Sujet
Caged prisoners cage on the steamer 'Petersburg' on the way to Sakhalin, Russia, 1890. Artist: Anton Chekhov
Légende
Caged prisoners cage on the steamer 'Petersburg' on the way to Sakhalin, Russia, 1890. A large island off the Pacific coast of Siberia, Sakhalin became the site of prison labour camps known as katorga from 1857. In 1890 Russian author Anton Chekhov visited Sakhalin and wrote about the conditions in the camps in his book Sakhalin Island. Found in the collection of The Russian State Library, Moscow.
Date
1890
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images
Notre référence
HRM19D93_290
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,3Mo (1,7Mo) / 41,3cm x 30,5cm / 4881 x 3600 (300dpi)