings. At breakfast sat with Uncle Kirill and Igor. In the afternoon walked on the rails 5 with Papa. Had tea in the train. Everyone went to see a cinematograph. At dinner sat with Uncle Sergei and Uncle Boris. Returned to the train.

    -    Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, 1916

Photo(s) of the Week: OTMA in costume

 

Photo of the Week: Winter Wonderland

In honor of the blizzard that is supposed to hit Iowa tomorrow, here are some winter time scenes from the Russian Empire.

Photo(s) of the Week: Last Known Image

The following are the last known photos of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia and Tsarevich Alexei, taken aboard the steamship Rus in May 1918 as it ferried them from Tobolsk to Tyumen.

Alexei and Olga aboard the Rus

Olga (left foreground with back to camera), Tatiana (just over Olga's shoulder), and Anastasia (center)

 

Photo of the Week: Focus

When one thinks of early 20th-century photography one thinks of "hazy" images and ill-defined subjects but the photograph below displays an almost stunning amount of detail and clarity in foreground, background, and subjects.

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Photo(s) of the Week: Alexei in Germany and Finland

Here's a small collection of photos since I forgot Alexei's birthday was last Friday.