Siberian convicts working in a placer mine Classic, Historic Reproduction

This rare historical print captures Siberian convicts working in a placer mine Classic in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Library of Congress record: Created between 1885 and 1886 Transfer; Manuscript Division (George Kennan Papers); 1973; (DLC/PP-1973:080). At the time of Kennan's visit, the Kara valley contained a chain of prisons, penal settlements and mines. Some 1,800 prisoners were held in the Kara prisons and penal settlements, not including between 600 and 800 women children who had voluntarily accompanied their husbands and fathers into Siberia. George Kennan Papers. Photographic prints 1880-1890.

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